High School of Commerce - Caravel Yearbook (New York, NY)

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1 r eoxtxtritce YEAR B001c, 1912 DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS Ftllltfllt has been. from the beginning, under the supervision of Ur Henri' C. Cheston. In 1904 Mr. NVillis H. Grant, in 1905 lldr. Oscar R. y1,,,,,Z and in 1900 Dr. XValter H. Eddy assisted in the teaching of 'lihis depzi Phvsies bv taking charge of several of the classes. From 1905 to 1911 lVIr. llzirolll Haines assisted in the laboratory and in the class teaching. lVIr. llaines is now in charge of the waterproofing business of the Standard Paint rf,,,m,:,,,,. Sim-L. 1oo8 Mr. XVillian1 Hance has divided his time between the teaching uf Klathematics and of Physics. 'lla-re are four courses given in Physics: 1. The course in lVIechanics tor all titth term pupils. 2. The course in Electricity and Heat for all sixth 1.-ro. pupils, 3. The course in Light and Sound which is elective for seventh f,-fm pupils, 4. The course in Lodge's Nlechanics which is elective for eighth term pupils. ililtest' CUUFSCS in Physics dilier from those given in the other high schools oi the ein. tirst, in the time devoted to the study of each division of the sub- jet-ts ee-e Ju weeks to Klechanics instead of 17, I4 weeks to Electricity instead of N: second. in the emphasis that is placed upon the industrial applications of Plnsiesg in lfleetricity, for example, the main topics of study are the electric lamp. the electric bell and telegraph, the storage battery, the dynamo, the motor, the telephone: third, in the extent of the experimental work, our pupils perform 04 experiments while in the other schools there are but 32. 'l'Hli DIQPARTNIENT OF DRAWING Xlr. llarold Brown was chairman of the Department of Drawing when the seliool was first started. In IQO4, when NIL Brown left, his place was mlten lu Nlr. l-'orest Grant. who has retained that position ever since. Mr. Ratmonrl Carter, who entered the department in 1903, has been the associate eter sinee. Due to the growth in the size of the drawing classes, Mr. 5l'f3l!lH' was added in 1910. :X very practical and interesting course of study is given by this depart- ment. A Thus. coloring and lettering are taught in the first year. Decorative designing and the use of color in letters in relation to large advertisements .ind posters are taught in the second year. In the third year, the student can t roost hr oun course. He can take either advanced advertising, taking up y e-marks. newspaper advertising, business cards, stationery, car card and magazine designs for trail Page ?ldVCftiSingg or free-hand drawing, taking up per- d Still life, drawing objects with background and IFUUPS of still life: or finally, iPi'k.tiYl' of f0l'n1S an mechanical drawing, taking up the various pments and intersections. 28 Y.: , ' - . , ' ' Mmlf I Pflvjectxon. surface develg

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f CQMMERCE YEAR BOOK, 1912 the department. Associated with lVIr. Payne in the teaching of that year were Dr. Spingarn, Dr. C. Ward Crampton and Messrs. lwillette, Boyd and Robinson. In 1903 the department was reorganized under the chairmanship of Mr. Payne in the three rooms on the fifth floor north of the present building. Dr. Walter H. Eddy and Mr. R. C. Usborn were added to the staff in September of 1903. The entire work was in the hands of these three menifor that year. Before 1904 a great increase in the number of pupils brought about the addition of Messrs. C. VV. Hahn and Willis H. Grant. In February, 1905, Mr. Payne having resigned the chairmanship, Dr. Eddy was appointed to that office. In 1907 Dr. Osborn was made assistant professor of Zoology in Columbia University, his position was taken by Mr. Chester A. Matthewson. In 1910 Mr. Matthewson was transferred to the Brooklyn Training School for Teachers and was succeeded by Mr. Wm. C. Barbour. The present staff consists of Dr. Eddy, chairman, Messrs. Frank 0. Payne, Wm. C. Barbour, Willis H. Grant Q absent on leavel, Clarence W. Hahn, Harvey B. Clough and Fred J. Hartwell. Dr. Ralph C. Benedict has been substituted in Mr. Grant's place and it is the hope of the department to make him a permanent member. Mr. Barbour and lVIr. Hartwell have charge of the work in the Annex. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY ,. Of all the departments in the High School of Commerce probably none has struggled 'against so many hardships as the Department of Chemistry. It began work in a small-sized room with imperfect equipment and almost no materials. Laboratory work was impossible and recours.e was had to demonstration. When the High School of Commerce established itself in the new building there was neither gas, water, nor tables. Alcohol lamps were used to heat the chemicals, the boys .brought the water up to the class- room inc pails, and desks were put together from boards. In September, 1904, laboratory work was begun, although gas was not available until the spring of 1905. 1 ' . V The first class in Chemistryiwas begun in September, 19012, with Dr. Cheston of the Physics Department in charge of the work. At the beginning of the spring term in 1903, Mr. Mills entered the department and he was given five classes, Dr. Cheston retaining one. When Mr. Bennett joined the department in the fall of 1903, Dr. Cheston was relieved of all work in Chemistry. Further additions to the department were those of Dr. Walker in the fall of 1904 and Mr. Flynn in 1906. Dr. Walker, besides teaching in this department, is also helping in the Economics Department. He is well qualified to do this as he has made a special study of both local and national industries. 27

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COMMERCE YEAR BOOK, 1912 DEPARTMENT QF PHYSICAL TRAINING The Physical Training Department was organized in 1902 with Dr. C. Wa1'd Crampton in charge, Mr. William B. Boyd acting as assistant. During the year 1906-1907 Dr. C. Ward Crampton was promoted to be assistant director of Physical Training in the New York City Schools. He was succeeded by Dr. Albert K. Aldinger. In the year 1907-1908 Dr. W. H. Foster and Messrs. PH. Aldinger and M. Jones were added to the department. Dr. A. K. Aldinger and Mr. Jones left in 1908-1909. Dr. Aldinger was appointed assistant to Dr. Crampton, who had been appointed Director -of Physical Training in the Public Schools. The place of Dr. Aldinger was: taken by Mr. H. Aldinger, while that of Mr. Jones, who had left to become Inspector of Athletics, was taken by Mr. P. J. Rotherham. The organization of this department has been planned primarily to give each student suc hsupervision, instruction and experience as will enable him to realize his own peculiar health possibilities and formulate intelligently his own policy of personal health control during his student years and also in after life. H y - . DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC- The Nlusic Department was originally in charge of Mr. Franklin W.. Robinson, but when he left us in 1908 to become a member of the faculty of the Institute of Musical Art, New York City, we were left without any lllusical Department, unitl Mr. N. Lindsay Norden was appointed in 1909 to reorganize it. Mr. Norden also reorganized the orchestra, which has grown from a few members to its present membership of forty. 29