Lansing Central High School - Oracle Yearbook (Lansing, MI)

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ES ,-e.Z?'5'.'? CHARLES EVEliE'1 1' LEFURGE, A.B. Principal Lansing Central High School Page Nine

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ll THE COURSE OF STUDY The following is Central's Course of Study as presented by heads of departments. The Mathematics department aims to teach comprehension, accuracy, speed, and reasoning power. Algebra lays the foundation for Geometry and Trigonometry. Mathematics helps the pupil to think through a problem by means of logical steps. The practical everyday use of Mathematics is shown to the pupil. The English department teaches pupils to think, speak, and write. The Sophomores study masterpieces in Literature and the composing of poems. The Juniors study written and oral compositions. The Seniors study the History of Literature. The History department aims to trace the progress of man from the Stone Age to the present day, to arouse interest in historical literature, and to develop qualities of leadership. United States History and Civics are required in the Senior Year. The electives are: World History, Civic Sociology, and Economics. The Foreign Language departments consist of French, Latin, and Spanish. The aims of the Spanish course are to teach Spanish so the pupils will feel they are living near a people whose interests are parallel with their own. The history, literature, and geography are taught with and in the language itself. The fourth semester comprises current events and conditions of South America from El Eco. The study of French is to create an interest in French civilization. The language itself is studied a great deal4the pronunciation, vocabularies, etc. Short stories are read from Mes Premieres. The last semester is an introduction to higher French. Short plays, and current events are read from Le Petit Journal. The purpose of Latin is to create a knowledge of the Romans, their customs, history, and their influence on our lives. The grammar and literature are both studied with an intent to form an intelligent foundation for our own language. Later Julius Caesar's campaigns, Cicero, and Ovid's myths are read. The last semester is a reading of Virgil's Aeneid. The Household Science course aims to help pupils live better, fuller lives and to give them a better appreciation of beauties of life, and to raise the standards in American homes. The courses include meal planning, marketing, food preservation, home nursing and child care, and the selecting and preparing of foods. In September 1930 a Boys' Home Economics course was added and has proved a success. The cafeteria course teaches how to prepare quantities of foods. The Household Arts department teaches students how to make inexpensive yet full ward- robes, home furnishing and decorating. The course includes garments from simple dresses to suits and coats. The Science course includes Chemistry, Physics, Botany, Zoology, and Physiology. These courses attempt to introduce to the students scientific methods and principles. Botany and Zoology aim to create a knowledge and appreciation of nature, plants and animals respectively. Chemistry attempts to give a general knowledge of the theory of chemical action. A study is made of the methods of chemical manufacture and qualitative analysis. Physics is subdivided into the study of mechanics, optics, and electricity. Physiology is divided into the structural and functional physiology, and hygiene. In the Art course there are four divisions: General Art, Commercial Art, Applied Art, and Art Appreciation. Home decoration, great masterpieces and artists, perspective, art in advertising, and model drawing are studied. The music department includes the band, orchestra, glee club, chorus, and string quartet. These are self explanatory. The Commercial course prepares students for business careers. The course includes commercial arithmetic, bookkeeping, typewriting, commercial geography, salesmanship, short- hand, ofice practice, and commercial law. Physical education attempts to improve physical prowess. The girls physical education includes dancing, sports, exercises, and swimming. The boys physical education includes swimming, exercises, and games. Drafting or mechanical drawing is a study of how to draw so that every detail and exact shape may be definitely identified. Constructions can be made more precisely and exactly from a picture drawing than a written description. Drafting is a new language, a picture language much more necessary than a written description, adapted for mechanical use. In the Industrial department every other week is spent at school learning in addition to English and History, Chemistry, Shop Mathematics, Drafting, Trade Technology, Appren- ticeship, Physics, and Human Relations. The other weeks are spent in the factories as apprentices to the diiferent trades that are offered. Page Eight

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5?B.QZ.?'f'J'? - Y .. ,N EMMA M. LO'1 1', B.L. - W V ll ' E. BEATRICE GIBBS, A.B., A.M. Assistant Principal Counselor of Slurlenls 'A TREES IN LATE AUTUMN So graceful, soothing, peaceful, 'gainst the slay, True grandeur in your spacious boughs, lrelie The fact that once in years 'now spent Your 'whole existence in a seed was pentg I love you in your spring-green, hues, aglou' In szmslzine, or bejewelerl 'with allow, Which nature deems to shelter you. I love you in autumnal hue, Or cooler shades of .summer's grace, And now-you seem a bit of woven lace. -Ruth E. Hurry Page Ten