McTigue Junior High School - Tartan Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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I Learning to cook and to sew are only a part of the Home Economics program. In addition, girls brought their younger brothers and sisters or neighbors to school to practice child care techniques and discussed family problems and manners while learning to crochet and knit. They also learned how to set up a family budget as well as to arrange flowers, make sugar Easter eggs, and create many meals for their families and friends. 22

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In the three year mathematics program, a student can progress from addition, subtraction, and fractions through geome¬ try in the eighth grade, while learning both the “new math” and the “old.” The mathematics program strives to teach the fundamentals problem solving and logical thinking and their application to the problems that one faces in everyday life. i 21

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‘ The MeTigue Music Department offers classes in an assortment of music areas including band, orchestra, general music, glee clubs, choir, and small ensembles. Some of these groups entertained students, parents, and faculty at the Thanksgiving and Christmas assemblies, the Spring musical, the potluck dinner. Several groups entered the Solo and Ensemble Contests and received honors for their performance. Games, gymnastics, and outdoor sports are a part of the physical education program which teaches the student reaction as well as physical fitness. 23 ii