South High School - Tiger Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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-lv-. F D' 41-3 ' il!ahT.L 51 -,-, , I - ' 1 '-.i f, L ,, . 4' 'yi THE TIGER .1-- fr ? E' 1- ara . f ' ff A. -L A A, N Twlmg og nt CFD X A x X every one may express himself to a certain extent, and that the aim of this department is to enable pupils to see, to observe, and thus better to enjoy life. We also learn that art may be divided into two divisions, that of design and that of representation. These two are equally important one to the other, that is, the one complements the other. Miss Kriedt teaches design as applied to home economics, namely, interior decorating and costume designing. Under the former, domestic art is practically applied through various problems, such as craft work, including the decorating of flower pots, bread boards, etc. Besides, the students do all kinds of work with the needle. They learn decorative stitches and make an historical study of the stitches that have come down to us through the centuries. They also study interior decorating as such, a profession which is rapidly corning to the fore and in which women, as well as men, are employed. The costume designing of this department has at times played an impor- tant part in the life of our school. The big problem of designing and con- structing the costumes historically correct for the Midsummer Night's Dream, Robin Hood and the Pied Piper-all beautiful plays given in our auditorium- was done by this department in conjunction with the sewing department. Miss Mathias teaches the representative side of art as applied to practical uses, as advertising and illustration. The students help in launching the Tiger by advertising and by posters. The Tiger itself is a practical application of the free-hand drawing and design relative to illustration. Miss Mathias invented a process by which this department can do its own color separation for its own zinc etchings, when more than a one-color print is wanted. By the use of this device, the price is saved of a commercial artist, who would other- wise do this work for the Tiger in an engraving establishment. It is not too much to say that all South High appreciates the artistic drawings and illustra- tions found in the Tiger each year. The free-hand drawing department also teaches general utility sign writing. These signs are used in all parts of the building upon different occasions. Occasionally, pupils are offered opportunities to earn real money by show card writing, which is taught in the third year of the course. How- ever, the work in this department is not eminently vocational. Science Department Close by, we read on the card by the door, Mr, Fisher, Physics. We are eager to look in for we have heard that this laboratory is one of the best equipped laboratories in the Northwest. Here are students' work tables of solid oak combining three tables in one unit. These tables have connections 29 M, M

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5, p. ,ef ,f if , i f , A MJ al l T EFL ' is gave - . ,, p N -A f,f,.,.i Q .' Some Facts About Your School Attendance Do you know that South High has an attendance of 1,935 students, that freshmen compose 631 of this total number, that by june 290 students will have graduated this year, and that the enrollment of the day and night schools is 3,085? Faculty Do you know that South High has a faculty of eighty-eight teachers, that her library contains approximately 9,650 books and fifty current magazines, and that an average of 525 students take advantage of this library daily? Running the Building Are you aware of the fact that it takes nine janitors and two engineers to keep our huge building clean and warm for us? Does it seem possible that from 16,000 to 19,000 tons of coal are required each season to heat the build- ing, or that from 18,000 to 23,000 pounds of coal are consumed each day? In fact, have you stopped to think of the vast growth of our school or of the marvelous changes wrought in her various departments within the last few years? If not, come with me for a few minutes and we will explore our commo- dious building, taking a peep or a glance at the fine equipment in the various departments, or visiting briefly some class room where the real substantial work of the school is being done. The Ofhce Let us begin at the office where ten years ago one principal and one clerk labored in very narrow, cramped quarters. Now, if you look, you will observe that one principal, one assistant principal, one vocational guidance teacher, and four clerks compose our oflice force, each having his own desk where he may quietly and undisturbed work out the problems allotted to him. French Department If we next ascend the stairs into the new building, we are attracted into the French department where we Find five teachers with their live hundred students. We can scarcely realize that ten years ago there was only one teacher here with fifty-two students. Here it was that the purely socialized recitation was first introduced into South High School five years ago by Miss Mary La Vigne. Q Through this method of recitation, the students easily and freely, by means of the objects and actions themselves, learn to speak in French. Art Department Passing down the corridor, we approach the Free-hand Drawing and Applied Design departments. Here we learn that art is a language by which 28

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X . f' 'l I S grit' M.: l galil . I' ii ', a tm -. i 3 - is 7 3 ez 161 int- I A U U M -I I V Wi V V Y WW t ai.. i -1:5 -.- i Z, fy an ini? .alt ,t ki si me --' for electricity. Each table has a capacity for twelve students without crowd- ing. No gas or steam fixtures are provided on the main tablesg gas and steam are brought up at the sides of the room, thus increasing the available work space and preventing much litter and confusion. Direct current electricity for experiments is obtained from two motor- generator sets mounted in the store room, where an ample switchboard permits the sending of currents to any room of the department. The labora- tory has four sinks supplied with steam and with hot and cold water. Com- pressed air is available on the instructor's table. In the lecture room, a B. 8: L. convertible balopticon is mounted at the rear. This may be used for slides, opaque work and vertical projection. A 1,000-Watt Mazda lamp furnishes the light. But we must hasten on. In rooms adjacent we find Miss MacDermid in the Chemistry Department. Here are three laboratory desks for students. These desks accommodate thirty-six students at one time. Each student has his own individual drawer and cupboard, also his own pieces of apparatus for making experiments. We see a store room with all modern equipment, a recitation room with lantern for use with slides or for opaque projections, a mineral cabinet, and last but not least, a private ofhce, dear to the heart ofuthe instructor, containing a desk, a book case, and a reading table. Commercial Department On the same floor we discover our ever-growing commercial department. How busily the seventy-nine typewriters are clicking. How interested the three hundred students are while going about their work. This department does all the typing for the Southerner, for the teachers, and for our school programs. We are pleased to hear that graduates from this department are ever in large demand for responsible, well-paying positions throughout the city. Domestic Science The white kitchen with its aluminum equipment and its pleasant dining room greets our eyes. Classes here range from eighteen to twenty-four in number. These classes serve fifty-live teachers with lunch at the noon hour every day, four students taking their turn at serving. Here there are seven hired cooks. Nine hundred dollars is spent each week buying food at whole- sale prices for this splendid lunch room. 30