Mishawaka High School - Miskodeed Yearbook (Mishawaka, IN)

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Miss Parvis Miss Finster Miss Jones Commercial Course T HE value of the Commercial Course to the entire school can hardly be L estimated. The aim of the department is to train for efficiency in work and also to create a business attitude in the students. The Scribblers, as an organization, have contributed much enthusiasm and social benefit to school life. Last year many individual prizes were awarded to the students of the Commercial department. In the Commercial contest, the students won the pennant as champions of this district. This year the district contest was held in Mishawaka for a second time. Miss Perle Marie Parvis ( Indiana University and Gregg School of Chi- cago ) has been very successful in this department. Miss Ethel B. Finster, A. B. (Indiana State Normal ) and Miss Frela Jones (Butler College and Gregg School of Chicago) came to us at the beginning of the year. Because of the resignation of Miss Jones, Mr. A. J. Amos, B. S. (Indiana University) and Miss Myrtle Albert, A. B. (Drake University) of Des Moines, Iowa were secured to fill the vacancy. Mr. Amos Miss Albert Twenty-Three

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o.o .o .o o» o, o o„ o e ojo wz5 misko!Sed% v ' ? A r.ss Wyland Miss Burns Miss Adams SIlje 3fari»ian ffiangnage Itepartment TN AN AGE of practical education, the department of Foreign Languages is holding its rank. To prove that Latin is not a dead language, Mercurius. a newspaper, is published by the students of the Latin department. This paper has won the praise of school authorities in all parts of the country. Miss Zoe Wyland. Ph. B. (Chicago) and Miss Bertha I. Adams, A. B. (Indiana University, Columbia University, and Wisconsin University) are the instructors. The French department has developed into one of the most popular depart- ments of the school. Miss Kathryn Burns. A. B. (Indiana University) is the able instructor in this department. physical ©raining Hrpartment A sound body, a sound mind is an old maxim but the truth of it was not forgotten when this course of study was planned and the gymnasium erected and equipped. Hockey, basketball, football, tennis, track, together with the regular physical training show the interest of the students in this department. Miss Carolyn Newhafer (Sargent School of Physical Education) and Frank M. Steele (School of Physical Training) have charge of this work. I f Mr. Steele Miss Newhafer Twenty-Two

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A TOTp O O O ' 6TO O, ? Horattoital B?partm?ni THe greatest evidence that Mishawaka is in advance of the educational world is proved by an inspection of the course of study in the Vocational School and of the new shops. The Vocational Department offers training to two classes of students: those who wish to enter engineering colleges and those who wish to learn a definite trade. Both courses are so taught in connection with the academic cour ses that full credit is given for graduation and entrance into college may be secured. Plans have been made by which the student may spend one half day in a commercial shop to gain practice experience in the trade in which he has his training. For this he will be given two credits. If a Senior Trade boy does not desire to go into work or fails to find employment for half time, be may elect Cadet Teaching or Shop Foreman work in his given trade under the in- structor in charge. Special academic courses are required in such cases. One credit a semester will be granted for this. This department, which occupies the west section of the building, has about 14,000 square feet of floor space. The chief shop are those of the Printing, Machine, Wood and Pattern, Mechanical Drawing and Drafting, and the Elec- tric and Automotive classes. Each of these departments proves its efficiency by the actual productions. Many of these products are sold and many utilized by the school. The printing shop estimates the amount of actual printing done this year could not be secured for $3,500: the work of the machine shop totaled $1,500; the electric shop has completed $600 worth of electrical shop work; the drafting room has drawn plans for several houses and can estimate its output at $1,000; the wood and pattern shops did $800 w r orth of work and the automotive shop, although it is a new shop, did $900 worth of work. , Mr. Shank Mr. Weesner I Wenty-Fout