Washington Park High School - Kipikawi Yearbook (Racine, WI)

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Standing: Raymond P. Hawker, Richard Hallisy. ( !uy H Weaver Sitting: Florence Pennete.ither. Erwin Wall, Olivia Anna Baker COMMERCIAL In our highly industrialized world, commercial work is indispensable. It is a field in which there exists unlimited opportunity for the American youth bent on securing footing in the business world. That the Students of Park High School are awake to these opportu- nities and realize the importance of commercial work is shown by the large enrollment in the various subjects of that department. Last semester the number of Students who elected commercial courses totalled about 870. In order to accommodate them all, it was necessary to secure the use of class rooms usually devoted to other studies. Under the direction of Mr. Wall the commercial department offers courses that give thorough and efficient instruction in bookkeeping, Stenography, typing, office practice, com- mercial law, commercial correspondence, and business organization. The course in bookkeeping offers a student two semesters in that suhiect, and tries to lay a firm foundation if the individual wants to go farther into accounting. A novel method has been devised to give the students in the office practice course prac- tical training in that subject. Students are assigned to different teachers to act as personal secretaries, thus obtaining experience before leaving school. So many pupils want to take typing that some have to be rejected for Lick of room. As in the shorthand classes, tests are given monthly to ascertain a student ' s accuracy and speed. The one receiving the highest number of words per minute is crowned the champii in i if the month. Mr Wall ' s B

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Z ihytA -! Standing: Arthur J. Wilbor, Edward F. Sanders, Adrian A. Worun. Sitting: Francis Rogers. SCIENCE Can the energy of the atom be utilized? Can human life be prolonged? What addi- tional possibilities not yet discovered are offered by the radio? Scientists can help to answer these questions. Only the youths cf today will be the scientists of tomorrow, but in order to be so, they must begin their training early. In this school Mr. Wilbor has watchfully headed the science department. The courses m physics (Mr. Wilbor) chemistry (Mr. Rogers) biology (Mr. Sanders and Mr. Worun) have afforded students otherwise loaded down with algebra, language, literature, some outlet for their less subjective inclinations. During the spring, biology students take field trips and study the plant and animal life of the community. Biology begins with the Study of a cell and proceeds to study the de- velopment through the more complicated forms of both plant and animal life. No dissection is performed in the course, yet a thorough study of the structure of frogs is not neglected. On the south side of the building the fish hatchery and plant hatchery under the daily care of Mr. Sanders and Mr. Worun have thrived to add plenty of features for school gossip. In chemistry Mr. Rogers leads his Students through a Study of organic chemistry in the Litter half of the second semester. This covers thoroughly as much work as is done in the first semester of a good college course. Any Student with this background can register in chemistry 2 when pursuing his higher education. The first semester ' s work in physics is designed with emphasis on mechanics; the second semester ' s work emphasizes electricity. Only two semesters of this course are offered for high school credit. Mr Wilbor The Growing Room In the lab with Mr. Rogers J

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INDUSTRIAL ARTS The Industrial Arts Department provides a itanding: Theodore E. Beach, Howard C. Hotchkiss : Charles J Stimulating tryOUt period in a possible vocation; Haumersen, Jacob E. LaBonde, Harold R. Johnson. gives a foundation tor continued work in that vocation; supplies useful knowledge for the solu- tion of practical problems; and provides a laboratory for doing creative work. Each day seven hundred and fifty students utilize this opportunity by attending Industrial Arts classes. The department does many things by way of improvement about the school. This year cabinet-making classes constructed a movable stage planned by Mr. Beach for use in assemblies. The bank boards in the gymnasium can now be raised and lowered by means of a worm gear, due to the efficient work of the machine shop. Mr. LaBonde ' s work includes sheet metal in addition to machine shop. Since the print shop acquired a linotype Mr. Johnson and students in printing have printed the Park Beacon, formerly sent out of town. Elementary electrical courses are under Mr. Hotchkiss. In advanced courses, under Mr. Haumersen, theory and operation of transformers, condensers, dynamos, and motors are studied. Mr. Hotchkiss ' mam subject, mechanical drawing includes both machine and archi- tectural drawing. Above: Print Shop, Mechanical Drawing, Cabinet-Making. Below: Sheet Metal, Cabinet-Making, Machine Shop.