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

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24 'I' IIE ARTISAN ciples ami developed skill in workmanship, has a good foundation for success in many lilies of industry. R.XI.I'II H. KNiXI'l'. 1 HISTORY DEPARTMENT I. In the Hrst year three periods a week are spent in civics. Emphasis is given to the relations of citizens to other citizens, and to the community of all citizens organized as city, state., and nation. Later we study these three forms of government, the officers, and their powers and duties as defined by our con- stitutions and laws: also by the way in which these laws are made. Two months are devoted to a study ot' the principle vocations. Il. Industrial history of the lfnited States three times a week is required. We were one of the very first high schools to give this course. Emphasis is given to the industrial develop- ment of the nation, rather than to wars or politics. Inventories, conditions, and oiganization of labor, the growth of corpora- tions, the development of agriculture a11d transportation are. important subjects considered. III. In course A, the industrial history of Europe is re- quired threet times a week. The fact that this is the only course in European history makes it necessary to give more time to what may be called general history than in the second year. Still, the industrial side, usually slighted, is emphasized and special attention is given to the life and progress of the. work- ing people, labor organization, methods of cultivation of the land, and of carrying on other industries, methods of transporta- tion, effects of the factory system, and similar topics. IV. ln course Ii, the political history of the United States is required three times a week, with the object of preparing t'or the entrance examinations for M. I. T. and other colleges. Tho e marked A or ll for the year are admitted on certificate. In course A, boys may elect Economics for two period a week. Business organization, the relation of capital and la.bor, personnel, wage systems, cost accounting, banking and invest- ment, are studied in an elementary way. In addition, special attetion is given to study of the different vocations, with the purpose of helping boys to choose those for which they are best adapted. CHARLES L. REED.

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THE ARTISAN 23 machines are used to speed up the process. The taste for furni- ture design a11d construction developed by this part of the course, has led a number of boys into furniture manufacturing as workmen in the shops or as designers. VVhether or not such employment materializes, the course has value as an aid in the appreciation of and proper selection of furniture for the home. The outstanding aim of the woodworking courses in general is habit-formation. Thoughtful, painstaking, and methodical procedure on tl1e problems presented develop in the earnest student certain powe.rs not to be gained through book study alone. lVhi1e the values i11 the main are of a general educational character, special interests are often discovered which lead boys into vocations for which the work serves as a partial training. GEORGE M. MORRIS. DRAFTING DEPARTMENT Drafting is a broad term that includes all of the graphic arts-architecture, sculpture, painting, landscape gardening, en- gineering, advertising, etc. It is a graphic language whose pur- pose is to record and communicate accurately, ideas that cannot otherwise be adequately expressed. Careful study of this lan- guage develops ideals of utility and beauty. Thus the practical things of life may he made beautiful as well as useful. Drafting lies at the foundation of most of the arts and trades. lt includes accuracy of thought and execution, and establishes habits of neatness and order. lt is pre-eminent in developing the constructive imagination, the ability to think in three dimensions, and to visualize clearly and accurately. The main purpose of our course in Drafting is to train the student in the greatest of all languages-the Graphic language, planning the work so that principles and 'problems are taken up in a logically determined order. The department otfers courses in General Drawing, Architec- tural Drawing, Industrial Design, and Machine Design. The four- year course in General Drawing is required of all boys in Course A 1Shop Coursel, except those who may elect any one of the other courses for the fourth year. In Course B tf College Goursej, a boy is required to take only three years of drawing. There is a wide range of subject matter in all these courses, so that a student who has acquired an understanding of the prin-

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THE ARTISAN 25 MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT Cornsn UB First year. Applied mathematics, including the elements of algebra as far as quadratic equations. Second year. Plane geometry. Third year. Solid geometry, with a review of plane geometry. At the end of this year pupils should be prepared to pass the College Board examinations in these subjects. Fourth year. Elementary algebra, complete, and plane trigo- nometry. At the end of this year pupils should be prepared to pass the College Board examinations i11 these subjects. Cornsn AU First year. Same as in Course NB. Second year. tal A study of tl1e vocabulary and facts of plane and solid geometry, but without much formal proof. tbl Review of algebra, with special application of the equa- tion and formula to the principles of geometry and the work of the shops, drawing room and laboratory. lcl The use of tables, looking forward to the science work of the third and fourth years. Third year. tal Review of algebraic processes used in the shops, drawing room and laboratories. tbl The use of the slide rule. tcl Numerical trigonometry of right and oblique triangles. Fourth year. Pupils have a choice between two courses. tal A review of algebra and the formal plane geometry neces- sary to meet the admission requirements of Northeastern Uni- versity, Lowell Institute, etc. tbl Surveying. In this course the knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and trigonometry already possessed by the pupils is applied to surveying and engineering problems. Some of tl1e more simple calculations in navigation and astronomy are also considered. The course is designed to create an interest in the broader application of mathematics to some of the wor1d's important activities. EDWIN F. FIELD. What did Juliet say when she met Romeo in the balcony? Couldn't you get seats in the orchestra ? '7' 1' T., J ll ,I ,f I4 vi-vu-df' N I