Scottville High School - Taps Yearbook (Scottville, MI)

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4 I lv Mi-nn, T' COMMERCIAL ARITI-IMETIC AND BOOKKEEPIN G ADA PAPPE The commercial course of the Scottville Iligh School at present consists ot' two branches. The first SQIIIOSTCIJS work includes connnercial arithmetic which prepares the students for the second semester's work, that of bookkeeping. 'llhc principles emphasized most in commercial arithmetic are: rapidity, ac- curacy and short methods. ln bookkeeping each student is required to keep a set of books from which they get practical experience. TYPEWRITING Because we 'felt the need of another subject which would give to the student experience as well as knowledge, typewriting was added to our eom- mercial course. Twelve students are enrolled in the class and are using two fully equip- ped, automatic Remington typewriters. LITERATURE CLARA PARKER The course in English, including English Literature and American Litera- ture, which is required for graduation in our lligh School is of especial value and great importance. The first year's work in ltlnglish deals particularly with composition and punctuation, which is continued in the second year but is studied in the more advanced and practiced torm. lt is probable that next year there will be a change in the course of study for the first yearis work in lflnglish. These two years oi' English form a good preparation for an intelligent study of English and American Literature. The former deals chiefly with the history of lflnglish literature and the biographies of the representative writers, including mere fragments of their editions. Three Centuries of American Poetry and Prose, this year replace the American literature book formerly used. lt must be granted that tl1e ideal method of studying Literature is through reading authors from their complete editions. This is what the edi- tions of the above book aimed to but, because it is impossible for them to use the whole in a single volume, they have made selections that would show the author is purpose in the whole. Among the various books for class reading included in the course are Ivanhoe, Irving Sketch Book, ldylls of the King and Shakespearian plays.

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TAP A4v5a14rq General Science DON MCFARLAND tleneral seienee was first taught by Mr. l'l. W. liiebler, former Superin- tendent of our sehool. It is now being' eondueted by Miss l'oburn, and is a very interesting subjeetg it prepares the pupil for the more advaneed eourses in seienee, by showing the relations of man and universe. CHEMISTRY t'hemistry treats of the composition of matter and the physical and ehemi- eal ehangres in the natural state. This subjeet aids greatly in eomprehending the more ditfieult seienee of Physics. A new 1917 edition, by t'arhart and Chute was used this year and had proved a great sueeess over the text formerly used. It advaneed the more reeent dist-overies, and methods of experiment whieh was considered very in- teresting by the elass. A thorough knowledge of this subjeet is indispensable for a l'harnaeist and is very helpful in many other lines of industry. PHYSICS Physics is a subject whieh treats of matter and energy and their relations to eaeh other. Varhart and t'hute's late edition was also brought into use this year. lt treats on some very reeent diseoveries and the latest methodi of performing experiments. 'l'he first semester ineluded moleeular physies, meehanies of solids and heat. The sec-ond semester took in the subjects of magnetism, light, eleetrie eur- rents, eleetro-magnetic, induction and dynamo eleetrie machinery. lloth semesters were intermingled with periods for laboratory experi- ments whieh proved of great interest and knowledge to the elass. By an arrangement made by Mr. Bailey with Charles Stoflet of Kobe and Smith ,e,'arage, a very interesting demonstration of the gras engine was at- tended by the students.

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7 - -4 1 Hindu T Book reports required from outside reading are very essential and bene- ficial, thus 1'Zl11l1l121I'1ZiIlg' the students with the longer production of the various authors. , LATIN The importance of Latin is only realized xx hen we remember that a very large proportion ot' the words ot' our ltlnglish language is derived from Latin. ln some instances words have been taken directly without ehange of Form. The elementary course in Latin now given makes Caesar, which is offered for a second year's work, easier by giving in simple Latin the story of the first two hooks of the Gallic War, :ind by frequent use ot' phrases and constructions from t'aesar, FRENCH French was introduced into our curriculum last year to replaeo the Ger- man. This course furnishes a good conversational vocabulary, gives drills in pronunciation, and the grammar eompletes the essential points in elementary French. l onr students are enrolled in a elass of advanced French this year. The l rench classics L'abha Constantin, lin l ranee, and the several l rench plays studied have been very inspiring as well as intensely interesting. lt is hoped that nest year will find a large enrollment in this class. MUSIC VEVA DUNBAR The department of music is of interest to almost every student in the Scottville High Sehool. Miss Doris Bowen, teacher of musie in the school makes the work very interesting. The special feature of the department is the High School Chorus, a elass in musieal sight reading, and the Orehestra. The Chorus this term consists of both girls and boys, the Girls' Chorus and the I-Boys' tllee Club of the previous term having joined forces. The tfhorns meets on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Several seleetions have been proeured and learned by the Uhorus. These are The Skippers of St. Ives, flood- night, my Beloved, and Away to the Woods. An Oratorio upon the life of Uhrist was given at the Uommunity Hall December 18, 1919. The Oratorio consisted of three parts as follows: Part 1-The birth and life of Christ.