Hobart Senior High School - Memories Yearbook (Hobart, IN)

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] Q 0 ISAPHINE M RICHEY Music MUSIC. What passion can not Music raise and quell? When Jubal struck the chorded shell. His listening brethren stood around. And, wondering, on their faces fell To worship that celestial sound: Less than a god they thought there could not dwell Within the hollow of that shell. That spoke so sweetly, and so well. What passion can not Music raise and quell? John Dryden. Q Q CERTAINLY Music has a wonderful power. C Although it is not considered as ranking first (S among the arts, yet to many it is above every- thing else. The most essential aid in the study of Music is a competent instructor, and we have been fortunate in having one in Miss Richey. Hav- ing been with us for three years we have learned to under- stand her directions thoroughly. The best result shown by the work of the chorus and the individual pupils was dispayed in the Operetta “Syl- via. ’ ’ The music in this Operetta was beautiful, and was well sung by all those who participated. The Operetta was considered a success, and also one of the best pro- ductions in the history of the school. This success may be attributed to the efforts of Miss Richey who directed the music, and Miss Eunic e Roper the dramatic work. Still another important feature was the accompaniment by Miss Ellwyn Roper with the violin, and Mr. Paul Bruebach with the traps. The choruses studied during the year are “Waltz from Faust” by Charles Gounod, “The Lake” by William Lewis, “The Summer Fancy” by Henry Hadley, “The Two Grenadiers” by Robert Schuman, “The Serenade” by Franz Schubert. When we have our last class in Music, memories of the many cheerful hours we have passed in singing, dur- ing our four vears of High School, will linger in our song. ALICE SARVER. J3 — a

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r a THOMAS H. QUIGLEY Mathematics and Manual Training MANUAL TRAINING. N ORDER to keep pace with the forward march of events the high schools of this country must include some course in vocational training in their curricula! The advance of the world along industrial lines has created a big need for trained men. As large numbers of the boys cannot go any farther than high school there has come up in the past few years a demand for vocational training in the high school. Manual Training is probably the most im- portant of these, because in everv home there are manv TT small jobs of carpentering or repairing that can be done without the aid of a carpenter, if some one in the family has had some experience in the use of a few simple tools. Mechanical Drawing is important also because it teaches the boys how to design and plan structures and articles. It helps to develop habits of accuracy and expression in the boys. Manual Training and Mechanical Drawing were started in the Hobart High School in the fall of 1913. The shop has a complete equipment of the best makes of tools, including a lathe. There are benches with a vise for every boy. The mechanical drawing tables have a sloping top and are high enough so that the boys can stand up to work without stooping very much. A stock rack was constructed for the purpose of holding the unfinished articles and the raw lumber. A tool room was built to keep all the small tools in and a cabinet for hold- ing the mechanical drawing boards. All of this work was done in the Manual Training shops. The drawing tables are arranged in pairs facing each other and one electric light for each pair of tables. The course starts out with simple lessons showing the uses of the tools and the methods of joinery used in cabinet making, also in the varnishing and finishing up of the articles made. The first drawing lessons give the uses of the instruments, angles and try-square. Until the boys become accurate in squaring and cutting stock and in making the drawings they are kept under close super- vision by the instructor. After they get used to the work they are given the directions and have to do the work alone. With this system, under the efficient management of Mr. Quigley, the bovs derive much benefit from the work. ' ‘ ' JOHN PRANK, ’17. £T“Q