Winfield High School - Lagondan Yearbook (Winfield, KS)

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Eihibit Record Broken with 7 3 28 Attending The number of people attending the all-school exhibit, May 11-12, broke all preceding records for the two-day exhi- bit with 7,328 people present. The annual style show staged this year for exhibit was comprised of projects made by the girls of the seventh grade, ninth grade and advanced clothing classes. Girls of the seventh grade modeled cotton dresses intended for school pur- poses. Ninth grade girls exhibited day- time pajamas and sport dresses while winter suits, swagger suits, winter coats an.l dresses, spring dresses, silk frocks, graduaton dresses and formals were modeled by the advanced clothing classes for the benefit of the large audience. The theater orchestra conducted by Paul Painter furnished music for the style show. Striking examples of the artistic ability of the art. students of Winfie d public schools was shown by the art ex- hibit in the halls and in the classrooms. The grade school art exhibit in the library was a spot ol' intere st to many visitors. Grade Exhibit Original The elementary school exhibit in Recreation hall evidenced the originality ot the young students. First prizes awarded in the manual arts exhibit held in the boys' gymna- sium are as follows: senior high iffdaven- port tables, Eldon Hainesg miscellaneous ttiles, Janes Rvgersg combination end taule and magazine holders, Carl Dren- nang combination end tables and book racks, Laurence Guy, smoking stands and cabinets, Carl Drennan, turned lamp, Gene Brantg writing desk, Charles Cook: buffet, Elmer Hadcliffg modern vanity dresser, Wynell Shaw, period vanity dressers, Virgil Smythg modern beds, Bob McKayg vcneered period bed, Robert Servis: period bedroom furni- ture solid wood, George Liermanng Wal- nut-cedar chests, Walter Sharpg cedar chests, Mark Altvaterg architectural drawing, Virgil Smythg and mechanical drawing, Charles Somers. ln the junior high division: cedar chests, Lyle Hadleyg end table, Jim Wilson, sheet metal quart cup, Donald Conlyg sheet metal notebook, Kenneth Brothers: large sheet metal funnel,Gil- bert Hallowayg wrought iron bridge lamp, Jasper DeVoreg modern chest, Harold Pricerg and woodwork, Clyde Shay. By virtue of skilled work on his buf- fet, Elmer Radcliff copped the sweep- stakes in the manual arts competition. hifi, . ...Training for Life in a Cooperation, which is greatly encour- aged in Winfield high school classrooms, trains citizens to live in a democracy. Co- operation is necessary in a true democ- racy which is a government by the peo- ple collectively. One of the goals set forth by the re- cent Progressive Education association meeting at Wichita is student planning and direction of class activities. Many of the courses offered by Winfield high school feature this program. Self directed work, states the head of the vocational agriculture depart- ment, gives the pupils a chance to work out their own problems with no set assignments. The main idea is for the teacher to help the students to be interested in the right direction without dictating the interests. Each student In Oracle's Footsteps During American education week last fall the Winfield 1 Oracle issued a special edition in which the xnajor objective was to report the part played by the Winfield public schools in trainingstudentsin thedem- ocratic ideals. This paper was in a contest sponsored by the National Education Associa- tion where it won the 1935 I American Education week a- ward in school journalisnl, heading a list of 13 schools of the nation in the same enroll- ment rangc to receive the a- ward. Desiring to make the work of the Winfield schools in de- i veloping the spirit of demo- cracy a matter of permanent record, we of the Lagondan staff are publishing this story i of the classroom activities of your school. i l has a project program to be worked out at home. Sheep raising is one of the projects which connect home and school work. In addition to these regular classes, the agriculture department sponsored evening classes for school and out-of- school boys. The nine boys had no set course, but attemped to solve their own problems, mostly concerning livestock. Student direction is used in the phy- sical education department, the home economics department, and in visual education. Self governmentis encour- aged in the commercial department. The adult program which will be sponsored by Winfield high school takes into consideration the need for adult training for life in a democracy. In order to train efficiently future citizens, one of the major objectives of the board of education is to keep the school's equipment up-to-date. Whenever a piece of educational equip- ment develops beyond the experiment- al stage, it is pirchased, if the move is economically advisable. In line with this policy, a portable sound-picture projector has within the past year been added to the school's equipment, mak- ing the visual education equipment probably without peer in the state. The Board of Education has disfavorcd indefinite reduction of the total budgetg therefore, there has been professional advancement in the teaching personnel. Stimu ating library facilities, hundreds of new thought-provoking books have been supplied. The school buildings have been renovated and repaired. Both the music and art departments have been encouraged to give attention to cultural development. The school's art collection has had many interesting additions within the past two years. The art exhibits sponsored by the school have attracted wide interest. The music department is a democratic organization, as representatives from all classes and types of people cooperate to produce music. The advancement of the individuals depends on the re- spective abilities. As in a democratic society, the changing social order has made more leisure time. Music provides a beneficial use of this time, making better citizens for a democracy. Democratic living has developed to- day to the place where art is a necess- ity in our daily life as well as being a means of enriching our leisure time, according to the art department head. Some of the valuable things which students receive from art study are love of beauty, pride in being original, formation of habits of exact thinking, the faculty of making wise choices, and the ability to see and enjoy what is good in art and nature. The study of the Roman customs, laws and government in the Latin course gives the students training for life in a democracy in the fact that the study takes up Rome while it was a republic. Prompting self thinking, original ideas, decisive decisions, and the ex- pression of editorial opinions, is the goal of the W.H.S. English department. The everyday expression of thoughts in the classroom gives the- students the opportunity to develop the spirit of democracy. The boys' and girls' physical educa- tion classes create a spirit of democracy

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Hiclcory Stick Yields to Friendliness Here fContinued from Page 2b M.A., Columbia: science. lra. L. Plank H. S. and M.S., K.S.C Manhattan: head ofvocational agri- culture dept. : sponsor ol' l . F. A. Lucy Hunter A.li., Southwestern: M A.,KansasU.glinglishgG.lt.sponsor L. H. Hrakhage H.S., K.S.'l'.l'. Pitts- burg: Colorado U: penmanship: com- mercial. Edna Schul A.l3., Southwestern: M. A., Colorado State 'l'eac-hers: math- ematics: sr. G.R. sponsor. Row Six lleft to rightl llesper St. .lohn l5.S.,K.S.'l'.C. E n- poria: commercial: Alpha sponsor: head sponsor ol' junior class. Pearl Hartholomeau A.H., Friends U.: mathematics: student senate spon- sor. Blake Cochran A. li., Southwestern: public speaking and social science: head Die Beste sponsor. Nina Heller-WH. S., K. S. 'l'. C., Hays: mathematics: head sponsor ot' Tlh grade: jr. G. R. sponsor. Aletheia Garrison A. H., Phillips U.: Columbia: vocational guidance: general science, Alpha sponsor. Row Seven tleft to rightj Allein Gafneyf A. H., Southwestern: home economics: jr. G. li. sponsor. .lohn Lowe B. S., Missouri U: M. A., K. S. C., Manhattan: agriculture: F. F. A. sponsor. Christine Wells--A.H.,F'riends Univer- sitv: M.A., Colo. State College of Ed.: social science: head sponsor of jr. G.R. Robert Britton R. S., l'ittshurg: in- dustrial arts: sponsor eighth grade. llelen Moffet. A. H., Amity College' Latin: head sponsorol' Philo society Row Eight tleft to rightj Edward B. Stephenson H.S., K.S.T.C. Pittsburg: commercial dept. head' Philo sponsor. Audrey Cochran--'Secretary to the Supt. R. E. Titus -'B.S., K. S. 'l'. V. Pitts- hurg: physical ed.: track coach. Eulah Lindner- Bachelor of Design K. U.: Life Certificate, K. S. C Hays: art supervisor: Alpha spon- sor. Paul Painter B. S., Northeast State college, Kirksville, Mo.: director of W. H. S. National championship orchestra: head of music dept. Willma TullisfB.S., K. S. T. C., Pitts- burg: M. A., Columbia: English: eighth grade sponsor. Pictures Not Shown Arka Shoemaker-A.B., Southwestern: English: sponsor of seventh grade. Katherine Van Keuren HA. B., Wichita U.: head of home economics dept. Fern Kindt-- Secretary. 1 Q

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Democracy through cooperation, good sportsman- ship, fair play, observance of rules and upholding standards of conduct, state the physical education instructors. Informal exercise in the form of games is the most recent innovation in this department. Industrial arts furnish more oppor- tunities for cooperation as the very nature of the subject calls for this requirement. Through group discussions and panels in the social science classes, pupils are taught L0 think clearly with answers backed by authority. Logical thinking is developed, freedom of speech is stressed and projects taken up which create interest and train the initiative. Much use is made of the critical dis- cussions of current events. Mathematics as a subject trains for democracy as it encourages fairness, reasoning and the weighing of answers. A questioning mind and independence of thinking are also developed. A new course that has been added to the curriculum in mathematics is A p pl i e d Mathematics. Practice forms for the subject include checks, receipts, order blanks, sales receipts, invoices, etc., making this one of the most practical courses offered in the mathematics group. Science enables one to understand natural phenomena that occur in ever- day living. This understanding helps pupils in an appreciation of the rights of others and helps people to live to- gelher in a democracy. Home economics stresses the develop- ment of individual problems, however the students must all cooperate. 'l he students help each other, giving sub- stantial experience to both. A new commercial curriculum was established this year for the business training course, consisting of two main divisions, stenography and accountancy. Three new subjects, economic geography, advanced accountancy and junior business training were added. The study of a foreign language in a school develops world citizens. The French classes learn something of the language, literature and manner of liv- ing of the French people. Correspond- ence and other exchanges are material aids in superimposing the broader structure of international understanding and good will upon the narrower con- fines of a selfish nationalism. While Winfield high school class rooms are not perfect, there is no doubt that progress in promoting dem- ocratic ideals has been made over previous educational programs. Page 5 ! i