Huntington High School - Huntingtonian Yearbook (Huntington, WV)

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fAEllllY had other commercial fields from which to draw. We found that we were living in the Horse and Buggy Age and that the Machine Age was quickly crowding us out. In place of the combination course of shorthand and book- keeping, we now have four well defined courses of com- merce. ln the first year all students take English, biology. economics, geography, given for a better background course for understanding what people do loccupations and industriesl and why they function as they do, and busi- ness arithmetic. ln the eleventh and twelfth years students are then al- lowed to specialize in their major fields, which may be chosen from one of the following: Stenography, bookkeep- ing, spelling and office clerical, where specialized training is given in the field of work they choose to study. The mathematics department continues to offer the tradi- tional courses in plane geometry, solid geometry, algebra, and trigonometry. These form the mathematics major and are designed, in particular, for those who have interest and ability in mathematics, or who need the training MATH for careers such as engineering. ln plane geom- etry a technique in logical thinking is developed and practice to develop skill is provided. The twelfth grade arithmetic course and the new course in consumers' mathematics in the tenth grade acquaint the students with the social-economic problems of everyday life and point ways of intelligent and wise solutions of such problems. The new course in fusion mathematics consists of units of algebra, trigonometry and solid geometry fused into a year's course. lt is designed for those who are not espe- cially interested in mathematics or for those who need more preparation for advanced courses. The twelfth grade algebra course, in addition to the advanced algebra, in- cludes topics from calculus and from analytic geometry. Perhaps the most interesting part of the course is the study of the elementary principles of the theory of relativity. When household arts were first introduced, it was given largely in the lower grades, in response to the appeal to train the hands as well as the head, and it involved little beyond hand work. Later more emphasis was placed upon acquired information and knowing HOME ECONOMICS the reasons for things. Too little attention was paid to deferred values, and too little to the immediate needs of the pu- pils. ln our food classes we are teaching foods on the meal basis in place of separate dishes as formerly used. The meal basis type of instruction is desirable because it functions directly in the girI's life and in her home. Dem- onstration and thorough planning is necessary in advance if the best results are to be obtained. The girls in the tenth grade have a combination of units, as marketing, preparation and serving meals, and home making in gen- eral. The girls in the classes are divided into groups, each serving for one week in the school apartment house, which is fully equipped for all household duties. Care of the sick, elementary nutrition, home furnishings, economics of buying, and commercial clothing are units of work of- fered in the home economics department at the present time. I4 Elizabeth Koletka Myrtle Kraft Miles, I. Lee H. A. Lightner Vernice McMullin Terrance McDermott Eva Miller Mabel Myers Virginia Neale H. C. Ohlson Delia Parker I. D. Pollitt Helen Potts Maryellyn Price luanita Ramsey Sylvia Rell Minnie Reinwald Bertha Rider Mattie Rider Gertrude Roberts james Rowsey

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Ethel Gatewood Edith Gilbert Anna Greer C, I. Gould Marco Handley Alta Heinz Henrietta Hepburn Sam Hoffman Blanche Hood E. A. Hyldoft Mildred johnson Luverne Kelly Eddie King Marian Kitch FAIIULTY This changing world has necessitated a change in methods of teaching, especially of the social sciences. Search for facts is not only a means to an end. Interpretation in the light of present day conditions gives vitality to study and presents related ideas upon which to build for present day living. Page by page assignment has given place to an intelligent survey of specific problems which are followed to their final conclusion or to their relation to present day situations. Several text books are available to the students presenting the political, economic and social relationships. Numerous references from library, current literature, newspaper and radio are brought to bear on the prob- lem to interpret it in the light of present day events. SOCIAL SCIENCE Opportunity is given through reports, essays, discus- sion groups, clubs, field trips, lectures and forums to bring students more closely in touch with events of local, national and world importance. The division of high school English department into general and academic English is not new, for it was started in the fall of l93'5. a year before most of the seniors entered Huntington High School. Academic English is planned for those who wish to go to college. Everyone who really wishes to go to college should take this course and should begin in ENGLISH the lOB semester. This last point is important, for in IOB academic English the pupil is given special training in gram- mar. Among the new features of the English work this year are the two full-time drill classes, one in the morning for Sophomores and one the sixth period for Seniors. The new feature this semester is that the drill classes will last eighteen weeks instead of nine weeks and, therefore, can bene- fit more students. One of the most unusual and popular innovations has been the separation of the boys and girls in the lOB and IOA General English classes. Although boys and girls enjoy each other's company most of the time, each group has found it rather a relief to be free to read. talk and write about problems which are of no particular interest to the other group. The biology department during past years has experienced tremendous growth. This increase is due to several factors, first, large increase in student body, second, greater interest in the biological sciences: third, additions to the biology department of highly qualified teachers. What has been lost by the abolition of a laboratory period has been BIOLOGY gained in the establishment of a permanent visual education program. This program now has reached the point of develop- ment wherein the department has at the present time three projectors, a baloptocen, a delineascope, and film slide projector. The department now has a collection of three hundred and fifty lantern slides and one hundred film slides. These pictures cover every phase of biology adap- table to class room teaching. In addition to these teaching aids, about two hundred reference books have been added. Stimulation of interest is maintained by field trips conducted by various members of the depart- ment based upon seasonal adaptations. Aquaria and living plant studies are also maintained throughout the year. Collections of plants and ani- mals have also been made. The department has grown from two full- time teachers, with ten classes, to six full-time and one part-time teacher, with thirty-four classes. The function of commercial education offered in high school is to train students in business education, so that after the completion of their train- ing period thley will be able to assume the responsibility of an active, cooperative citizenhin the community in which they choose to live. ln t e commercial curriculum we have had in the ast we COMMERCIAL found only halfway training for our commercialpgradu- ates, that is, we were offering only the traditional 3 R's of commerce, namely: shorthand, typewriting and bookkeeping, when we I3

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First Row: llefl- to rightl S. E. Rusmiselle, G. A. Schwartz, and C. lvl. Withers. Second Row: Adelaide Russell, W. H. Sayre, C. R, Schurman, H. C. Shadwell, R, V. Simons, W. B. Trosper, E. L, Waltz, Clarissa Williams, and Chloe Wylie. Third Row: Kathleen Ryder, Viola Schulze, I. L. Seibert, Frances Shumate, E. W. Taylor, Macil Via, Helen Wellman, Hite Wilson, and Pauline Wylie. The automobile trade course consists of two years' work seven hours per day. Three and a half hours each day are devoted to actual work on cars, trucks and buses, three and a half to the study of automobile science, drawing, mathe- AUTOMOBILE TRADE SCHOOL matics, English and other subjects that relate to the auto industry. Students enter this school after com- pleting their junior school work. However, there are a number of students coming to this department after graduation from high school, many of whom make very rapid prog- ress. The school is financed by federal, state and local funds, as it is operated according to the regulations of the Federal Government, Smith-Hughes Act. Physical education is a subject that is required only in the Sophomore year in Senior high school. No credit is given for the course, but it is required for graduation. Boys who are physically unable to do the required work either have their PHYSICAL EDUCATION family physician send statements to the school or go to the school physicians for an examination, These students are then given an extra study or rest period. ln addition to the regular class work, the boys and girls also participate in the intra-murals, sports consisting of volley ball, basketball, indoor baseball, ping pong, horse shoes, bowling and track. No girls are excused from physical education. A program of activity classification has been adopted suitable to the needs of the individual. I5