Portland High School - Totem Yearbook (Portland, ME)

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utounting. shorthand. typewriting. husiness law. and itll an -ge training. started in lile as secretaries to executives. an Commercial Department Many students. unahle to attend college. have heeonle :live to the opportunities ollered in the Connnereial , , . . . . . Lourse. l upils who have neither the desire nor inehna- tion lor a study ol' the classics have lound in this depart - ' , ' '1' ' g' and help they need lor their hle work. This t'lll'l'll'lllllIll includes arithmetic, hookkeeping ing in the uriting' ol' business letters and in filing. .X seleetixe class in shorthand and typewriting is lormed in the Senior year consisting ol' those pupils who have made the hest leeord in these subjects during their Iunior tear. Senior ti pewriting' pupils are called upon to do Iyl writing and niinieographinq lor various activities ol' the t 1 . , . , I writing lor llllf1ftIt'tfIl!'l2lllilil'U'l'lCNI is also done hy Com n1tlci1lStnins l ti' t'.. Une ol' the hest wats to get a start in ll husiness eareei lined students who have 2lL'lllCYCCl sueeess in this work. lf NlXl 'l'l'Al'fY l'lUNl1RlCll 'llulR'1'Y-'rHR1-1142 13 nniercial l'.llQllSll. lhe last named gives special train- sehool. 'l'he dailx hulletin is prepared hx' groups, and tv Je- ts to heroine a good secretary. Many well-known and sue- 'sslilll business nlen. who had not the advzuitages ol' col- d eath week hrings reports ol' amhitious and deter- '2Qtc J1fG-14,110 U-i' Zar Vik-

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PoRTI.ANn I lim I Sm iooi. 'I'o'rii xt English Department For every aviator that perlorins niztrvelous fezits in the air while the crowd below watches brezuhlessly. there are hunclretls who guide mail or passenger planes sztlelv to their destinations as il inere inzttter of' routine tlutv. Yet however the flier uses his ability. he has zlctluiretl it in every case by clint of painstaking effort. Before he cztn be trusted in the air alone, even for his own pleasure, he niust know his inzichine, he inust halve inusterecl the rules of' flying, he must have haul sufficient practice in short flights with El teacher. to niuke his control ol' his plztne :tl- niost automatic. So it is with the student ol' English. .X few giftetl incli- vicluals may win by their writings the :applause of the public. but 21 vastly greater nuniber will use their trztin- ing and skill in the coinnionplzice experiences ol' every clay: the WVl'llll1g0i'SUl'llll and business letters. the rezuling of' magazines and books, the prepzirzition of an occzisionztl club paper or public speech. In the high school linglish course, stutlents are of'l'eretl courses in creative writing. where they may show their originality zuul test their powers, but they are given also constant przictice :incl in- struction in the luntlrnnenttil skills ol' intelligent rezuling. correct, straightf'orwzu'tl writing zintl ziccurzite speaking.

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PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL TOTEM Departments of Ancient and Modern Languages To Classical students, the conquest of the air is a fa- miliar conception. Mercury, .Iove's messenger, was a pio- neer in aviation. Pegasus, the winged steed of the Muses, has his modern descendant in airplane and dirigible, while aviation tragedies recall the story of Icarus. Teaching Greek and Latin with mmlfrn ronlnrf is em- phasized by the use of charts and bulletin boards display- ing advertisements based upon classic myths: decorative designs which show that the modern world expresses cer- tain ideas in terms ol' Greek and Roman thought: pictures ol' modern public buildings with classical features-in short. material proving that the Classics play an important part in everyday life. The great advance in aviation hrings us nearer to France, Germany, and Spain, making it necessary for the student to have a practical knowledge of these countries. The French classes are divided into College and Gen- eral French and give the student a general knowledge of the French language, history, geography, and government. The German classes impart a deeper insight into German customs: the Spanish Department promotes through its course lriendliness with Spain. ' FW if lf-fffu