Rock Island High School - Watchtower Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

 - Class of 1936

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ENGLISH. The English course provides for a study of the skill necessary in oral and written expression, as well as giving emphasis to literature and the maintenance of English essentials. Each year a magazine is published containing the best written work done in English classes. Four years of English are required, one year of jour- nalism may be substituted for 11A and 1213, two new courses in senior English. LANGUAGES. Latin, French, German, and Spanish are offered to students. The courses in these languages broaden their minds. Four years of Latin and three of both French and German are given. Only second year Spanish is taught. SOCIAL SCIENCE. European history is offered to all students but only juniors and seniors are eligible for American history, which is required for graduation. Stu- dents may also choose commercial geography, civics, sociology, or advanced sociology which deal with political, business, industrial, and social problems. SCIENCE. Chemistry, physics, biology, and home economics compose this depart- ment. Elementary inorganic chemistry and elementary physics are open to juniors and seniors. Biology is offered to any student. Two years of cooking and two of sewing are taught. These subjects are made attractive and practical by laboratory work in well-equipped laboratories. MATHEMATICS. The mathematics department offers plane geometry in the sophomore year, advanced algebra, and solid geometry in the junior year, and trigo- nometry and college algebra in the senior year. Algebra centers about the study of the equation, formula and graph, geometry, the properties and relations of geometrical figures and solidsg and trigonometry, indirect measurement by the solution of tri- angles. COMMERCIAL. If a student cor1'elates his subjects carefully, he will be pre- pared at graduation for both college and business. Two years of shorthand and two of typewriting are offered to juniors and seniors. One semester of business arithmetic, and three of accounting may be begun in the sophomo1'e year. FINE ARTS. This group adds much to the beauty, culture, and entertainment of school life in providing music, dramatic productions, and art work for the apprecia- tion and aesthetic enjoyment of the students and community. Art, band, glee club, music theory, and speech are taught. MANUAL ARTS. lXIachine shop, mechanical drawing, woodwork, and printing comprise this group. These classes provide a means of developing technical skill and aid in the discovery of special interests and aptitudes. The printing of the entire school system is done in the printing classes.



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