Spencerville High School - Spenconian Yearbook (Spencerville, IN)

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l I1 i CRISIS li Qi i Kll 1132 lwhil mt limi S9 ,Q-1. 19 Dunn,- 9? ' ' SAWVDUSTERS AND HATCHETWIELDERS

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. DOMESTIC SCIENCE The work in donuestic science has pi'ogi'vssod very nicely this yi-ar. A two-year course is ofibiwd to those who dcsire to Talks it. . Tlie courses in cooking have includwl the study of the dif- fviufnt classes of foods. flu-ii' valuo as foods, methods of cook- ing. phnniing' Weil-lyalziiiceil nicals and dining rooin service. The mln' SL'XYillg' inzn-liiiw. n'hi4?h has bm-n uchlvd To tho dc- pa1 rn1Qnt has arousvd nnu-h l111TilHSi2lH111 and tho work has i1n- proveml since it calnu. The courses in sowing have included a study of tvxtiios. l'Xi1ibiTS and the inziking of siinplv gurnients with the eniphasis placvd upon 110i1'El1l1SS and siiuplicity.

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tll MANUAL TRAINING WI1.-11 this sulnjeet was tirst introtlueeil i11to the sehool eur- 1lL'll.lllIl Tl1 l'x! was 111111-l1 tlouht i11 the mintls of lllklllj' people as to the p1'111'tiez1l value ofthe1le1Ial't1ne11t. ,Uri-1' two yt-urs of slim-1-ssfill work we linil the sentiment 1 1s 1-11.1112-All untl now we tinil only f11vo1'11l1le l'Oll1llll'llf o11 the X 1'1I'lI ilfllll' lrj' Illv lmys. ure feel Tllzlf Tllz' l'XllllJlfS RIT tlllt C911- 1 1i2l unil lA2t!'ll1 l'9 institute lmve ilone mueh for the boys as it ows what other sellonil are eloing. TlIll! ll1I5' .1:1t+'1'i1.gtl1e rurzil high seliool this line of work sllrmlll l1.1 llelfl i11tlisI1e11s11l1le. XY4- look at them us the future 111-11111 :intl lnlsiin-ss II1l'll. llll them lies the respoiisiliility for tl -A fl'-1'-flo111111111t of 1-o1111111111ity resources znnl lll1ll1'OVt'llll'lltS lll sl-1'l al zwtivilies If BWI Mrk ful' il 11ositio11 i11 an oftiee you are requireil first to Ivl'1'1viIl'v' for that N!fl'lfl2ll line of work. So why shouhl we nnt IW 111'1-pziiwl i11 .YOl'ElTll'Jll2ll just the same as for professional msitio ltr. The Zlllll of thi- .lepart111e11t has been to work out projects that can be of use i11 the home. As we feel any work 011 some trivial. useless project is ti111e squznulered. Because of lnek of equilnneiit we are forced to li111it our aetivities to beneh wooclworking. Thougll we make some i11- vestigntioiis i11to the trades of plumbing, blaeksniitliing, paint- ing eement mixing we eannot earry these out 11 any practical wayr lt is the hope of fill! school i11 the future to put ont ill so- eiety a useful man. This will mean he will neetl both elassical iillll voeatiomil etlueation. Vllhen this is :lone we hope to be uble to faee the worlll witl1 21 lesser number of misfits. That every hoy and girl muy be guideil i11 such a way that he may follow some vocation that will give i11 return 21 good honest living. So to the boy just leaving the common school. You should take aulvantage of every bit of training you can. Any failure on your part will bring regrets to you. So enter some high sehool next fall. It is the next roatl that lies open before you. Go where you will receive the best.