South Division High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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CARDINAL ANNUAL DIRECTED ENERGY MANUAL ARTS VER since 'lway back when, it has been common knowledge in the school that boys like shop and mechan- ical drawing. In fact, the urge to use tools and see results appear under the workman's hand, made manual arts so popular that the need for a new shop and a new mechanical drawing room was imperative. Boys flocked to these classes. Some girls even took the subject. And so, when the boys had looked upon the worn floors and well-known benches for the last time, the old shop door was closed. We wailed, we wept, we waited. The workman's hammer re- sounded through the basement. Masons hurried around with tools in their hands. Ah! gasped Mr. Holden. Not bad, said Mr. Sherman. 'lExcellent, commented Mr. Sears. l'Three cheers! yelled we all. A new woodworking shop, a new metal working shop, and a new mechanical drawing room had ap- peared. Even the old room had been improved. New drawing desks stood before our eyes in all their shining new- ness. New machinery and benches were revealed and became a mystery waiting to be solved. The new system for the disposal of shavings and sawdust drew our attention. Huge pipes carry the shavings from the machines to the boiler room where they are disposed of. In fact, everything which could be desired had been foreseen and provided for. Do the boys appreciate this? just ask them! Out of the newly equipped shops should come an abundance of concrete evidence that South Division is duly grateful for these valuable acquisitions.

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CARDINAL ANNUAL LET'S BE DOMESTIC HGUSEHQLD ARTS H, if only those domestic scientists wouldn't let delicious odors of baking bread, pies, fudge, an' every- thing escape into the corridors! They just don't mix well with Amo, amas, amat . . or The square of the hypot- enuse of a right-angled triangle . . Fourth hour with lunch in the dim dis- tance is hard enough, without the tanta- lizing smells of viands to distract us. Driven to despair by our own incom- petence, we approach Mabel to inquire what we ought to serve at our next din- ner party. She wrinkles her pretty brow for a moment, and then recites, f'Why not begin with fruit cup, celery and olives, of course, followed by rolled roast, gravy, and mashed potatoes, but- tered carrots, cabbage and green pepper salad, and grape gelatin with bananas ? We gasp our gratitude and wonder why we weren't wise enough to enroll in the Domestic Science Course. In Miss Congdon's room we find Alice standing over a piece of cardinal crepe, with shears poised above the material. Awe-stricken we ask, Wl1at's it going to be ? A Russian blouse, stupid, she re- plies and slashes into the stuff. We sigh with envy as Sue cuts the last thread, shakes out the folds of her latest creation, and, holding it up, looks at it critically with, The flare is all right this time, Miss Congdon! Sadly we look at our dowdy selves and think, these do- mestic scientists! Despite the criticisms about a lack of domesticity among modern youth, critics must admit that South is teaching girls the fine arts of cooking and sewing.

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i. ,, CARDINAL ANNUAL DISTORTIONISTS ART DEPARTMENT THING of beauty is a joy foreverf' The members of our Art Depart- ment have accomplished a great deal this semester towards making school more joyful, for they have created an abun- dance of beautiful yet practical things. Stage designing for the class plays, for the operetta, and for plays given by the clubs has been a new feature in the ac- tivities of the Art Department. Never before at South Division have the stu- dents been entrusted with this work. Working as professionals behind the as- bestos curtain, instead of in the regular art room, the students have had many unusual experiences. The yearbook has also furnished many interesting problems for the art students, who make all of the pen and ink draw- ings for the book. Large posters and small are the products of the art room. The crafts, too, prove very interesting, and include batik work, pottery molding, leather tooling, and clay modeling. Many of the students have made Christmas presents, such as scarfs, book-ends, plaques, vases, and lamp shades, and, in some cases, they have even made their own Christmas cards during the course of the semester's work. Exceptional talent is not required for entrance into this department. All who are interested in producing something beautiful and useful will find an out- let for their ambitions by enrolling in the art classes of South Division. Wherever the products of this depart- ment have been received, they have con- tributed to the joy and satisfaction of the recipients and of the donors.