Wilkinsburg High School - Annual Yearbook (Wilkinsburg, PA)

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Bookkeeping E231 Kiairn.-x M. COVIL Sfzorfhami fffrfary XYILLIAM J. GRAHAM f . CW 'f' f Sm: L. REDCLAY Qffff fJ6'6 ' T ffE'Zi'7'ffi71 ff f 7' 1' ewritilzg 3 as 3 COMMERCIAL . . . The underlying social spirit of our times is insisting upon increasing purposivenessg in living up to this spirit the commercial department has done its share. Stenography, typing, bookkeeping, and office practice are the major subjects of this course, others are salesmanship, economics, commercial law, and commercial geography. 'l'he course offers six semesters of bookkeep- ing starting With elementary bookkeeping and nnishing with cost counting and bankingg four semesters of typing are offered. Shorthand is taught also for four semesters, including a semester of transcription. Oflice practice has recently been added to the curriculum and al- ready it is undispensable to a commercial stud- ent. Here one learns how to use duplicating machines, bookkeeping machines, dictaphone IIOVVARD T. GRIFFITH Hoaizkeeping BIARION C. L1NDsAY lfookkeepizzg RIYRTLE IZ. THOMPSON DIARY E. VVOOIUVVORTH Ojiaa Practice TjVPl3'ZU7iiff7lg and ediphone machines and he also studies fil- ing, clerical work, and office relations. Salesmanship, economics, commercial law, and commercial geography are each one semester subjects. They give the students a better un- derstanding of the business World. Salesman- ship aims to teach the student tact in business relations, economics, to tell how man gets a liv- ing and to suggest how he may obtain a better one, connnercial law, to acquaint the student with necessary fundamental laws of the business world, and commercial geography, to teach the geographical resources of the World as well as foreign connnerce and industries. This interesting as well as practical course is an excellent preparation for a vocational career which follows graduation.

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K ATIIARIN11: R. Mc14',xRI,AND XVILLIAM A. PRICE Art Art , If ' C. K. VVICKER C. FRANCIS YILTTER lllefh. D7'U'ZUi7lg Aff, fllefh. Drzzwilzg ART . . . The art department furnishes ex- tensive training for the young artist. The three year course covers designing, color har- mony, water color painting, oil painting, let- tering, poster work, etching, and block printing. Much Work for other departments, such as mak- ing stage sets and posters to advertise the Hi lVays, plays. and sports events is done here. The classes each year look forward to visiting the International Art Exhibit at Carnegie In- stitute. This is an annual trip. Open House Night is important to the art department, for it is then that all the work is exhibited. After graduation. many students from this department choose art as a career. WII,I.IIx3I J. BERRY Bass B. ROGER Clllllllllfffilll l,zI'zcf ASVAOIYAIIIIIZI GRAYIJON M. CAMI-BELL BIERLIN M. CIIUTE Economic: Typing MECHANICAL DRAWING . . . For future engineers. draftsmen. and architects, the course in Mechanical Drawing is indispensable. It lays a firm and excellent foundation both neces- sary and beneficial to these professions. Draw- ing geometric Iigures and designs is the work of the beginner, later drawings of machine parts and architectural designs are made by ad- vanced students. The work completed by the students is exhibited in the halls during Open House Night. In national competition held by the Scholastic last year, three students in this department won notable awards, one first prize and two. honorable mention. Although it is usually considered a boys' subject, many girls find it Worthwhile. ART IZ?

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ANN ABER HELEN A. 1-XNDERSON Com. Gang., Ellglifjl Euglj-y,Q . LW ik .I V K. . 7 IIELEX J. IIEAZLETT CLARA A. GREEK Ezzglirh ' Ezzglirh Q pro- 1. S - 7 agar . ENGLISH . . . English, because it plays an important part in our everyday life, naturally is given much attention in our high school. The course gives the student, Whether he plans to continue his education or not, preparation for enjoying that great recreative occupation, read- ing, since instruction in literature should arouse any dormant interest in reading . ln order that every student may make the acquaintance of a wide variety of forms of artistic expression. the course provides study of various types of literature. The aim of the course in the sophomore year is to broaden the mental experience of the pupil. Such classics as Silas Marnerw and Merchant of Veniceu are studied. Through such study, the pupil is able to form opinions concerning good literature. To develop the students imaginative life is the aim of the English course during the junior lii,IzA1:E'rH BRINDLEY Rriom. M. BEATTV - - Enqfirh 5 gg It ,. j . 11215 4, ,Mix ,. ,ll L ISOBEL M. HEPISURN it RUTH I. LoNG E11 glisfz English year. In this year a study of representative American literature is made. A study of myth- ology and of Julius Caesar is another part of the second year's work. The senior year furthers the work of the two previous years. The student comes into contact with other prominent writers and increases his knowledge of Worthwhile literature. A survey of lilnglish literature from the early epic of Beowulf to the poetry of john Masefield con- stitutes a large part of the study along with an intensive study of Macbeth and 'flVIilton's Minor Poemsv. Opportunity is given for creative writing as well as practice in letter Writing and other forms of written English. After a completion of the course, the student should be able to enjoy good literature as well as to speak and write English creditably. In Slim English Class E241