McKinley High School - Nugget Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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THE CAURNATION 431719 , I WOOD-TURNING SHOP

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f ...gl I6 THE CARNATION TI-IE WOOD-TURNING SHOP ACK in the southwest corner of the first Hoor may be l seen what is officially known as Room ll3. The boys ltwiviit ' 1 ' ' h k ' 1. in the manua training course, owever, now it as t e wood-turning shop. It is a long shop, well lighted by a row of high windows on each side. It is equipped with twenty-five benches and twenty- five speed lathes, including an instruction demonstration bench lathe. The shop is well supplied with tools of a good quality for both bench and lathe work. The shop is the center of the manual training activities dur- ing the second year in this course. Up to this time the classes had a year's foundation work, consisting of joinery and cabinet making. They have learned a good many things about wood working, and about wood itself, also many things about the care of wood-working tools and that the grindstoine is not a mere ornament. ' i And the classes are now ready to try their hands at wood turning. A study is made of the lathe-its mechanism and con- struction, its adjustment and care. Each boy is assigned to his own individual machine to operate and control. It is fascinating, indeed, and the boys feel like they are breaking into the big league, for before this time they have had little to do with ma- chinery. And where is the boy who does not get a thrill out of watching-yes, and making the wheels go round? They now have issued to them a drawer full of queer looking toolsg turning gauges, screw chisels, and several others, all of which are unlike those to which they have been accustomed. The boys are compelled to begin at the beginning to learn the uses of these tools. ,They learn not only their uses, but the care of them as well. And that brings us back to the grindstone. There are two grindstones in the wood-turning shop. The various processes are learned by completing certain exer- cises and by working on various useful projects. Here is im- pressed upon the student as never before, the importance of be- ing ever on the alert. A mental lapse, though for only a moment, may destroy the result of several hours' work. The work which is done gives practice in spindle turning, face plate turning, and chuck work. ln addition the work offers a splendid opportunity for applied design, and an opportunity to learn some new methods of wood finishing. Following the wood-turning course, the subjects of pattern making and molding are then taken up. Here bench and lathe work in the making of various types of patterns are combined. Classes begin- to understand the true meaning of the word ac- curacy. The various moulding processes are not only discussed in the pattern making class, but illustrated in the moulding shop by using patterns made by the pupils. The climax of the wood working courses comes when boys behold the metal casting, the form of which has been fashioned by their own pattern, and they are eager to pass on to the metal work, whichfis the beginning of the third year's work. GEORGE WAGON ER.

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may lsjgi--. THE CARNATION THE ART DEPARTMENT STRANGER, traversing our halls, will surely notice that Rooms 307, 308 and 309 present a somewhat different appearance from the average classrooms. No wonder! They are the studios of the McKinley's artists. They are the workshops of Miss Barbee, Miss Place and Miss Brown, all of whom are graduates of Pratt lnstitute of New York. There are two general art courses, the household art course and the commercial art course. The two courses have subjects in common, but the main difference is that the household arts course includes problems which correlate with domestic science, while the problems of commercial art generally pertain to art as a whole and all its troubles. However, nearly everything given in the household art course is given in the regular art course, except a few things that apply directly to dressmaking and similar subjects. Pose drawing, lettering, still life in water color, and out-of-door sketching are some of the things done only in the regular art course. ln the last terms both courses offer textile de- signing, book making and art history. The regular art course fcommercialj is a four-year course with double periods daily. Those who cannot take all four years of it have the opportunity of electing a substitute the first four terms and taking this work in the last two years of the general course. This interests girls especially, who intend to become teachers, since the first two years of art lay a general foundation for all the principles. The household arts course alternates cooking and sewing with art and emphasizes block printing, botik, pottery, and stencil. The Art Department has a splendid all around equipment in- cluding a collection of very interesting pottery, from all parts of the world. COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT T ' HE. Commercial branch in McKinley courses is primarily l 'nie .- for those students wishing training in practical business affairs. The subjects offered in this department are all extremely practical and are usually taken by students who expect to enter the business world upon leaving high school. Pupils are constantly leaving McKinley well trained to take their places in the business life of our city. The following subjects, some of those offered in the Commer- cial Department, furnish a varied course of training: Typewriting, office practice, arithmetic, penmanship, spelling, bookkeeping, salesmanship and advertising, business administration, stenog- raphy and accounting. These along with other subjects in other departments fit a student for life in the business world. It is needless to state the great importance of the Commer- cial Department. lts advantages are apparent and its results justify its importance. Too much stress cannot be laid upon the importance of practical studies, such as those offered in the Com- mercial Department. ENGLISH DEPARTMENT the many subjects offered by McKinley High School, from chemistry and trigonometry to arithmetic and book- keeping, there is one with which every pupil is familiar, and that subject is the study of the English language. Six terms of this work are required for graduation in any four-year course. The benefits of an extensive knowledge of our tongue are manifold. Good English is not only essential for the tenure of a really high-class position, but also is an indication of good breed- ing, ancl adds in no small measure to the enjoyment of life. Any successful engineer is able to make an intelligent report in good