Wakefield High School - Echo Yearbook (Wakefield, MI)

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F W Duffin. A B Geometry. Trigonometry Advanced Algebra MATHEMATICS The Wakefield High School has an extensive and complete mathematics department. Beginning with the seventh grade, five and one-half years of work are offered. In the Junior High course, which is required, the pupils learn the fundamentals of percentage and mensuration. Many practical points are taught which should be of great value in later active life, such as the writing of checks, money orders, etc. In the Senior High department, algebra and geometry are required of all students enrolled in the academic course. Two semesters are offered in each subject, the former being taught bv Mr. Jones and the latter In-Mr. Duffin. I here are also three advanced courses in mathematics conducted by Mr. Duffin. These are solid geometry, trigonometry, and advanced algebra. Each of these requires one semester and is worth one-half a credit. Higher algebra is offered lor one semester each year, while trigonometry and solid geometry are given every other year. These advanced courses are taken by those students who intend to take a college course involving a considerable amount of mathematics. More interest has been shown in mathematics now than in previous years, as the enrollment shows. There is a general idea that geometry and the more advanced courses are very difficult. Any student, however, if he is willing to try, is able to master these.

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Gertrude Jacobs, A B Girls' Physical lulucation GIRLS' PHYSICAL EDUCATION The work of the Girls' Physical Education department is divided into three terms. The fall term consists of tennis, field hockey, and an interclass tournament in these sports. The winter unit begins after Thanksgiving with five weeks of swimming, and a ten week program of basket ball. The winter term also includes folk (lancing, corrective work, ice skating, and the Physical Education demonstration. The spring program, which begins after Easter vacation, includes baseball, tennis, track, and archery. The extra-curricular activity of the department includes an annual Swimming Pageant and a May Fete. BOYS' PHYSICAL EDUCATION It is the aim of the boys' department of Physical Education to teach those activities that will carry over into later life and at the same time to develop strong bodies and alert minds. In order to accomplish this, the following program is pursued: During the fall, five weeks are given up to play ground ball, three to a game project, and three to corrective work. The winter term includes five weeks of tumbling, ten of swimming, and four of demonstration preparation. In the spring three weeks are taken for boxing and seven lor track.

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Dan I f Chamberlain, B. S Metal Work A Rerucha. B S. Electricity. Mechanical Drawing C. 11 Christopherson. B. S. Woodwork INDUSTRIAL ARTS Boys make their first contact with the industrial arts work when they enter the seventh grade. In this grade a ten-week unit in home mechanics and a similar unit of work in shop sketching are offered. In the eighth grade, the students take ten-week units each of woodwork and electricity. The industrial arts work in grades seven and eight is assumed to have sufficient values in general education to make it a required course for all boys. In the senior high school there is an industrial arts curriculum consisting of four years of shop work. The ninth grade work is largely exploratory in nature. Each student is routed through four shops consisting of woodwork, electricity, general metal, and mechanical drawing. Ten weeks are devoted to each of the four subjects. In grade nine, the students have an opportunity to find their likes and dislikes for the various types of industrial work as well as their abilities in each of these separate fields. In grades ten, eleven, and twelve, the work is elective, and each course runs throughout the entire year. The following subjects are offered: machine shop, advanced woodwork, mechanical drawing, and machine drawing. The work of these three grades is more specialized in nature, and helps the student to more successfully gain entrance in one of the various industrial occupations.