Sewanhaka High School - Totem Yearbook (Floral Park, NY)

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AN tricity and service and repairs of a simple nature. X Students in the Vocational Arts Mechanics course meet three periods a day and have an intensive study of the automobile in regard to its elec- trical system, the metals used, and the part that mathematics and chemistry play in its construction. The Industrial Arts Auto Mechanics offers an exploratory course relative to the construction and general re- pairs of the automobile. The purpose of the Industrial Arts Aviation course is to give Sewanhaka students a general knowledge of the aircraft world. The accomplishments of men and women connected with the industry have been studied. The uses of aircraft are analyzed, model planes are built, and experiments with a small wind tunnel are carried out. The final achievement is the construction of a small airplane. The Crafts course offered this year is the first industrial arts study to be open only to girls, the aim being to provide an opportunity to make attractive articles of leather, metal, and plastics and to develop an appreciation for hand made articles. General Metal is an exploratory course designed to give the pupil thorough shopwork, outside assign- ments, and related work in a series of experiences in metal work. Vocational Agricultural Science as taught in Sewanhaka High School aims to prepare students to enter the allied occupations and vocations of agriculture. FAC LTY HAROLD WRIGHT Assistant Principal CHARLES COOPER Dean of Boys OLIVE BUCKS Dean of Girls

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AD TRATIO DR. ALVA T. STANFORTH Principal N excellent explanation of the new vocational courses now offered in Se- wanhaka may be found in Dr. A. T. Stanforth's introduction to a recent issue of the Teachers' Bulletin: MWith the introduction of vocational sub- jects, the Sewanhaka High School curriculum becomes comprehensive in its scope and nature. Vocational courses afford opportunities for exploration as well as specific preparation for occupations in a work-a-day world. ln addition, courses have definite educational value and appeal to certain types of students who are not interested in academic subjects .... Trades courses, in my opin- ion, should be definitely connected with cooperative part time employment, if this is possible. There are two courses in electricity being offered at this timeg they are Tech- nical Electricity and General Electricity. The former is a terminal course, in- tended to prepare boys for employment and advancement within the electrical industry fitting them to become technicians and junior engineers. The course covers the study of magnetism, direct and alternating current theory, and lab- oratory work. The latter is a shop course designed to provide the pupil with an understanding of the electrical industry. This course teaches the uses of elec-

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LAN CU AGE OFFICE STAFF COMMERCE MATHEMATICS THE SEWANHAKA FACULTY pictured above, are grouped for the most part according to depart- ments. For this reason it seems advisable to state briefly some facts pertinent to each department. The Music Department has had continued growth both in numbers and popularity. More and greater interest in the foreign language classes has been in evidence since the department began stressing the cultural and ap- preciative features of the language studied. INDUSTRIAL ARTS HEALTH The Physical Education program has been en- larged to include Hygiene courses for Freshmen and Seniors. The Art Department has placed emphasis on Art Appreciation as an elective subject, with the result that the student now participates in both the creative and appreciative phase of the sub- ject. The Library Department has done more than ever before to help students appreciate good books. Classes were given training in library usage, and a great many new worthwhile volumes have been accumulated. Each year the Science Department is making rapid strides in adapting its subjects to a more practical application of scientific truths.