Whiting High School - Reflector Yearbook (Whiting, IN)

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DEPARTMENTS Ever since it was introduced into the school curriculum the work of the industrial department has proved to be of great importance to the students. Because of the nature of the work, only boys, as a rule, follow the courses in mechanical drawing, printing, machinery and woodwork. Thus far the class of 1930 has the largest percentage of students enrolled in mechanical drawing. The first year is a general course in which skills are developed, while the second year deals with the study of designing and architectural drawing in which various types of houses are studied and floor plans made. The members of the printing department study typesetting and the different methods of book binding and book repairing. The shop is of value to both pupils and the school because it prints office forms , tickets, programs, posters, ballots for student elections, and the school newspaper and yearbook. Woodwork is probably the oldest and one of the most useful vocational courses offered at Whiting High. Here the boys, well instructed as to their work, make many useful articles for the home and school. The work of the first semester is based on the construction of furniture, and the second semester is devoted to designing and wood finishing. The training in the Machine Shop may be used in many ’ fields, its main objective being to teach the students to work under typical shop conditions. Moving machinery and other dangers necessitates instruction in safety first. In the commercial department, bookkeeping, shorthand and typewriting always attract a large number of students. Accuracy and speed are the ultimate aims in typewriting. To promote more speed in shorthand, a club was organized this year which is limited to students who obtained a grade of ninety in an eighty- word test. Since these subjects are preparatory to a secretarial career, more girls arc found in this department than boys. The three courses offered in the science department, chemistry, physics, and biology, require double periods and thus include laboratory work. Chemistry is the study of the composition, breaking down and reconstruction of materials under certain conditions while physics is the study of natural phenomena occuring within the fields of mechanics, sound, light, magnetism, electricity and radioactivity. Biology is a study of the principles of widest application to the origin, development, structure and function of plants and animals—in other words, the science of all living things. This year the students studying French and Latin entered into their work with more zeal because of the fact that clubs have been organized in both departments. The Latin and French clubs bring the teachers and pupils into more intimate association and more interest is aroused in the subject. This year the school was represented by Olga Bradac who took first place in the district contest, held in Rensselaer, March 22, and won the honor of representing her school in the State contest at Bloomington, April 11. Every girl, regardless of her future profession, should know something of cooking and sewing. In cooking the girls are taught how to prepare a simple, well-balanced meal and to be economical. The first year of sewing is devoted to the study of materials and the making of simple garments while in the second year the girls arc taught to make more fashionable garments. The Art class has studied many interesting propects this year. The subjects ranged from outdoor sketching and stage scenery to the skillful fashioning of silver bracelets and hand turned pottery. The course has been one of much enjoyment to the students. seventren

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