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

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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

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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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JOHN E. FRIES AXNF. lUTI.KR .M. AI.DA TATE ri:RRV TiioMrsox Mathematics Department THE new course which was coinpik-d by the faculty of the mathematics department is bet- ter suited to the needs of those who leave school before their course is completed and also to those who continue to study mathematics in the senior high school and in college. The old system of teaching arithmetic in the seventh and eighth grades has been replaced b the new course which consists of topics of arith- metic, algebra, and trigonometry. Thes? sub- jects will afford a pupil such mathematical in- formation and tools that he will need as part of the equipment of a well-educated man. This subject is required throughout the junior high school, and two and one-half years of work are ofiEered in the senior high school. Two courses are arranged for the ninth grade, one in algebra and one in mathematics, and each student is as- signed to that course which seems more desirable for him. Every ninth grade student is required to take one of these courses. In the tenth year, geometry is offered, and is recommended for all students who plan to go to college, as many colleges require it as an entrance credit. Advanced algebra, solid geometry, and trigonometry are strictly elective courses, and are intended for thos? students who expect to enter professions which depend on mathematics, such as all fields of engineering and architecture. .A large group of students in the West Allis high school enjoy mathematical work or have special ability along this line, as seen by the com- paratively large classes. HELEX TARBELL I.AIRA DARTLE ELSTE KELLER EL.«1E MORRISON ' K :2L 2 ' )