Wilkinsburg High School - Annual Yearbook (Wilkinsburg, PA)

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Now that we know what courses in gen- eral are offered, let us see how they differ and in what respects they are alike. One must take English, health, gym, and Ameri- can history. In that respect they are alike. The technical requires three years of math and two years of science, the classical, four years of Latin, and the general academic, two years of a foreign language and two years of history. lf one chooses the shop course one must decide whether he will spend his half-day in auto, wood, or elec- tric shop. ln this industrial set-up mechan- ical drawing and shop math are substituted for the geometry of the academic courses. 7610 Uwmelaw Commercial courses offer one type of work for girls and one for boys. The girls are given a wide selection of electives includ- ing home economics. Their only require- ment other than English and physical train- ing is one year of bookkeeping. The boys have a wide selection also but are required to take one year of history and two years of bookkeeping besides the English and physi- cal training. Among the electives for all courses are music, public speaking and dramatics, and mechanical drawing besides any subject list- ed as a requirement in other courses. lt is thus that we are able to make our choice. J. Green and C. Metzger busy juggling figures . . . L. Volk and B. Fair working hard at titration. -20

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W Um Uyayw Courses! Courses? Courses! What to take? When to take? How to take? And why not? Those are the questions! To study or not to study-that is another prob- lem! To continue three more years of good times or to really studyl That was some- thing really to ponder in one's mind. We were told that there are five courses open to us, First there is the classical-for those who enjoy languages or are planning either to enter one of the highly specialized pro- fessions or attend an eastern school. There is the technical course which is the very foundation of an engineering career. lf in doubt what it is all about, one has a third D tag il of x Music rt O. Barkley P 27 Y ti option, a general academic course which presents much freedom of choice. For those industrially minded the mechanical or shop courses are offered-with three options- wood shop, electric shop, or auto shop. The fifth and last is the commercial course. lf we decided upon college entrance require- ments then work was in store for us, if we confined our choice to less rigid require- ments and hopefully look forward to some vocations not requiring much training- then more time could be had for play. So we make our choice, sometimes after much thought, or friend's advice, more frequently we select what our advisers recommend. ISP-

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Miss Bogor, economics. . , ton, Lotin shorthand . , Miss Bonichor, girls' gym . . . Miss Redcoy, typing . . . Miss M. l-leozlett, home , . Miss Covil, transcription, Miss Gilmore, Iibrcrion , , , Miss H. l-ieczlert, English . . . Miss Beatty, English . , , Miss Hamil- li ,,.-