West Allis High School - Wamago Yearbook (West Allis, WI)

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ROV R. VAN DIZEE E. A. BVERLY W. H. STONF V. A. Ill ' GIlES Industrial Arts Department THE Industrial Arts Department ot the West Allis High School seeks to acquaint the student with the modern environment of the present complicated mechanical world ; for the age we live in is indeed one of great auto- matic activity. The modern life of today is mainly sustained by the converting of raw, unfinished materials into the finished articles which we use. In the school an opportunity to participate in the basic industrial activities is offered, and the tools, machines, and materials of industry are used in constructional work. The courses, which consist of woodwork, drafting, machine shop. electricity, and auto mechanics relate to and are parallel to drawing, mathematics, and science. Besides contributing to the success of many school activities, the courses in this department offer vocational objectives to those who wish to further their mechanical activities. They may, having this in mind, at the end of the course enter into industry or carry on their technical work in college. 1 his past year as in other years, the Industrial Arts Department furnished blue-prints, tracings, and drawings for various school activities, and printed publicity material, tickets for school af- fairs, programs, and posters. P. E. ERICKSOX GE()R(;E KXOBEAlXll ELMER SCHOENICKE KA ' SMONIl SriRM 27

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RITU LATHROP LILLIAN DAVIS Library THE realms of literature, the fascination of history, and the joy of romance, are stored in the rows upon rows of books in the lib- rary of the West Allis High School. Every question is answered, every problem solved, and every uncertainty is made sure through the hun- dreds of reference books, books of fiction, and magazines. What was the real cause of a war? Who is the hero of a certain novel ? The answers to these and to countless other questions are to be found in the library. It creates a feeling of joy and satisfaction to be able to take a book from the well-kept shelves and open it to the page on which one will find the desired material, and sit at the spacious tables and jot it down. The library, with its pictures, and statuary, is one of the most fasci nating rooms in the school, and one can just imagine the heroes and heroines of the many novels step from the pages ' of the books and pass before his eyes in gorgeous array and display. The library is a study-hall for second semester seniors and is open to all students in the school who have had library permits issued to them. The freshman class has a definite period for work in the library when they learn how to use the library, draw out and return books, and to use reference books and magazines. This work is part of the English course of the freshman year. Each year a number of girls are trained in this type of work, and start preparing themselves for a career as librarians. All in all, the library is a fascinating room and is the most popular room to the students, the reason for this is the great advantages gained by its being. Should one seek adventure and travel, the library has a wonderful collection of books which can fulfill the desire, and also has sciences, histories, biographies, poetry in large quantities to supply many. Then, too, the cur- rent literature consists of nearly forty magazines published weekly and monthly. The great advantage of the library is that no one can complete his high school education with- out an acquaintance with the library and facil- ities. 26

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LILLIAX OTTO RUTH McCU ' RG ESTHER REINECK Home Economics Department K of the departments of this school which has kept abreast with progress in the educational field is the home econom- ics department. The instructors have broadened their courses to include all phases of home-mak- ing. Today in the clothing classes, not only good workmanship, but the appropriativeness of color, line, and materials is emphasized, while in the food classes, scientific cookery, sanitation, and economy are stressed, and a very definite effort is made to form good food habits, resourceful- ness, and a sense of responsibility. All the food in the cafeteria is prepared and served by the students, and everv effort is made to serve a luncheon at the lowest possible price, while the annual dinners of the W. A. Club, the Forensic Society, and vocational guidance de- partment also are prepared and served by the pupils of our home economics department. Each year more girls are selecting home eco- nomics as a major or minor for graduation. 1 he object in our Home Economics depart- ment is to train and prepare the girl for her worthy home membership. This department is a key to a large field of occupations, helping stu- dents to find the desired work in homeniaking, interior decorating, social welfare, costume de- signing, modistes, dietitians, and also teaching. nipppi MARION WHITE ERXA M. KTEELGREX MARIE OBMASII 28