Rocky Mountain College - Yellowstone / Poly Yearbook (Billings, MT)

Page 30 text:

Domestic Science Department sa QN VQJ, k E54 . Y V .vp OUR NEW DOMESTIC SCIENCE KITCHEIN Domestic Science, under the supervision of Miss Brown, is the latest course at the Institute, having been added to the curriculum only this year. It is the purpose soon to introduce several courses which will greatly strengthen the work, also advanced work will be offered in Cooking, Household Economics, and Sewing. Cooking is now a three year course, and includes the sources, composition, value, di- gestibility, and proper cooking of foods, the preparation and serving of meals, marketing, fliatetics. and invalid cookery. The practice work is all done in a large, airy Domestic Science Kitchen, well equipped with electric ranges and all other modern appliances. Home Economics includes the planning, furnishing, and care of a home, division of in- come and other kindred topics. The course in Sewing is not yet outlined, but will be a course in which the students are given plain sewing, drafting, dressmaking, embroidery, ex- tensive study of textiles, and the care and cost of clothing. ' The whole course in Domestic Science is based upon the sciences of Chemistry, Phys- ics, Botany, etc., and the student is taught to apply the arts and sciences to every-day life. She is given a practical and theoretical knowledge of these problems, and the character- istics of accuracy, neatness, dexterity, perseverance, and economy are developed. That this course is not only instructive and proving a success, but very interesting as well, is shown by the large number of girls taking it.

Page 29 text:

U Manual Training Department Not u11til the last decade l1as n1anual tiaining beco111e a recognized factor a1no11g the industrial institutio11s of the COLl1l'E1'y. Tl1e work generally consisted of many of the de- tailed branches of wood carxiing, etc. Tl1e boy wl1o can be trained to use his hands equally as well as l1is brain, has already laid tl1e fOl.l1lCl21lIlO1l of a successful career. Tl1e aim of the I11stitute is to give the boys a general k11owledge of tl1e ll1lClC1'lyl11g' principles of several trades. More and more are scl1ools throughout tl1e Northwest coming to a greater realization of the need of a practical training. Here tl1e tl1ougl1t l1as been to give tl1e boy a trade training, to 111ake all otl1er branches aid toward giving l1i111 a11 education which will make him of immediate use to both himself a11d his employer. Tl1e Polytechnic is seeking to solve a great problem. Tl1e old idea of tr-ying to force upon tl1e stude11t tl1e cut a11d dried theories of the impractical, llZ1S lOllg been disregarded. XYe offer as a substitute a practical course which XYIIGII completed will send the boy back to tl1e farm equipped with the fundamental principles tl1at te11d toward a useful existence. Tl1e shop work C1lllJ1'3.C6S ge11eral repair woik, drafting, mechanical drawing, and woodwork. During the entire year all of tl1e general repair work on the farm a11d around the Institute has been do11e largely by the shop. students. Drafting composed the greater part of tl1e first Semester's class work. Those taking up classes in woodwork are hrst required to make sketches and drawings of tl1e article to be made. In this way a knowledge is gained as to construction a11d size of various ar- ticles. Those taking up Electrical Engineering are first given Elemental Machine Draw- ing. The work consists of bolt study, right and left-hand threads, etc. Classes in archi- tectural drawing are also given for those wishing that phase of work. One wing of the basement of our New Shop and Industrial Hall was erected by the boys during the past summer. This serves temporarily for the use of the shop classes. New machinery has been installed, consisting of band saws, turning lathes, joints and planes. The completion of the main building is looked forward to for the coming summer. -27-

Page 31 text:

H i Music eparimeni I... . V - V 1 . . - 1 . A ' ., Q vi :Q .-Lggwyl How WE snvc This short sketch on our Department of Music is scarcely adequate to give the reader a clear and just idea of what we are doing, or what music means to our school collectively and individually. For just as the joy of a beautiful june day cannot be analyzed or put into mere words. no more can music and its far-reaching influence be described. 'Tis in truth a thing of the soul. Qui' chorus class, commonly known as the Coyote Chorus, has been a howling suc- cess. Do not misinterpret this. NYe mean a success in the strongest sense of the word. Xever before has the class had as large and as faithful attendance as has this year's organ- ization. XYe doubt not that this is due to the ambition and enthusiasm of each member. The work has consisted of choral singing, sight treading, ear training, and a brief study of the fundamentals of music that relate to our particular subject. On account of the very inadequate schooling afforded by the scattered district schools in this vast west- ern country, many students come to us who have no idea of the natural musical ability lying dormant in them. The chorus class is the very best means of learning how to cultivate, in a comparatively short time, this musical taste, and to develop by ear training an appre- ciation of music in those who are not naturally musicians. For this reason all students of instrumental music, whether they sing or not, should join the class. The work is open to all. perfect harmony being the only tuition requested. The festivities of our school year are always enhanced by the choral singing. The Christmas and Easter Cantatas are of as high a standard as those attempted in any of our large churches. But we would call special attention to the fine music rendered by this sec- tion of the department at the May Day and Commencement Exercises. Now in regard to the Piano and Violin divisions. These classes, too, we are proud to say. have been growing in quantity and quality. Since many of these pupils are only be- ginners. we have not heard them in public as often as desired. However, each piano pu- pil renders at least one selection before the public at the final recital given commencement week. All music students are expected to pursue at least two academic subjects besides music. There is little room in the world today for a freak or one-sided person. Cf course, we urge the attainment of one thing, whatever that may be for which one is best adapted,