Port Arthur High School - Sea Gull Yearbook (Port Arthur, TX)

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J The Sea Gull 7 a PERSON would not realize how much pro- gress could be made in one department, if he did not really know and understand the US HA r 3 wonderful work that has been going on in Industrial Arts Department. Many of the teachers and students are working for affiliation and the e prospects for the future are bright. ' i Among the many popular subjects taught in the x; i Industrial Arts Department, there is Auto Me- chanics which teaches the boys the priciples and importance of the units of an automobile. The Arts and Crafts department includes out- door sketching, craft work, life drawing. This is an ideal subject for a girl, as it teaches her how to make her home more beautiful. Another profitable subject is Mechanical Draw- ing, giving the student an understanding of blue prints, architectural and machine drawing. Often during this course the student have made posters for school use and otherwise. In machine Shop practice a boy learns to bring forth the little talent that he may have for the metal workers trade. He learns about iron and to work inrotating machinery. The Printing division gives instruction in elementary and advanced printing, proofreading, drawing, grammar, spelling, capitalization, punctuation, composition, stonework, press work, and arithmetic. . The Wood work is made up of three divisions consisting of bench work, mill and lathe work shop, and carpentry, teaching the student how to make many useful arti- cles, and even the principles of building a home. eMinnie Ruth Edge. Jx Port Arthur High School is mamtamed to develop the student physically as the other departments develop the student mentally. During the semester just passed the Physical Education Department has advanced to its highest stage. Mr. Tom L. Dennis is head of this department with Mr. C. O. Ginn, Mr. J S Crawford, boys instructor, and Miss Corrine Moore, Miss Elizabeth Smith, Miss Frances Hern- don, girls instructors, as his assistants. The above named instructors have done much toward the development of this department. Class work, followed by indoor our outdoor games and end- ing with a shower bath, is the general order of events in this department of work. The girls and boys swimming classes alternate with the use of the swimming pool. In these classes the be- ginners are given elementary instructions, while the more advanced pupils receive instruction in life saving. A test to show the athletic ability of ' students has been adopted. This test requires a student of a certain age to make a required number of points to make an MA gra e in gymnasium work. This test consists of our fundamental activities; namely, climb- ing, jumping, running, and throwing, which are included in all physical efficiency tests according to those of greater experience in the field of physical education. Because it teaches health, the First Aid Room is included as a part of this de- partment, and is in charge of Mrs. A. R. Ferris. The purpose of this department is to render First Aid to the pupils and to teach them preventable measures against illness and diseases. eAlfred Moreau. GHE Physical Education Department in'the