Lincoln High School - Lincolnian Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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f V 30 THE LINCOLNIAN BOYS AT WORK ON OUR NEW 7 SHOP OPPORTUNITY FOR INDUSTRIAL TRAINING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The industrial training which is being introduced in our high schools is a great advantage to boys and girls for two rea- sons : First, many like industrial subjects better than literary subjects, and they will remain in school longer if these subjects are taught to them. Second, many boys and girls have to leave school early and would get better positions and better wages if they knew some trade. For these two reasons our school board has started the construction of a number of buildings for vocational training in our high schools, just as has been done in other parts of the city. One of the most recent interest is ma- sonry, which deals with cement work, brick laying and motar mixing. Five weeks ago thirty boys under the instruction of Mr. Galliard, began this course of masonry. During the first few days we received in- struction how to mix mortar, how to build a flue, to start a wall, and how to bring up a corner. At the beginning of the third week we started on our building, which is 51 feet front and 49 feet deep, and has five walls. The wall on the north is 49 feet long and 23 feet high and 12 inches wide; number of bricks, 15,866. The wall on the east is 49 feet deep, 23 feet high, 12 inches wide; number of bricks, 5,455. The number of bricks in these walls is 54,638, of which there are two kinds — common and vitri- fied brick. The vitrified brick cost $20 a thousand and the common $10 a thousand. It cost $15 a thousand to lay vitrified and $6 a thousand to lay the common brick. The opportunity for the boys to do this work will not only save the taxpayers of the city, but also give us a chance to get an education in a trade that will enable us to make good wages when we have fin- ished. THEODORE RICKETTS. SEWING DEPARTMENT. Owing to the large number of girls this year there are two teachers for the sew- ing department — Miss Hingston and Miss Baker. With two teachers so willing to assist the students in any way possible,

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29 THE LINCOLN IAN Forgiveness for a jest unskillful done. Like a ' great cloud shrouding the potent sun, So the old master’s visage clouds with wrath ; Woe be to him who cross’d that monarch’s path ! Fast does the rod descend, wild cries of pain Are heard above the shuffle and the din; The master’s wrath is broken like a storm, The frightened swains are now full safe from harm, Old David’s adage has been fulfilled well, Many a back burns like the fires of hell ! Now, take a peep into the master’s room, Where many a rural swain has met his doom. It is a grotesque place, though cleanly kept — • ’Twas by the pedagogue most thoroughly swept On yesterday after his wards were gone And the worthy was left to muse alone. An ancient organ in one corner stands, ’Tis played upon by all the rural hands; The home-made seats, backless, uncouth and hard, Contain the cream of all the village hoard; The master, skilled in pranks of idle minds, Is watching for the smallest bit of signs. Siyly he glances o’er his brass-rimmed glass To catch some stealthy movement ere it pass. Hear yon gaunt youth reading of Caesar’s fall Stumbling and falling o’er assertions tall; Hear the commanding voice, the master’s hands Pound the old desk till it rocks where it stands. Hear the low snicker of some stripling bold Unable to restrain a laughing soul; See the go.od master look the culprit down, See the wrong-doer’s nerve sink to the ground ; The threatening rod is lifted toward the sky, And thank Jehovah, it remains on high! The humming of those studying with full minds Impress the master as trustworthy signs. Oft have I felt the weight of that large hand, Oft have I trembled ’neath the piercing scan Of the all-potent master, whose stern rule Was tyranny within the little school. —MELVIN TOLSON. VOCATIONAL TRAINING GAS ENGINE DEPARTMENT. Many of the great universities of the United States which heretofore have lain stress solely upon higher education, are now freely introducing special courses of instruction both vocational and non-voca- tional. There is great need of specialized courses which lead to occupations outside of law, medicine and theology, thereby providing the masses a better opportunity for a wider usefulness to themselves and others. This .fact has been well recognized by the school authorities of Lincoln High School, and is being brought into practical ac- count in its departments of applied sciences and manual arts. The course is one of two years. The work begins in the blacksmith shop, where the student learns the classes and kinds of materials that should be used in different parts of machinery, and how to forge them. Machine shop work follows. Here the student is taught how to finish materials for machinery and do finish work. Then we begin with gas engine machinery. All the parts are learned with their functions, the assembling of the parts or the setting up of the engine, great care being taken with the ignition system. On the completion of the course the stu- dent is able to be first aid man, thus en- abling him to execute a practical knowl- edge of machinery.

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THE LINCOLNIAN 31 each pupil began her year’s work with new zeal and determination to accomplish all of the requirements. The aim of this line of work in the school is to teach the girls the importance of economics ; the amount of money to be spent for clothing in relation to the al- lowance, the becomingness of the garment to the wearer, the quality and durability of the material out of which the garments are to be made, and the appropriateness of dress. In case some are able to have their clothes made, sewing teaches the girls just how to select the best kind of material for a certain garment, and how to calculate the cost of making in addition to the price of material. Each student is required to spend one 50-minute period each day five times a week. In the first year a pupil makes a suit of under garments, a night gown and a gingham dress. The second year the pupil makes a tailored shirt waist, a thin wash dress and a wash suit and wool skirt or a wool suit and a wash skirt. The special students complete the two years’ work before going on to more advanced work. They spend two or three periods a day in the sewing room. Domestic art in the school for girls is a great benefit to them in character build- ing. It makes them industrious, neat and economical. As the student understands and applies the rules of domestic art she becomes more careful in clothing herself. She is careful to select clothes that look well on her and to be sure that they are always neat and clean. She either has the ambition to make her own clothes or at least wishes to know something of the making. In domestic art she learns how to buy and she is sure to pay no more for a garment or for the material than is necessary. She will not spend more for her clothing than her allowance permits. F. WILSON. THE DOMESTIC SCIENCE DEPART- MENT. In considering the many departments we have in our school, one of the most prominent departments is the Domestic Science Department, under the manage- ment of Miss Bessie M. Morris. We have a very nice kitchen and dining room, with all the required equipment. The students of domestic science have three periods every day for cooking. Miss Mor- ris teaches them the practical and eco- nomical way of cooking. In addition to this we have another large feature which is a lunch room, under the management of the Senior girls. The girls cook and serve the meals. They are divid- ed into several groups, of which one group is to report on duty every week until we have completed the number of weeks re- quired. At the end of each week the group makes an account of everything that was spent and taken in, each person under- standing how much was spent and how much cleared. Miss Morris oversees the work and makes it very pleasant for us. We as students of the domestic science department thank Miss Morris for her in- terest taken in us, and the suggestions that she gave us, many of which we can work out and make use of in our homes, where they are greatly needed. E. W.ms. THE CARPENTER SHOP. We could hardly allow this year’s annual to go to press without mentioning some of the great work that has been carried on in our carpenter shop under the direction of Mr. C. R. Westmoreland. We are not only turning out good carpenters but finished cabinet makers as well. We have a well equipped shop, consisting of six turning lathes, a circular saw and a band saw. These machines enable the boys to turn out their work much quicker than if they had it all to do by hand. Some of the boys work on articles for the school shop, such as step ladders and stools, chairs and tables for the lunch room, and others make all kinds of use- ful furniture for their own use. Several of the boys have made very pretty library tables and others china closets and book- cases. These articles cost the boys just about one-third of what they would have to pay for them in the furniture store. Of course they pay the wholesale price of the wood only. One does not realize how many little useful articles can be made on the turn- ing lathes, such as mallets, card trays, pow- der boxes, rolling pins and gavels. We think that if our boys can do as