Sharon High School - Mirror Yearbook (Sharon, PA)

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The Special Departments Some of the most cultural and some of the most useful courses of our school are listed under Special Departments. 1 he Music Department helps members of the hand, orchestras and chorus to make good use of their leisure hours and to acquire membership in other organizations. The i est of our school, as listeners, have gained a fuller appreciation of music through the efforts of this department. The Art Department includes Free-Hand Drawing and Mechanical Drawing. “To open up the road to beauty and understanding of one great phase of life, to encourage joy in creation, that is the function of art. I he former course develops a keener appreciation in everyday things. The latter develops imagination and habits of careful observation. For students who use Mechanical Drawing commercially, this department cooperates with the Westinghouse Company. Students may work in this plant during summers, and those not wishing to go to college may take engineering training there. 1 lie Library contains magazines and books for school reference, outside reading requirements. and pleasure reading. The Librarian, besides her regular work, gives talks to Freshmen on the use of the library, preparing them for work in any library. 1 he Household Arts Department, including Cooking and Sewing, aims to prepare girls for home work in both subjects. Both are two-year required courses, but the teachers hope to have them extended through the high school curriculum as elective courses. The school nurse in the Health Department gives first aid. assists in medical inspection, calls upon sick children, and has many other incidental duties. Her work is invaluable. The aim of the Manual Training Department is not to teach the student to make furniture as much as to teach him accuracy in all things, the use and care of tools, machinery, and wood, and especially the use of his own hands. I he I h sical I raining Department helps the student develop a vigorous, healthy body and mind, ready to do his task at school and at home. Since lack of time forbids individual attention, much time is spent on games to teach the pupil self-sacrifice, courage, fair play, persistence, and self-protection. David Rees.................... Eunice Rees .................. Elma Stansfield .............. Elizabeth Sykes ............... Norman Morrell—Carnegie Tech Grace McClenahan .............. Grace Eccles ............. Helen Mathay .................. Flora Mathay ................. Howard Gilmore ............ Agnes Flinn .................. R. B. McCandless............... Mildred Devore ............... Glamorgan School of Music,Wales—Music .........................New York University—Music ............................... Slippery Rock—Music .......................Allegheny College, A. B — Art College of Engineering. B. S.. Mechanical Drawing ......................................... Librarian Rochester Mechanics Institute—Cooking Battle Creek College—Sewing Harriet Hospital Training School. R.N.—School Nurse Genesco State Normal—Manual Training Sargent University—Physical Training Nebraska Wesleyan. A.B.—Physical Training Indiana State Normal—Physical Training Seventeen