La Salle Peru Township High School - Ell Ess Pe Yearbook (La Salle, IL)

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DSP ' ELL ESS PE photography. The biology laboratory is fitted with laboratory desks, affording room for a large number of students. The room is equipped with water, gas, and electrical connections, and is well lighted and ventilated. This department also has on exhibi- tion cases containing specimens of plants, trees, etc. , The two mathematics rooms are supplied with the latest apparatus for illustrating principles of geometry. Algebra, both elementary and advanced, is also taught in this department. THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTBIENT The Agricultural department was the last one to be added to the school. At the present time it occupies three rooms in the basement floor, and is well supplied with equipment for indoor laboratory work, such as the testing of milk, analysis of soils, inspecting and testing of seeds, etc. Home project work is carried on by the students. The department has, during the past few years, directed the community garden work in the district and considerable vacant lot gardening. About thirty-five acres of ground is now under cultivation by community gardeners. VOCATIONAL ARTS The llianual Training department is the largest in the school and is very complete in its equipment. The entire department includes a drawing-room, a tool-room, a wood- working department, a turning department, a machine shop, a foundry, and a forging- room. The drawing-room is equipped with draftsman's benches, instruments, and instruction books, and all else necessary for a thorough course. In the tool-room, which occupies one corner of the shop, are stored all general tools and other materials. The equipment of the woodworking department consists of about twenty-five benches, with all necessary tools, such as planes, saws, squares, rules, etc., and also a hand-saw, up-saw, mortising machine, and two Fay 35 Egan planers. The machines are used by the advanced classes, while the beginners carry on benchwork. The turning depart- ment is also maintained in connection with woodwork and pattern-making, and con- sists of about twenty Reid turning lathes. The machine shop is situated at the north end of the building and consists of a large machine lathe, a drill press, and an emery grinder. In this department the castings of the foundry are machined and assembled. The foundry consists of a cupola about twenty-six feet high with a capacity of one ton per hour. This is constructed by the manual training classes and has been brought into good working order. The department is also equipped with all flasks, tools, sand, and core ovens necessary for molding. The patterns are constructed by the pattern- making classes. The forging department is equipped with down-draft forges and about twenty-five anvils, as Well as all tools and iron necessary to carry on the work. The power for the machinery is supplied by three fifteen horse-power motors, which were installed to replace the gasoline engine and dynamo which were formerly used. One motor is used to drive the turning lathes and machine lathes, one to drive the saws, planers, etc., and one to supply a blast to the forges and cupola. ,The cupola requires a blast of six pounds to the square inch. The Domestic Science department is situated in the southern half of the manual training building. Here the arts of cooking and dressmaking are taught. Several periods a week are devoted to each study. This department is equipped with chairs, large tables, a form for fitting dresses for the sewing classes, and this year, because of the large sewing classes, several new machines and tables were installed. Gas stoves, cupboards, and all other necessary utensils for the cooking classes are supplied. The Commercial department is fitted with ofhce desks and cabinets for storing books. Offices representing large Firms are operated by advanced students. Shorthand is also taught in this department, and in connection is operated the typewriting department. which is equipped with a large number of well-known machines, including Under- woods, and Royal. Thirteen

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DSP ELL ESS PE . LIBERAL ARTS ENGLISH Three years of English are required for graduation. An elective course is also given for fourth year students. The English rooms are decorated with pictures and busts of writers in order to enliven the study of various authors. Lantern slide lectures, bearing especially on his- toric relations, are also given in connection with this study. HISTORY The History room is capable of accommodating large classes. It is fitted with maps and pic- tures of various kindsg and a large part of the school library is also now in the history room. The courses taught in this department include United States, Ancient, English, and History. Civics, Economics, and Citizenship. Interest is also added by lantern slide lectures which are given at various times throughout the year. LANGUAGES ' French and Latin are the languages taught. The modern language department occupies a special room which is fitted with busts and many pictures relating to history, legend, and liter- ature. A four-year course is offered in Latin, and this year additional courses in beginning French were added. The Stereopticon room is arranged with a sloping floor and opera seats, accommodating about one hundred people. The room is litted with a large white screen and balopticon for lantern slides and opaque projection, the latter the gift of the class of 1918. This is especially valuable to the History and Language departments, as postal cards may be easily projected with their natural colors. The school possesses a large number of lantern slides, the Ancient History col- lection being especially Hne. FINE ARTS The Art Department occupies a large room well supplied with artists' easels, drawing boards, cases, models, Casts and other equipment necessary for the work. In this department are taught water, color, leather work, and design work, oil painting, poster making, and car- tooning. This department is also in possession of some good oil paintings which are the work of students in former years. ' MUSIC The Music room is used by all choruses, by the English and Economics students, and as a lecture room by the Social Center department. The room is capable of accommodating about one hundred persons. It is fitted partly with school desks and partly with opera seats. This department also possesses a piano and a victrola. MUSIC AND DRAMATICS Music is supplied for the school by the orchestra and the chorus. The orchestra possesses an opera piano, which was presented to the school by the orchestra several years ago. Dramatics are supplied to the school by the two competing literary societies. In this manner good plays have been produced and are now being presented to the public. The accomplish- ments of both musical and dramatic organizations are presented in the Auditorium. The Auditorium is, a large room with sloping Hoor, having opera seats capable of accom- modating about seven hundred people. There is, on Chartres Street, a special entrance con- sisting of a hall and ticket oflice. The Auditorium is electrically lighted and well ventilated. The stage is large and roomy and Fitted with a silk velour curtain which was the gift of the classes of I9I2 and 1913. The school is at present in possession of several good sets of scenery and more is being added, a gift of graduating classes. The Auditorium is a great help and credit to the school since its many and varied dramatic activities can be carried on there instead of in the Assembly Hall as formerly. - Fifteen