Riverside High School - Mercury Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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MATHEMATICS AND HOUSEHOLD ARTS DEPARTMENTS In offering four years' work in algebra, geometry, and trigonometry, the faculty of the mathematics department cheerfully set them- selves the task of teaching Riversiders to think straight. Probably there has never been a time in history when we were in greater need of clear thinking than today. Our democracy it- self is dependent upon it. Too few realize that the processes of accurate thinking are devel- oped by mathematical studies, and few know the influence of mathematics on history. Mathematics is the basis of our modern industry and commerce. Vsfithout it, many trades could not exist. Both commerce and transportation would ceaseg our radios, tele- phones, airplanes, machines, movies would function only until they got out of order. With- out mathematics, science could not exist. It sets the standard of accuracy for both the social and physical sciences. Society would return to pioneer conditions, for all the industrial works, engineering, and sciences would be without a language. So it is the serious concern of the department to encourage scientific thought and to stress the increasing importance of mathematics today. HOUSEHOLD ARTS Modern living includes speed, accuracy. comfort, charm! Household arts prepares young men and young women for modern living. Speed suggests- new methods of cooking. new methods of sewing, new methods of taking care of garments, utensils, upholstery, human beings. Accuracy suggests- familiarity with new equipment, keen judg- ment. . Qyl Comfort suggests- my easy cushions, delicious foods. rs Coons Miss Crewes iss Bixby Miss Howe Miss Henry garments that are fitted properly for a variety of occasions, floor plans that provide means for efficient living. Charm suggests- pleasing manners, colorful homes, attractive individuals, gracious hospitality, generosity of spirit. Riverside students are modern, they appre- ciate courses in household arts. Miss O'Neil Mrs. Knoelk Miss Katz -rw 'Q Ja.. ..

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1 ri ss Dresden Mr. Hafey Miss De Marsh Mr. Procknow Mrs. McDonough Mr. Ashford Mli6,gfIlhGWGY . Y K1 T . 1 N. HISTORY AND FINE ARTS DEPARTMENTS r History, civics, economics, and sociology are designed, in modern parlance, as social studies. The study of present social conditions and the history of how these conditions came to be reveals a stream of development in which each has his part. Discussion, interviews, newspapers, books, polite debate, all are used in bringing about an understanding of the economic and social forces at work yesterday and today. Much is said today concerning training for citizenship and building of character. Social studies present a great opportunity for these. Mr. Burns Miss Skinner If-.kr Great men and women of history give ex- amples of leadership and inspiration for ideals. Knowledge of mistakes in the past may lead to their avoidance in the future. In the social studies in Riverside, the students' active par- ticipation in class under real life conditions encourages initiative and a sense of respon- sibility, the basis of good citizenship. THE ART COURSE endeavors to teach the student the practical value of art in every day life-in the home and in the cornmunityg to develop interest in the fine and industrial arts through active participation with a great vari- ety of mediag to provide opportunities for leisure time activitiesp and to de- velop skills and ingenuity so that the student may better adapt himself to our changing social conditions. The work is arranged according to the following subjects: lettering, color, free hand drawing and perspective, decorative design, pictorial compo- sition, home planning and architecture, and crafts. Through these phases of art we try to promote a well balanced attitude toward and understanding of the arts from the standpoint of creative thinking as well as of technical experi- ence. Art education today is not considered an ornament to the curriculum or a luxury in education. It is, on the other hand, a fundamental subject for the proper development of the student so that he may take his proper, respon- sible place in society.

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Kahle Mr. Bratland Mr. Martin Mr. Raynes SCIENCE AND INDUSTRIAL ARTS DEPARTMENTS Conternplated as a whole, certainly no branch of human knowledge has contributed more to the comfort and happiness of mankind than the great field of science. Physics, chem- istry, metallurgy, and allied sciences have, through such agencies as the airplane and radio, well nigh annihilated space in revolu- tionizing transportation and communication. Botany, geology, and Zoology have given us a new earth in plant and animal forms, multiply- ing our food supplies a thousand fold. Biology, medicine, and bacteriology have conquered Mr. Schneck, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Ehlman, Mr. Rasmussen, Miss Reynolds, Mr. Wadleigh. many of man's greatest foes in diseases, and. in the short span of eighty-five years, changed a normal life expectancy from thirty-eight to sixty-one years. Great as are these material blessings which science brings to us, perhaps they do not com- pare with the subjective values we reap from their study. The study of any science exalts truth and makes us honestly seek it. It makes a man honest with himself, just in his judg- ment, and serene in the midst of petty annoy- ances. It builds character. Science provides us with more leisure time for intellectual pur- suits and offers us the joy of the discovery of new truth. INDUSTRIAL ARTS The youth of today, in addition to his study of the sciences, has found it worthwhile to have a good practical knowledge of the industrial arts. For this reason the teaching of these use- ful crafts has become more and more wide- spread in the high schools throughout the past few years. This type of work can be divided into two classes: the graphic arts and the shop arts. The graphic arts, such as printing and mechan- ical drawing, are used to give the student a clearer idea of the whys and wherefores of mechanics, while the shop arts, wood and metal working, give him a practical knowledge of the methods used. The courses at East are made broad enough so that the student can get a good general view of the situation, and yet they are central- ized enough so that he can delve more thor- oughly into one or two particular phases of the general subject. It is with these things in mind that East's industrial arts courses have been shaped, and they are constantly being adjusted so as to be of greatest benefit to the student.