Timmins High and Vocational School - Porcupine Quill Yearbook (Timmins, Ontario Canada)

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50 .1-.- .? The PORCUPINE QUILL l sf , 2 1 , :QI , I ,yi U ,W 1 1. Drafting Room, Vocational School Machinists All The keen . . . impassioned beauty of a great machine. Bill Barilko: Thomas Moore: A machinist who manufactures alibis on T. J. Moorets wisecracking tongue takes a wholesale basis. the monotony out of the dullest session. Which is appreciated. Bill Sangster: Bill's disarming smile saves him many a Bob Mitchell: cross-examination. A talented newcomer, who assists in Erancis Sarmiento, nearly every school activity, to the com- ,Tis Said that ice and al cheering Crowd plete satisfaction of his classmates. will waken his mentality. Eliot Bailey: Donald Hensby: Insists upon accuracy to the last decimal Has a mania for dissecting theories, at P13091 at all timeS- which he is very unsuccessful. Arthur Manhire, Louis Baderski: Known as Sleepy Manhirej' is Very Speaks only when necessary, seldom be- conservative with his slow smile. fore. L. BLACK Spring Spring came over the hill to-day, Robins are chirping among the trees, Dancing and singing on her wayg Tiny leaves rustling in the breeze, Bringing with her -the birdies small And spiders are weaving their webs to-day That did not leave till late last fall. Because pretty spring has come this way. HARRY CHARBONNEAU, AIC I

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49 The PORCUPINE QUILL l A Message from the Director of the Vocational School When we think of Vocational Education are we not inclined to think that it is merely a preparation for a job-a means of ea.rning money? And why earn money? Is it not that we may enjoy living! Surely life means more than merely getting money, and so also does Vocational Education. It should be a preparation for living. So many students in the vocational school are prone to think that the Typewriting, or Cooking, or Woodworking -the so-called practical subjects-are all- important. Might I stress the equal or greater importance of History-the story of man's growth and progressp Literature-a record of man's thoughts: and Science-how the man has discovered the secrets of the world about us. And when school days are over. continued study, through the reading of the best of these, will increase our appre- ciation of what has been done by past gener- ations to give us all that makes life enjoy- able-and will help make it enjoyable. A. A. ROSE I The Machine Shop Department 'Ilhis department of the Vocational School is a place of considerable interest to boys. It is a great attraction for them to be able to run the diierent machines and it has but one disappointing feature: the periods come to an end all too soon. The shop is equipped with a splendid variety of modern machines that provide an opportunity to make practically anything desired. The crib, wlhere the tools are arranged on display shelves, is looked after by the boys in turn and this experience is instructive and valuable. Here is to be found a large assort- ment of the best tools obtainable. Vifhether or not a boy specializes in the study of Machine Shop he lhas in his pos- session the knowledge of machinery that is sure to be of use to him in future life. By the use of machinery and hand tools he ob- tains experience that enables him to keep mechanical conltrivances such as the lawn mower and washing machine in proper Working order. The machine department is one of the best equipped of any school shop in the Province and the courses offered in theoretical and practical problems are of a value and variety unsurpassed in Ontario. L. BADERSKI

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, wi A - in , 1 DOP'E.S'lC SCIENCE The Household Science Course -A Training for Life The Household Timmins High Science Department of the and Vocational School was started in 1927. At that time Cooking and Dressmaking were taught to Commercial stu- dents, but up to last year there was no special Household Science Course, that is, no course in which girls could specialize in Household Science. With sixteen girls graduating this year and twenty-one at present in S2, the course has made rapid progress. Although there are many other courses girls may take, I think the Household Science course is the best. In it the girls are educated in subjects which will be of help to them in later life. Every girl expects eventually to be a homemaker and should have some training for this life-long vocation. Some people think that in the Household Science course the girls are taught only to cook and to sew. This is not true. There are a great variety of subjects taught, some of which I shall explain briefly. Dietetics is a subject which is important to everyone. If a young mother has had a c-ourse in Household Science she will know how to give her family well-balanced meals and the right kind of food. We learn how improper food causes misshapen bones, poor teeth, susceptibility to colds and diseases, underweight and overweight, nervous dis- orders and poor digestion, and we are taught how to avoid such things. -We also learn what foods will hasten recovery from such di- seases as tuberculosis. IH Hygiene we are shown how to improve mu' appearance and health by being well- groomed. Hygiene includes the care of hair, hands, skin. teeth, and feet. More advanced hygiene teaches us how to care for a patient in a home, how to- recognize the symptoms of different diseases, how to give certain treat- ments, and how to render first aid. We learn in Home Economics how to launder our clothes and clean and press them properly. We are also taught how to furnish a home well, according to our income. Cooking is among the many important sub- jects taken in this practical course. Let us consider the position of a girl just married, would be in, if she had no knowledge of cook- ing, of food values, of how to plan well-balanc- ed meals, or of the standard prices of the food she purchases. She might think she was securing a bargain when she was really paying a. high price. Her s-tore bill would be much higher than need beg and not many husbands favour parting with more than necessary of their pay cheque for the grocery bill. Our next subject is Science. This is very interesting, especially to those who like dis- secting frogs and other animals. Among other things we learn how to remove stains and how to distinguish between different