Prairie Du Chien High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Prairie Du Chien, WI)

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HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT Leona Garrow The Home Economics Department consists of the Domestic Art and Domestic Science Laboratories, a dining room and a supply room-OUTLINE OF WO UK. Elementary food study Seventh Grade I Practical cookery. Eighth Grade Elementary sewing applied on Freshmen I outer garments. Infant care. I Experimental cookery. Sophomores! Food study. Advanced sewing on outer garments. I Elementary Textile study. •Advanced dressmaking. Juniors and Advanced textile study. Seniors. Home management- I Advanced course on infant care and ' home economics. At the beginning of the school year the Junior-Senior class worked out a plan for the serving of a hot dish at noon to the boys and girls who brought their lunches to school- The girls found that a hot soup or a hot drink made a very good meal of the cold lunch carried in the lunch box, and it was greatly appreciated by the children. The girls this year planned a Christmas bazaar. With the proceeds, which amounted to over $70.00 the girls bought curtains and a set of dishes for the dining room and equipped one corner of the sewing room with a large mirror and curtains for a fitting room. At the end of each year this department plays an important part in the school exhibit. All garments made in the classes are on display. Lelah Wetzel ’22- Page Fourteen

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THE COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT In the High School the Commercial Department provides courses in Stenography, Commercial Arithmetic, Bookkeeping, and Commercial Law. Among all the vocational studies taught in High School, the Commercial course is one of the most important, for it gives the student good practical experience, thus enabling him to fill a commercial position after graduation. Our Commercial Department is located on the third floor. There are two rooms: one for Shorthand, Bookkeeping, Commercial Law and Commercial Arithmetic. .Mildred Karims The Typewriting room is equipped with five Underwood typewriters, Typewriting tables, and chairs. Special Bookkeeping desks are provided for students taking Bookkeeping. Stenography is one of the things which should attract more pupils. It is a necessity in the modern business world and the demand for efficient stenographers is growing every day. Bookkeeping teaches the student to be quick, neat and accurate, but above all it fits him for a position in life. Commercial Law and Commercial Arithmetic train the student in such a way that he will become a useful and intelligent citizen. Our Commercial Department has received state aid, which is given only to schools which have acquired a certain standard of work. Aileen Staben, ’21 Page Thirteen

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MANUAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT Seventh Grade Eighth Grade Freshmen Elementary Woodwork Elementary Woodwork and Drawing Elementary Cabinet Work Principles of Mechanical Drawing 1 Freehand Drawing 2 Pencil and Instrument Work 3 Tracing and Blueprinting IIiirold Shubert Sophomores Advanced Cabinet Work 1 Large Furniture and Panel Construction Avanced Mechanical Drawing 1 Sheet Metal Drafting 2 Machine Drawing 3 Architectural Drafting Juniors Seniors Advanced Cabinet Construction Furniture Design Advanced Machine Design 1 Cams and Motion 2 Gears Besides the work which the boys have completed for themselves much has been done for the school. Among the things which have become permanent fixtures are included mechanical drawing tables, library tables, dictionary stands, footlights for rostrum and typewriting tables. Page Fifteen