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

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Q a HEXA ROE Commercial 1915 — Elhvood City Ilijjh School 1906 (, ' ommereial Department, Valparaiso Cniversity 1915 0 Q COMMERCIAL d Q Q O HE Commercial course of the Hobart Hifjjh School consists of Book- keepiiiff, Stenofiraphy, Typewriting and Commercial Arithmetic. We were all very anxious to start the course especially Book- keeping as we exj)ect to have bank accounts some day. We started our Stenograiihy with a class of four, but two dropped out and left two girls. Our cla.ss, though small, was enthusiastic. l pon hearing that Miss Sykes was not coming back this year we were very much dis- appointed and wondered who our new instructor would be, hoping .she would be as congenial as Miss Sykes, ftpon the arrival of Mi.ss Roe our fears were brought to an end for we found that we had a new friend and sympathetic teacher. At the beginning of the year we were introduced to the typewriters. They were very interesting and our curiosity led us to examine them thoroughly. There were six in the cla.ss and at first we worked each day for accuracy and later on for speed. We were always glad when the Typewriting period came for we enjoyed the measured monotone played on the keys. We recommend the Commei’cial course and rejoice that we have studied under the direction of Miss Sykes and Miss Roe. -MABEL FULTON, ’16. 21

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D 0= P EUNICE KOPEK (lOrman and English l!)ld- llnbart High School 1907 DePamv University GERMAN HEN the class of 191(i entered High School there was a gi ' cat dis- cussion as to who should take Latin and who should take Oerinan. As usual, the majority was ou the German side. It seemed larger than other years, with a ratio of eighteen to two, but when the German class started, they found a few Avere missing. We, the German class, started out Avith high ideals. We thought Ave Avonld be able to converse Avith each other in “Dent.sch” before the year Avas up, hut Ave soon forgot our fii’st vieAvs Avhen Ave discovered the difficulties in the grammar. In our Ereshman year, under Miss Ethel Erank, Ave succeeded in making our Avay half through “Becker Khodes” and studying “German Stories Re- told.” In our Sophomore year, under iliss Eunice Roper, Ave finished “Becker Rhodes” and took Aip “Allen ' s Composition” and “Imniensee.” As Juniors, Ave translated “Hermann and Dorthea” and “Minna Amn Barnhelm.” They Avere both interesting love stories Avhieh Ave enjoyed Auny inueh. Then Ave took up the play “hligensinn.” We each learned a part and acted it out, Avhich made us look foiuvard Avith plea.sure to German class. In our Senior year only tAvo remained, so Ave Avere alloAved to go on Avith the Junior class. We transla ted “Wilhelm Tell” and “Nathan der AVeise.” These stories Avere highly entertaining, hut hard Avork Avas required to master them. AVe eertaiidy had to Avork to keep up Avith the Juniors. In conclusion, Ave Avish to thank Aliss Frank and Aliss Roper for their patience in helping us to aecpiire the knoAvledge Ave have of German. LOLA BARNES 0 Q o (P 0 Q 20

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D Q= Q O ALFRED (i. El’I ' H Mallu‘iiiatics and iManuai Training’ ' 1914— Sir Josepli Williamson’s Mathematical School, Rochester, Kent, England Hachelor of Mannal Training, Valpa- I’aiso University, 1914 MANUAL TRAINING 0 SURREY the demand of the present advanced industrial woi-ld, the high schools have realized the necessity of some branch of vocational training to he inclnded in its course. As most of the iiulustrial duties are entrusted to men rather than ' women, the higii school realized that some branch of such training suitable for boys would necessarily have to be established in its institution. Of the many industrial courses to choose from, IManual Training probably being the most useful and interesting to the average high school boy, was es- tablished in the Hobart High School in Xinteen Thirteen along with IMechani- cal Drawing. The first year benches and the most necessary tools were in- stalled. But due to the rapid interest and efficient work shown by the boys the supply of tools was enlarged in number and variety and the old benches were replaced by new ones of the most modern type. 4’he old ones were set aside and used ouly when all the new ones were occupied, and at the present both the old and new ones are in nse. In the first lesson the pupils are taught how to use and care for the tools and the name of each. After the juipils have been shown a few im])ortant l)oints by the instructor, they are given a piece of old lumher which is in most any shape or condition to be squared and planed. If the pupil shows good abdity he is given some better material out of which to make some article as- signed him by the instiaictor. As the individual shows improvement and ad- vancement he is given a chance to make larger and more useful articles. I he different articles produced by the manual training department this 22 0 o 0 t) o