Muncie Central High School - Magician Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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OUR TROPHIES C'XUR trophy case, which stands in the front hall on the second floor ''■'of Central, is indeed ours — the case itself was made and varnished by a woodworking class, and the trophies in it have been earned by various organizations. The following trophies are now on display: 1926-1927 North Central High School Basketball Conference Champions; 1926-1927 State Bible Study Honors; 1926, 1927, 1928 Camp Croslcv Field and Aquatic Day for high school football men; 1927 1. H. S. Football Conference Cham- pions (Tic Muncie-Linton); 880-yard relay won in 1928 inter-scholastic field day at Chicago; half-mile relay, Chicago field day, 1928; half-mile relay in Indiana High School Athletic Association Meet, 1928; State basketball champions 1928; North Central Conference football trophy, 1928; Indiana State Commercial Contest, Eaton District, 1928; Sousa Band Cup, presented November 27, 1928; First class honors for The Magician in National Scholastic Press Association Anuual Contest, 1928.

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INDUSTRIAL ARTS AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IN THE MUNCIE PUBLIC SCHOOLS HE progress and growth of Industrial Arts instruction, given in the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades, has been one of the outstanding features of the Muncie Schools. This work had its beginning in 1901 in the Roosevelt School, under the leadership of the instructor, Miss Belle Thomas. The value of this instruction was soon recognized, and from this one small shop in a basement room the idea of learning by doing” has grown and spread into every junior high school in the city and also into the Central High School. Paralleling the growth in the number of shops has been the growth and enrichment of the courses themselves. For a number of years instruction was given only in woodworking, but instruction is now given in a wide variety of subjects, including metal work, printing, electricity, mechanical drawing, woodworking, pattern making, and foundry. This diversification of work has been adopted in order to give all students a broad experience and familiarity with various trades and manufacturing methods, and also in order that all boys may leave our schools with a genuine appreciation of labor and a general understanding of the conditions under which the various tradesmen work. At the same time that students are becoming familiar with these various trades they may also find through actual experience and participation that which they wish to choose as their life work. In a similar manner the Vocational courses offered in the Central High School are, comparatively, only a recent development. The first course of this type was organized in 1915. At this time a shop was equipped for the teaching of applied electricity. From this there has grown a variety of courses all of which are planned to give trade instruction to boys who plan to enter these trades when they leave school. At the present time courses are offered in applied electricity, drafting, machine shop, printing and carpentry. Carpentry Class in New Vocational and Physical Education Building.