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

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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 ' )

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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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O. B. GIBBON LENUKA NEI.SOX GEORGE W. CARLSEN Commercial Department THE commercial department of the West Allis High School aims to thoroughly train students to competently and confidently perform office and clerical duties in a modern business office. A large number of former pupils who have been trained in the commercial depart- ment are at present employed as stenographers, filing clerks, bookkeepers, and office clerks. This department offers every opportunity to prepare boys and girls in this field, and is well provided with appliances found in the modern business world, such as t pewriters, mimeo- graph machines, calculating machines, dicta- phones, filing equipment, etc. These subjects, which are a preparation for the later business career, are chosen by approxi- mately 40 per cent of the total enrollment of the junior and senior high school as electives. No person can succeed in the business world without these fundamentals of commercial work, and the commercial department of the West Allis High School with its equipment and its competent teachers ofifers splendid opportunities to those who intend to become business men and women, financiers, bookkeepers, and clerks. MARION RALEIGH MARGUERITE AVLWARU NORMAN SAUKERSON ELSIE WERNICKE 30