Streator Township High School - Hardscrabble Yearbook (Streator, IL)

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171 ni' The xocatxonal departments and the llttle gymnaslum occupy the ground floor The metal and wood shops are much larger llghter and more comenlent Probably the greatest lmprovement has been made 1n the agrlculture room Before the new add1t1on was added classes were held ln a small room ad1acent to the shops Now the students have the advantage of a fine studx room equlpped wlth cupboards apparatus for testmg m1lk and solls and magazlne racks filled w1th current agrlcultural materxal Next to thls IS a laboratory room to be used for more exten slve projects Wlth thlQ new equlpment we are now able to move lnto a newer type of class procedure whxch lnvolves mstead of the studyawhlle reclte a whlle ty pe a more 1nd1v1dual kmd of work This has been trled thls year 1n the soclal sclence department Students are glven outlmes to follow and a speclfied length of tlme 1n whlch to complete the work The class perlod IS spent takmg notes from the many references supplled by the 1nd1v1dual llbrarles At the end of the deslgnated tlme the entlre class holds a dlscusslon follovs ed by an examlnatlon on the materlal prevl ously studled Thls method enables the student to form more unblased in-nuff 'gi v 4' . 1 l 1. v 1 ' . . . , , V . . . . . . I ' v 7 1 L ' 1 . 1 . , . . . ' . ' . . - . . . V . V 9 Y N . . . U Q - . - . . ,, v . . . . . . - - , 0 . . . . V . . . .- . . . , , 1--Q..-vM..:'.wl.aw..., ,-If . A V A ' , , , we Q Q . n . vg3',.:L I Q 5 ,, K l X I l G ' Newly Equlpped Biology Laboratory Typical Lecture Room In the 1937 Aclclltlon

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Typical Classroom ln the 1937 Addltlon An Interior View of the New Auditorium floor are located all of the SCIENCE rooms 1llClL1Cllllg' chemlstlx bxology physlcs and general suence The chemxstrw and blologx d1v1s1ons each have a large lecture room ad1o1n1ng the SPZCIOLIQ laboratory The laboratorles have bu1lt1n cupboards and acld proof laboratory benches and IH connect1on vsell stocked stole rooms Every room IS equlpped vuth cold water gas and a vsaste dlsposal sx stem For the convenlence of the blology students there IS a well hghted room Wh1Ch may be used as a planetarxum and aquarlum and for photography enthu tlon all of the scxence rooms have much nevs general equlpment On the second floor are soclal QCIGHCQ IOOIHS other class looms a fine large type room and 1 modern office for the Dean of Bow In the soclal sclence rooms may be found new tw pe tables and chans mstead of the formal arrangement of 1nd1v1dual desks PFOYNIOH has been made 1n each department for 1ts ovsn hbrarx A good start has been made m furnlshlng these Wlth approprlate books and It IS expected that each year current materlal wlll be added 1n order that the hbrarles may remam modern I 1 l6 ' 1 v .' ' v ' 7 ' 1' . . -. . - 7 . V. 7 . V L x , L' ' S . . , - siasts the physics department has a fully equipped dark room. In addi- , K ' . L . . . ' . S, .lf ', S, v , I 2 tvnw. L1 ' . v l 1 Y 1 l . 4 7

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OIJIIIIOHS slnce he has the oppol tunlty to compare the v1evspo1nts of dlffer ent authors It also allows the teacher to g1ve more tlme to each student and to supervlse h1s work more carefully Thus far th1s new class pro cedure has been used only 1n soclal SCIQHCB and laboratory SCIQHCQQ but It IS hoped that IH the future th1S laboratory method may be extended to other departments Another feature of the ground floor IS the llttle gymnaslum Its spaclous quarters provlde an outlet for many forms of lndoor aCt1V1ty 1nclud1ng var1ous ball games tumbl1ng and correct1ve GXQYCISGS Thls new gymnaslum IS expected to put new hfe 1nto the physlcal educat1on program through the use of 1tS rowmg mach1ne travel1ng rmgs parallel bars tumbllng apparatus Welght mach1nes and ladders The most pretentlous feature of the new bu1ld1ng IS the beautlful aud1tor1um It 1S nmety feet Wlde one hundred ten feet deep has a he1ght of fifty five feet and a seat1ng capac1ty of fifteen hundred more than any other publlc bu1ld1ng 1n th1s clty Speclal attentlon has been glven acous tlcal propert1es 1n that the large panels on the north and south walls are made of acoust1c plaster the backs of the seats of a fabrxc that msures better hear1ng and the floors covered wlth a hard rubber compos1t1on The walls are decorated Wlth two shades of rust Wlth hght green tr1mm1ngs The aud1tor1um has seven large entrances on the ground floor Four of these enter from a large lobby Upstalrs leadlng 1nto the balcony whlch seats about five hundred people 1S a more attractxve and comfortable lobby carpeted w1th blue frleze and decorated Wlth rose colored drapes at the wlndows The large S monogram above the stage was selected by the archlt ct from deslgns submltted by the Adu anced Art Class George Kmg a mem ber of the Semor Class th1s xear was the deslgner ,-.1 Second Addltlon Including Large Gymnasium Built In 1923 25 18 . . '. . . - Y - ' - , . . L . , nn ' . 0 L, ' 5 9 ' . . . , . . , Y 7 ' 9 ' . . . . . . , , . ' a a , . br , L L L fi which deadens all sound of walking. . . , K 1 ca an ' ,, L VY Y ns . , - 1 1 T i 1,1 ,- , f l 1 3 r , 2 af 1 Q