Menaul School - Sandstorm Yearbook (Albuquerque, NM)

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HOME ECONOMICS MATH EMATI CS Algebra I, Geometry, and Trigonometry are the differ- ent courses offered by the mathematics department at Menaul. These courses are taught by Mr. L. M. Bauer. The advanced mathematics classes are primarily made up of boys who desire to study engineering and the various scientific fields in college. Page Thirty-two Cut. . . Sew . . . Show! y INDUSTRIAL ARTS Industrial Arts is a study of the changes made by man in the forms of materials and of the problems of life related to these changes. Some of the aims of the courses are.to develop desirable hobbies, to provide a background for a definite trade, to develop good work habits and attitudes, and to furnish an appreciation of design and quality of manufactured products. There are many areas in industrial arts through which these aims may be realized. At present the' following courses are offered at Menaul: woodwork, ceramics, leather- work, and plastics.

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students get a background for current events . BIBLE A We all want to live a full and satisfying life, and todo this we need guidance. Where are we to seek this guidance? VVhere are we to turn to End the answers to our questions: Where do we come from? Why are we here? Where are we going? What are our places in life? We here at Menaul believe that the Bible has the answer. We believe that as We study its pages God will reveal our place in His great plan. Q The Bible. courses are planned to help us understand the Bible as we read itg to see it not only as unlolding God's plan and purpose for the world but also for us as individuals. BUSINESS -EDUCATION The Commercial department, headed by Miss Irene Richmond, consists of typing, filing, clerical office prac- tice, and shorthand. There are three classes of fifteen each in beginning typing to include students who want to learn to type. The filing class gets practical experience in filing with miniature filing boxes and letters. 1 ENGLISH The English program at Menaul is designed to provide learning materials suited to the needs and abilities of each student. At the beginning of the year a placement test in reading was given to determine what section the pupil would be in. Previous grades in English and results in earlier reading tests were also used for placement. . Students in English II study some of the basic skills necessary for good reading. Those in English III use the magazines Practical English and Literary Cavalcade as well as a workbook to help them improve reading ability. These also stress good English usage in both speaking and writing. The English IV class has studied Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and Romeo and Juliet, use the Readefs Digest to develop vocabulary, and have taken a series of grammar tests to deter- mine individual weaknesses. n HISTORY World and American History classes are taught by Miss Sue VVatson. In these classes by studying the way people have lived in the past. A Page Thirty one

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MUSIC Under the direction of Miss Patricia Velasco, the choir, mixed quartets, and soloists have taken part in religious services in different commu- nities and on campus. The music department re- sponds very generously when- ever asked to do special sing- ing, and their music has been greatly appreciated. l PHYSIOLOGY The goal of the first aid classes is to learn to give immediate care in emergencies until the services of a physician can be obtained. . In order to graduate from Menaul School each student needs half a credit of first aidg he takes it for a semester daily. This year two classes meet second and third periods and are taught by Miss Emilie Knipe, the school nurse. SPANISH Sometimes visitors on the Menaul campus exclaim, You take Spanish! Why? Don't you speak it already? While Spanish is not a foreign language in the usual sense of the word, it is an important part of our curriculum. There is such an advantage, especially- in the Southwest, in being bi-lingualg and since Menaul students have a usable vocabulary and'relatively good pro- nunciation to begin with, an attempt is made to study Spanish further. Emphasis is placed on Such things as reading, spelling, vocabulary building, and improved usage. Three years of Spanish are offered. The usual textbooks are supplemented by SELECCI- ONES, the Spanish version of the READER'S DIGEST. Each year a Spanish play is given, usu- ally by the advanced class. This year's offering was Zaragueta, a two act comedy by Ramos Carrion y Vital Aza. y SCIENCE In the science department three regular science courses are given, chemistry, physics, and biology. 1 Most of the students take biology sometime during their three years at Menaul. Both juniors and seniors take physics, a field which has great appeal for boys and also for a few girls. Chemistry is given the senior year, for this is a more helpful year for the girls who wish to enter nurses' training or clinical work as assistants in health-laboratories. Page Thirty-three