Mechanic Arts High School - Artisan Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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THE ARTISAN 19 DEPARTMENTS SEQWWWWWWWWWW ENGLISH DEPARTMENT A boy who is eager to improve his English may well begin with a daily drill in sentence building. He should welcome every opportunity to write, to give talks, to take part in recita- tions, and to have a share in conversations with care.ful speakers. He will try to choose his words so skillfully that what he says will he accurate and convincing. He can attord to give as much attention to the preparation of a three-minute talk to his class- mates as the President of the United States would give to a radio talk to millions. By reading his compositions aloud and by revising them tirelessly he will go far toward making them say exactly what he wishes them to say. He will not hesitate to rewrite a letter two or three times if the rewriting will make the letter clearer or more forcible. A high school boy should consider no day complete without a few minutes in the company of an excellent book. Every stu- dent worthy of the name is willing to use the dictionary, en- cyclopedia, and other works of reference in order to understand an author wl1o has said something worth while. Every all-round hoy craves also less difficult reading, which gives him pleasure and at the same time satisfaction. One of the aims of the English teacher is to assist boys in discovering and judging books so that they may always have at hand an abundance of enjoyable reading. After all, as the years roll along, nothing will ever take the place of a real book-one in which a competent author gives his best. We all need some recreation every day, and a companion of this sort is invaluable in refreshing a hard- working man and in filling hours of leisure. CHAnLns L. TIANSON.

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18 THE ARTISAN burned with hate. The men advanced tllld the scientist and the girl retreated in terror of the fate that seen1e.d to be near at hand. ' Ted suddenly pieked up a chair and hurled it at the leader. The man was swept off his feet, and as his colleagues attempted to grasp him, they stumbled against the dynamo. There fol- lowed instantly a great, blue flame, and John Lane rushed to switch off the power. But he was too late to save the intruders. Doom, swift and sudden, had overtaken them, and their trail of vengeance was at an end! John Lane turned away trembling and drew his hand over his forehead. This house need never again vanish, Trooper, he said weakly. Our fears are ended, and I thank you from my heart for freeing my Helen from the terrors which have haunted her for so long W And I'm sorry I didn't wake up a bit earlier, came the weak voice of Blinky Jones. There's nothing left for me to do but to let myself be taken back to prison. Trooper, I'1l go quietly Z Righto, Blinkyf' smiled Ted. l'll take you, but I d0n't suppose. you'll be bark for long. I'l1 do my best to put in a good word for you. and when you come out, come to me and I'11 see if T can't help you make a fresh start l There's no need for that,', said John Lane. HI need a reliable man, and you can have the job, Jones, just as Soon as you have finished your-er-present term of service with the 2QOVt'l'lllll0llf l . - . . . . . . . When Iilinky Jones left prison a, few months late1', he was not at all surprised to lind that Helen Campbell and Sergeant Ted Nvt'Hl'0ll had become real close friends! THE END Applicant: Pm here to see about the job you advertised. Boss: I see. Do you think you can do the work ? Applicant: Work? 1 thought you wanted a foreman.

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20 THE ARTISAN SCIENCE DEPARTMENT When you thought of coming to Mechanic Arts High School and you had read the statement of its aims, you probably noticed that the school did not promise to teach you a trade, but rather to give you the general high school subjects, with much science, shop-work, and drawing in addition. That general aim is shared by those of us who teach in the Science Department. We do not expect to make expert engineers and chemists of you, or, going to the other extreme, to entertain you with merely the more spectacular applications of the sub- ject. VVe hope to teach you the basic principles, to interest you in the application of those principles in modern life and, above all, to train you to think clearly. In connnon with all ninth grades in the city, our first year work, General Science, really completes the science work of the Junior High School. Portions of several sciences are studied in the process of helping you to understand the world in which you live, to realize the importance of science in daily life, to keep your bodily health and efficiency, and to learn something of the real meaning of science. Having taken this broad general view, you are now ready to study a special science. Physics is the one chosen, to be followed later by Chemistry, for we believe that these funda- mental sciences can be well taught with our equipment and are the ones necessary for any future progress in other sciences or in engineering. It is possible for us to devote two years to the study of Physics. The course in Photography is concerned with Light and its applications in the taking and finishing of pictures. In the automobile course, Mechanics is tl1e branch of Physics most often referred to for explanations of the operation of the car, though Heat and Electricity also play an important part. When you come to the third year, we expect you to com- plete the work in Mechanics and to take more work in Heat, Sound, and Electricity. ln the future we hope to finish the work in Physics earlier in the year and to begin a study of Chemistry in the third year. It may also be possible to strengthen our work in Electricity so that during the fourth year, boys who wish to do so may make more rapid progress in direct current