Woodward High School - Saga Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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MANl'Ali At'TlVI'l'lES Nearly all are familiar with the regular activities at Woodward. hut there are a great many special features of the work alnout which a large portion of the student hody and the general pulmlic know nothing. I do not refer to athletic or social activities but to scholastic work. It has always lneen the custom at NYoodward to give the pupils the lnest there is and to introduce new things that tend to lletter prepare them for their life's work. There are courses that are not only of lnenctit to the young people hut to the older memllers of the eommunity as well, Vlasses for adults are provided in the evening school. Many of these special classes are of a Voca- tional nature and are held in eonneetion with the Manual 'l'raining: work. Let us look at some of the little known activities carried on at NYoodward that are of special interest to the lioys and girls ot' high school age. In Sep- tember. lflil, two new lines of work for hoys were started in the Manual De- partment. At that time a sheet metal shop was opened to pupils in lloth the ,lunior and Senior High Schools. This is the first time in the history ot' 'l'oledo's schools that sheet metal work has lmeen ottered, During the present year two classes of lloys from thc Junior Iligh and one from the Senior High have lleen taking this work. They have constructed many useful articles lilll' lllt'lllHPlVfJN. for Woodward. and for the other schools of the city. Proli- alnly the most pretentious jolt was the construction of a shaving' chute on the outside of the Manual huildingi. All of the parts were laid out, made. and erected hy the lnoys. It is hoped that starting' in September. 1922, we will be ahle to offer training in sheet metal work to those boys who wish to enter the sheet metal trade. It is also our hope, that on Completion of this trade course, we will 93