McKinley Technical High School - Techite Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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The English DeparTmenT, having The largesT sTaTT oT Teachers in The building, is un- der The supervision oT Miss WaTIcins. They are: MISS L. P. BAILEY, MISS S. BRETT. MR. R. D. BRINKER, MISS L. CARPENTER, MISS I-I. C. DERRICK, MISS E. FOSTER. MRS. J. C. FRANKLIN, MRS. A. M. FRAZIER, MRS. E. B. FROST, MISS L. KINGSLEY, MISS M. H. SELAI-I, MISS L. J. SMITT-I, MISS L. E. STEWART, MISS R. WAT- KINS, and MISS V. J. WILLIS. Pupils are required To Take English during Their Tull Three years aT Tech. ATTer The TiTTh semesTer, The English course is divided inTo college prepar- aTory and pracTicaI courses. College English VI, VII. and VIII are open To group one pupils only, and are sTudies oT English liTeraTure. PracTical English, Oral English, and Modern LiTeraTure consTiTuTe The regular English course which is recommended To pupils noT planning To go To college. Journalism, Speech, and Grammar are eIecTives open To group one pupils and may be Taken in addiTion To, buT noT as subsTiTuTes Tor, The above required courses. 2'n5Iis-9 J mr... Rugs., .

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Tech's TaculTy, headed by Mr. Frank C. Daniel, principal, and Miss Jessie Coope and Mr. A. M. VlieT, assisTanT principals, have The sincere appreciaTion oT The graduaTing class Tor Their loyal Triendship, ever-helpTuI insTrucTion, and paTienT guidance Through- ouT our high school days. IT is Through Their eTTorTs and coopera- Tion during pasT years ThaT McKinley Today is able To oTTer The Tine courses in academic, commercial. and Technical subiecTs. Tech was TirsT organized in 1898 by Mr. Koyl, a physics Teacher aT CenTraI, when he and a group of boys inTeresTed in consTrucTing Things wiTh Tools meT in The basemenT oT old CenTraI High School aT SevenTh and O STreeTs, N. W. The class grew unTil more room was needed, and Mr. Chamberlin, The new direcTor oT Manual Training in The DisTricT oT Columbia, was appoinTed by The Board oT Ed.ucaTion To help Them organize a school oT Their own. The McKinley Manual Training High School was Thus Tounded in I902 aT SevenTh STreeT and Rhode Island Avenue, N. W., wiTh abouT 454 pupils and 22 Teachers. IT was noT unTil I928 ThaT our presenT building was compIeTed. The enrollmenT has conTinued To increase unTil Today There are approximaTely 2464 sTudenTs and 90 members oT The TaculTy. NOT ONLY IS THERE AN ART IN earning A THING, BUT ALSO A CERTAIN ART IN Z-eaclyiwj IT. f I3

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The Mafhemahcs Deparfmenr is com- posed of MISS B. BIRTWELL, head Ieacherg MISS I. HAMMOND, MR. C. R. CLARK MISS C. V. MCCAMMAN, MRS. F. S MITCI-IELL, and MR. I-I. F. MITCI-IELI.. Mafhemafics is a Iesf and Iraining in clear, IogicaI, accurafe Ihinking. II is of such Iundamenfal imporfance in engineering, and in almosi all physical sciences, Thar if is a necessary preparafion for a career in 'rhese fields. The course is composed of AIgeI3ra, Geornefry, Trigonornefry, Surveying, and AnaIyIics. One or more years are required of sfudenfs en+ering coIIege. mai- e I' V460 11,5 51.1.