Woodrow Wilson Middle School - Statesman Yearbook (Tulsa, OK)

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THE WILSON BOOSTER Page21 PRACTICAL 'X'TS 1 s - i st 4 fear. Mr. Claren ee Weger HOME ECONOMICS In the seventh grade the teacher told us that before we could cut and sew the pretty cloth we had many other things to do. Our first little job was to make a book about the do's and don'ts in clothing and manners. The next thing was to find out what makes the sewing machine needle go up and down. By the time we finally got around to making our cute little white aprons for future use in cooking class, the mystery and novelty was quite worn off of the whole adventure. Now that we had our cooking aprons all finished our next job was to use them. At the beginning of the second semester we entered room 200-A ex- pecting to put on our aprons, take out our spoons, and bake something. Instead it was again neces- sary to learn many things-first, how to keep our health if we had it and how to get it if we didn't have it. To do this we had to learn the making of balanced meals, and food preparation. Then we proceeded to figure out just how much window shop- ping we would be forced to do if hubby earned only a hundred dollars a month and what we could get to eat on said income with four in the family. In the eighth grade, although somewhat ad- vanced, we were still green in comparison with lXIother, who seemed to know all about the art of sewing pieces of material together and having a dress as the result and of keeping cakes from falling, or carrots from looking aenemic or burning to a crisp. To make matters worse, about the time we were getting discouraged and had decided that we were so many hopeless cases as far as sewing was con- cerned, we were suddenly told that we would have to make pajamas. If we still felt ambitious after our two years of hard labor, we signed up for a third year of the gentle art of Home Economics. VVe were now advanced enough to think our- selves good and make our first attempt at making clothes the right size for little brothers or sisters under six years of age. We also had lots of fun tak- Miss Mabel Lowe Miss Ona Mae McFar1in Mr. S. L. Gunderson ing an old dress of mammais apart and making it over to fit ourselves. It may have looked worse after than before, but then we had our fun. In cooking we learned how to prepare a birth- day dinner or a tea in case company drops in un- expectedly or upon invitations. Then, in case we, in later years, had to take care of little son or daugh- ter who develops chicken pox, measles, mumps and what have you, we learned a little about the art of nursing. WOOD AND INIETAL Our boys' practical arts or shop work is divided into two divisions, woodwork and metal-work, ac- cording to the raw materials used. In the seventh grade we must take a semester of each. In the eighth grade one semester of either must be taken except in special art groups. In the ninth grade, shop is purely elective. Our seventh grade woodwork consists of elec- tricity, mechanical drawing, and regular wood-work. In electricity we use batteries and learn how to make electric circuits which will ring bells when a button is pushed. After much practice we are allowed to tamper with 110 volts. hfechanical drawing teaches us how to make accurate drawings or plans for ob- jects. We also make several simple articles of wood. When we become eighth and ninth graders we may make more advanced objects, such as tables, chairs, or cupboards. This is made possible through the use of various machines, including a band saw, circle saw, lathe, shaper, grinder, and electric drill. In metal-work our seventh grade work is speci- hed, also in half the eighth grade, but the rest of the time we may make what we want to, provided we find a plan or make one. Our seventh grade ob- jects are of plain or black sheet metal, and orna- mental iron. This gives us practice at the forge and solder furnace. As eighth graders we work at the foundry and at the blast furnace which melts alumi- num for molds. We can make many things as ninth graders, but we usually construct a drill press. Thus we get experience with the metal lathe. 5 5 if at as 3 ? is

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Page20 THE WILSON BOOSTER FINE ARTS Y Q C Miss Edna Remington Miss Mary Lindley Mrs. Hattie Dickson Chairman of Art ART ln our art courses we learn art appreciation as well as skill in art work. When we are in the sev- enth grade we study printing and object drawing. This year in some of our seventh grade classes we made tray covers and cut nut cups at liaster for the Yeterans in the Government Hospital at Kluskogee. These were sent through the Tulsa County junior Red Cross. The students received a letter of ap- preciation. Others in our seventh grade have made panels for doors and windows. Finger painting was one of the most unusual projects which we worked out. In some of our art classes we have made murals BHISI The fine arts are given a prominent place in our curriculum. Theory, appreciation and singing comprise our music course. All of us are required to take vocal music in the seventh, eighth and ninth grades except those Who are enrolled in instrumen- tal classes. VVe study three part music during our three years at Vliilson. The boys in our classes with their changing voices are given special attention and great care is taken to place them in the proper voice part. One of their greatest difficulties is the read- ing of the base staff. Heretofore their reading in the elementary grades has been in the treble cleff. llie devote a part of our time to the study of in- f 41 'I A. ,. V 0? Roger Fenn Miss Marie Wall Mrs. Gladys Prather in connection with social studies, linglish and sci- ence classes, war, the seasons. storm, the sea, primi- tive man and the history of Oklahoma were some of the subjects chosen. Vl'e've had our share of prizes and honors this year. ,lean Higginbotham won first place and Helen Fees won second place in the Beaux :Xrts Poster Contest. In the S.l'.C..-X. contest which was open to all junior high and elementary graders above the third grade, Kay Hicks won second place with her poster and Julien Dedman won third prize. Florine Brooks received special honorable mention in this contest. C strumental and voice music. using the victrola. VVe look forward to Klusic Vlieek which comes some time in hiay, as one of the interesting out- comes of our year's work. School music classes and organizations put on two programs in the Coliseum with representatives from all the schools in town taking part. Through the young people's concerts we are able to hear fine music at a very low cost. This year the attractions were: f'The Klaster Singersw. St, Louis Symphony Orchestrau. Cilbert's and Sullivanis f'lolanthe , which was pt1t on by the Central High School music students.

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Page22 THE WILSON BOOSTER PHYSICAL EDUCATION S Mrs. Virginia Todd Mr. Carl Sears Chair man of Physical l Education we I y .. X -. ,. .U-wi Mr. Willard D Bertie Hammond GIRLS' PHYSICAL EDUCATION This year in the physical education classes we have existed with the usual routine of roll call, exer- cises, games, dances, the mad scramble for the showers and the final count of towels at the end of each period. In addition to these activities there are other annoyances for the gym teachers which usually proved enjoyable to the students. An important part of the physical education pro- gram which the girl with the good posture usually has attended is correctives. It is a combination of exercises which all produce the same result-sore muscles. VVe can also find which hip or shoulder is high, or perhaps that We are afflicted with big wings. The intra-murals are an essential part of the girls' physical education schedule. This year speed- BOYS' PHYSICAL Relaxation, sport, and fun is what we who take the physical education program offered at Wilson enjoy. We all look forward to the period when we will have gym. It affords a break in the grind of the day, takes our minds off of our problems, and sends us to our next classes full of vigor and ready to go. We are taught the rules and technique of how to play speed ball, basketball, and diamond ball so as to be able and more efficient in our intra-murals. ball and soft-ball were the games which were played by home-room teams during activity period and after school. For some girls the bright spots in gym are the periods in which we have dancing. These dances are for the most part folk dances, and are always varied. As an outcome of dancing many separate acts have been presented in several programs and plays. After everything is said and done the physical education classes are thoroughly enjoyable the whole year around, and the competition that is developed between home-rooms and the other teams help to keep the regular school schedule more peppy and colorful. EDUCATION This also gives us a better understanding of the games and develops good sportsmanship. The intra-mural program at Wilson has been one of the greatest assets to the physical education de- partment. It has developed a spirit of competi- tion, a desire to win, and readiness to cooperate. This will help us to be more capable in whatever we are doing, and assures us success in the work which we undertake after our school days are over, 5 f 4 +- Y v