Triadelphia High School - Triadelphian Yearbook (Wheeling, WV)

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1934 THE TRIADELPHIAN 1934 The Curriculums of Triadelphia High School Triadelphia High school, with an enrollment this year of 784 students, and a faculty of 37 teachers, offers its pupils five curricula: college preparatory, commercial, industrial arts, home economics, and agriculture arts. The college preparatory course has the largest number of students enrolled, having 350 this year, the commercial course ranks second with 287. In the language department the college preparatory course offers Latin. French, and Spanish, besides English. A certain amount of academic work is also required in all other courses. A thorough training in typing, bookkeeping, shorthand, business arith- metic. salesmanship, and commercial law is given in the commercial curriculum. thus fitting those with business ability for responsible positions in the business world. The industrial arts curriculum, although chiefly vocational, provides the preparation necessary for college entrance. Mechanical drawing and woodwork- ing are a part of the course. Mathematics, including algebra I and II, plane and solid geometry and trigonometry, is emphasized. Those interested in foods, clothing, or home decoration follow the home economics curriculum. The agricultural arts curriculum. although related to the industrial arts curriculum, enables its graduates to enter and to carry out successfully, special- ized agricultural pursuits. The sciences have not been neglected: general science, biology. chemistry. and physics are taught. In the social sciences classes are held in modern world history, American history, social science, economics, and sociology. Besides the required subjects, additional courses in advertising, art, Bible, journalism, instrumental and vocal music are offered. For two semesters' work in advertising and journalism three-fifths of J unit is given: for art, Bible, and vocal music, two-fifths. and for instrumental music, one unit is given for four years' work. Classes in required subjects have the largest number of students attending. However, the size of the average class ranges from twenty-five to thirty students. The day, which is divided into six class periods and a lunch period from 1.2 to 1, begins at 9:03 and continues until 3:40. 10 CbfbdbiibffbflbifbPbfbibfbfbfbifbifblibibfflvtfbifbiibff

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1934 THE TRIADELPI-IIAN 1934 J. P. Mtllenry, Assistant Su erintendent: Zach S rin er. Count' Su erintendent: S. S, Jacob P P R l P Assistant Superintendent The New School System During this time of change and uncertainty, we, the schools. have not been exempted from feeling modern conditions. Our West Virginia school system has undergone a complete metamorphosis. We can. in fact. compare ourselves with those amazing little creatures of the insect world-the locust. the dragon fly, the grasshopper, or any ofthe countless others who cast their skins and mQoy a wbnth, Yes Hwy do mUoy dwh Uandonnadons ahhough M Grst they are weak and spent. unable to fly because their wings are damp and unformed: but slowly they gather strength. Their crumpled wings straighten and gleam in the sun. and at last they soar away, glad in their freedom and beauty. 12 Qlvtflwflb9lsPlvt'b1'lvf'lvl'l:t5l'1'lr1'l:+'l:15l2'rflvt4b1ll: fllvflbtlbfflzff