Rawlins High School - Roundup Yearbook (Rawlins, WY)

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EDNA VERPLOEG COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT High School, Pella, Iowa, 1915. Central University of Iowa, Graduate 1919. Gregg School, Chicago, Graduate from Secretary Course. High School, Osceola, Iowa, 1919-1920. High School, Clinton, Iowa, 1920-1921. High School, Rawlins, Wyoming, 1921-1922. The Commercial Department covers every subject required for a first class stenographer, with the exception of the use of office files. Shorthand fits the student for taking business letters, general articles and court proceedings. Typewriting includes transcribing from shorthand notes and writing manuscripts, business letters and general articles. All the senior girls (for we have not a man left In our department) have won the Underwood Bronze Medal for speed. In Bookkeeping we have kept two sets, in which all the fundamental principles of bookkeeping were practised. In Spelling and Penmanship of course our written work was improved.

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J. BERYL MAWHINNEY HISTORY DEPARTMENT State University of Nebraska. Fremont, Nebraska. Lexington, Nebraska. Rawlins, Wyoming. In the teaching of History, one of our greatest difficulties is to make the student see and feel a vital connection between the subject in hand and life. To many, the 3tudy of History seems a waste of time, but a great deal may be gained by utilizing the experience of the past as a basis for solving our present and future problems. The American citizen, if he is to think correctly on the problems of his age, if he is to show intelligence and breadth of view in the exercise of hi3 suffrage, must know, first the history of his own country, and then the history of the modern world outside. In the Rawlins High School three years of History are offered. Ancient History. Modern and Mediaeval, and American History and Civics. In the teaching of these courses our aim is to instil the desire to emulate our great national characters; to teach the basic ideals underlying our form of government; to develop a high degree of social and civic responsibility, and to keep the pupils abreast of current happenings.

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E. F. McGRAW DIRECTOR OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING North Dakota Industrial School, Ellendale, North Dakota. One of the gravest question to the thoughtful mind today is vocational education, its different aims and phases. During the past Winter a fir3t step has been taken in the advancement of Vocational Education in Rawlins. A night class in Blue Print Reading and Mechanical Drawing was organized under the State director of Vocational Education, primarily to benefit Railroad Shopmen. While this is a small part of the work bv ing done in other places it is a favorable start which may in the future develop into a larger field to benefit a greater variety of trades. The Manual Training Course which consists of Wood Work and Mechanical Drawing, is offered as an elective subject from the Fifth grade up to the two years in High School. Every boy should feel the need for this work, as the exactness required by all work, both drawing and mechanical, tend to make him more alert, both physically and mentally.