William Chrisman High School - Gleam Yearbook (Independence, MO)

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Page 26 The Gleam FINE ARTS Of practical, as well as cultural value, are the classes of Fine and Applied Art offered by William Chrisman, under the instruction of Miss Nell E. Sampson. Two years of work are given, each affording one unit of credit. This is made possible by each class being a double period in length. These art courses are open to all students, however, the advanced class is composed usually of Seniors and juniors. This year the enrollment in the Art Department increased r one half over that of previous years. Ml!! Sampson The purpose of Art Education in Chrisman is to promote art appreciation, raise taste standards, develop skills, and give students a knowledge of art principles which they may express in their personal appearance, in their homes, their communities, and in their every- day activities. To a few the High School art course forms a background for later artistic pursuits. Business Firms have found that beauty pays, and new fields are open to the stu- dent who intends to make art his profession. This year the classes have studied sketching with pencil, charcoal, water color, pen and ink, design, lettering, color, bookbinding and block-printing. MUSIC Music, an elective subject in the Fine Arts Department, plays an influential part in the lives of everyone. The Music Department of 1932-33, with Miss Iessie Smith as supervisor, has upheld the high standard set by the students of preceding years. The Glee Club and Orchestra have taken part in outside activities and assemblies, and given some remarkable programs. The Music Department, with its various sections, is expected to bring back honors for Chrisman this year, from Columbia, where they will com- pete in the different solo contests. Classes in harmony, chorus, and orchestra are ocered. Harmony gives one credit, chorus and orchestra, one half credit. The work in glee clubs and quartets is an extra curricular actiivty and is done outside of the regular daily school sched- ule. Our aim is that every student may have an appreciation of the best in music and those especially talented be encouraged ms, smith to carry on advanced study. 1933

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The Gleam Page 25 FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT The Foreign Language Department is one of the most in- teresting departments in William Chrisman High School. Members of the Sophomore, Iunior, and Senior classes enjoy immensely their lessons and outside work in French, Latin, and Spanish. - Miss Mary Alice Gibbons very capably instructs her one class of French, which is composed of second year students. The type of work that Miss Gibbons has had her French class do this year was very interesting to all concerned. The beginning of the year was spent in reviewing first year work. After that the regular lessons in the textbook was resumed. For work outside of class, different French books were read Miss singleton by each member and reported on. The pupils subscribed for a French paper, Le Petit journal, which is published bi-weekly. The French class gave a very interesting assembly on December 16. The program, consisting of tap-dancing, mu- sical numbers, and a one-act play, Cindri1lon, was given in French. The Latin classes, under the direction of Miss Ellen Singleton, comprises about 150 pupils. The first semester the second year classes studied the story of Argonauts. Thev also reviewed their former work in syntax. The second semester Cazsar's Gallic Wars were studied. For their work the first semes- ter the advanced class studied Livy, a historian, Pliny's letters, two orations against Catiline, the oration for Archias, and the oration on Pompey's military command. The second year class read the Standard Bearerf' by Whitehead, the advanced class read 'KSlave of Catiline by Anderson, which are novels based on C:esar's Gallic Wars, and Cicero's orations against Catiline respectively. Mr. Dale Pigg is the instructor of the Spanish Department. He has one class of thirty- five first year pupils and four classes of second year students, which makes approximately 130 studying Spanish. The first year class studied Fundamentals of Grammar and a direct method reading book the last six weeks. The second year pupils began the year with reviewing the ma- terial learned the previous year. One book, Spanish Reader, by De Vitas, was read in class. Mr. Pigg placed in the li- brary some Spanish readers and story books for the pupils to read and report on. Another interesting phase of study, successfully carried out, was project work. The students took one sub- ject, either Spanish or related to Spanish, and collected all of the material, clippings, and pictures possible that per- tained to that certain subject. Some of the subjects chosen were Gypsies, Spanish Missions in California, Spanish cus- toms, Spanish Cathedrals and Buildings, Spanish authors and painters, Moors in Spain, and various Spanish countries M,-, pigg of South America. 1933

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The Gleam Page 27 INDUSTRIAL ARTS 4 Chrisman offers several courses in Industrial Arts, the value of which is both cultural and practical. Our curricu- lum in this group includes both the departments of Mechani- cal Drawing and Manual Training. Both of these subjects require two-hour periods, and give one credit each. Perhaps the ambition of all high school boys is to be able to make some article of wood construction and take it home to his eager and anticipating parents. In the modernly equipped Manual Training Department any boy can fulfill his ambition. The boys during the past year have made end tables, desks, serving cabinets, cedar chests, clocks, and many other Mr Morris articles, including almost everything in the furniture line. Mr. Wininger quickly won the respect and esteem of the whole department, and it is through his untiring ellorts that such a successful school year goes on record. Our Mechanical Drawing Department, under the supervision of Mr. Morris, is also well qualified to give the pupil a good start in architectural training. The classes are di- vided in two-hour periods and he has three classes with approximately thirty pupils in each class. Mechanical Drawing is really a language that is universal. The language of the in- dustrial world. By mechanical drawing one person can inform another person how to carry on any project of work or how to make any article or house or machine. Besides being an industrial and practical subject, mechanical drawing is a cultural or educational subject. It can be taught and developed, as any other language can, it develops the power of visualization, it strengthens the constructive imagination, it trains an exactness of thought. It teaches how to read and write the language of the indus- tries. It is a valuable asset to one's education to have a knowledge of mechanical drawing. The man who has anything done or constructed should have a thorough knowledge of this language of the indus- tries. A contractor necessarily must know it well. The foreman has to be proficient in reading drawings. l l The skilled Workman cannot carry on without being able to Mr. wmmze, read mechanical drawings. 1933