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

Page 28 text:

s ' R il' My f . ,, aw ,.. H0m9EC0H0HllC,, Ne ,,,, Y KMA' fx 53 f MISS L. KNOX . . . Home Economics, Pharosg MISS D. M. SMITH . . . Home Economics, Christmas Pageant, Social Com- mittee, Cafeteria Committee, MRS. E. K. GUMMER. . .Cooking, Home Living, Social Committee. up t 1 nl, P ' 'I Baking . . . budgeting . . . bobbins . . . babies . . . These are some of the topics covered in the classes of the Home Economics department in cooperation with the Physical Education department. The Home Economics department real- izes that, as members of families, we must have instruction on how to make our home planning more successful. The courses offered to McKinley students are: Foods, Home Management, Child Care, Clothing, Home Living, Home Nursing, and Nutrition. The last is conducted in the Physical Education classes. These classes are of great practical value and use modern equipment. Although the majority of students attending them are girls, boys are accepted in Foods and Nutrition classes and find them very interesting and enjoyable, The training from these classes should help Techites tobewell adjusted persons who enjoy the responsibilities of home and community life. ' fi, I 1 S ,f Y ? 'K' I y ,aa ix S, Q' -7 S 1, Q if I A7 x -s X s.

Page 27 text:

Mi 1? 21 'll Bi 0' M2 Chemistry, the study of the com- position of all materials, has made great contributions to medicine, electronics, pulp and paper, metal alloys, and countless other fields. Here we offer three years of chem- istry including qualitive and quanti- tative analysis of unknown sub- stances. Many of our chemistry students have gone into the fields of chemical engineering and other related jobs. Biology, the study of all life, is perhaps the science whichis closest to us. We are all concerned about the development in the biological sciences, because they make life surer and longer. Wonder drugs and improved types of food plants are possible only through research. Tech is fortunate in having one of the best equipped biology labs in eastern high schools. All these courses combine to help give Techites the inside story' on the world in which we live.

Page 29 text:

3' fee- - av xx meta,-. .,..,.:4:...... '1::Q1:M1.15 t'.iffffcf ayvffeime i 'f'.,,- ff. G ,:, .w r. if .. Manual Training out into the world. tables to houses. 2. Two-by-four . . . 'lower case' . . . second gear , . , ln McKinley's Manual Training Department students are taught skills which will stay with them as they go So you want to be a carpenter? Then woodshop is the place to go. All the elements of building are taught - from The print shop is divided into two courses: Composition MR. T. G. BENNETT . . . Driver Training, MR. F. A. SCHUTTE . . . Machine Shop. MR. B. T. ANDERSON . . . Printing, Tech Life, MR. G. H. SAC!-IS . . . Wood Shop. Stage Crew. 5535 ' M .a X .am in... . and Press. The students in the former class learn to set type and lay out pages and ads, while the latter class runs the presses. The print shop puts out Tech Life every semester. The Driver Training Course, also under the Manual Training Department, teaches students to be good drivers. This applies not only to the physical side of driving, but also to the mental attitudes of the driver. lt is interesting to note that the 800 graduates of this course have had only one serious accident. Although these courses do not seem to be related very closely, they have a common tie. They all join together to give Tech's students useful instruction for their business lives after graduation.