Strong Vincent High School - Spokesman Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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1 Practical Arts Mr. Humphrey, Miss Reinhold, Miss Benson, Mr. Groschke. Miss Reinhold'siCo0king Class. Mr. Groschke-Shop Aside from academic and commercial subjects, four courses which will benefit the student directly are available. Sewing, under Miss Bensonis direction, presents a useful course for girls. Selection, care and repair of clothing together with skill in garment construction are developed. Further objectives are a clothing budget, personal cleanliness and hygiene for each girl. Miss Reinhold offers another important f'Home Economics subject-cooking. Although usually considered a course for girls, a few boys are far-sighted enough to realize the benefits derived from it. Theprinciples of marketing and the value of a food budget are studied. Working in groups of two, the students develop the skill necessary for the preparation of nutritious and attractive meals. The wood-working shop contains the most satisfied classes in school. These boys enroll here because they like to work with their hands. Their reward is the satisfaction of creating a material object, the result of the coordination between mind and body. A spirit of cooperation, a more complete knowledge of tools, of materials and how to apply them, and an accomplishment for leisure time are the more im- portant fruits of this course. Drafting is taught as a language for students to make or read drawings. Here the boys develop skill in handling drawing instruments, and an ability to produce mechanical, sheet-metal, or architectural drawings and tracings. High school drafting may be the preparation for a vocation, or an elementary course for college work. To many students drafting instructed by Mr. Humphrey, is a restful occupation where one can enjoy himself. Fifteen

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Fine Arts Brown. Mr. I3l'UVVI1'flIISlI'llCfll0lI in, Ill,8ff'lUIlClllS. Miss Pearce--A rl Appreciation of art and music characterizes any cultured person. Yincent is particularly fortunate in being able to offer to the student body courses in these two fields. In the Junior High Department, Miss Galinsky teaches both art and music. In the Senior High, Miss Pearce's classes receive a diversified course in art. Here is provided an excellent opportunity for self-expression and the appreciation of beauty. In addition to their regular work art students constantly furnish the school with appropriate posters, banners, place cards and other art work. In connection with music Mr. Brown gives the necessary instrumental and Mr. Grender the vocal instruction. The goal of all music pupils is the Band, the Orchestra, the Boys' Glee Club, the Girls' Chorus, or the A'Capella Choir. The musical organizations serve the school in a large measure. The Band stirs the players on the football field to greater action. The A'Capella Choir and the Orchestra thrill and arouse the emotions of the student body at assembly, or in concert. Boys and girls desirous of cultivating their musical ability find in the Boys' Glee Club and the Girlsf Chorus a pleasant way of learning to understand music and to express themselves. The influence of this training will be felt throughout the entire life of the students. The impressions made at high school age are lasting and influential in character building. New worlds open to him who is able to feel and appreciate beauty in its various forms. Such classes are definite aids to the search for cultural attainment. Fourteen Mr. Grender, Miss Pearce, Miss Calinsky, Mr.

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r,,,, Commercial Subjects Miss Shalkham, Miss Warfel, Mr. Wick, Miss Shade, Miss lisler. Mr. Schenck, Miss Quirk, Miss Alllearn, Miss Forsberg, Mr. Hughes. Mr. Schenck's llooma-fliookkeeping. Miss Forsberg's RoomfTypewriiing. A large number of high school students elect the course in business training because they must pro- cure positions immediately upon graduation, and this is the only course which prepares the pupil directly for a definite vocation. This field includes a variety of occupations. For those desiring preparation in secretarial or office work, Miss Forsberg, Miss Warfel, Miss Shalkam, and Miss Esler teach Type-writing and Stenographyg Mr. Wick Commercial Arithmeticg and Miss Schade and Mr. Schenck Bookkeeping. Typing is a two-year course, the first year being devoted to learning the keyboard and acquiring speed, and the second to transcribing notes. In the two-year daily practice in Stenography pupils become proficient in taking dictation and transcribing short hand notes. Two years of Bookkeeping and one of Commercial Arithmetic furnish the student some knowledge of accounting. Half year courses are taught in Business English by Miss Quirk and in Commercial Law by Mr. Schenck. Graduates in commercial work should be successful business men or women. They should leave school with a better understanding of economic laws. Business training prepares students not only for efficient participation in productive activities, but also trains them to save money and invest wisely. Through business training students are given a desire and the ability to cooperate with others in both economic and civil activities. In pre-depression years positions were readily procured for a large number of graduates in this depart- ment. Business education not only supplies training for initial employment but also for the subsequent readjustment. Sixteen