Yakima High School - Wigwam Yearbook (Yakima, WA)

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96 THE LOLOMI, 1928 96 13 dividual personal problems are worked out to the satisfaction of the student. Good atti- tudes and good practices are formed into good habits of industry. Work becomes a pleasure and good conduct a matter of course. To think and to do is easy for them what to do The industrial department offers the fol lowing courses of study, viz A three-year course in mechanical drafting a three-year course in wood working and shop mechanics and a complete course in gas engine and auto mechanics supplemented by machine shop practice. Each course covers the field it represents very thoroughly by making its work practical, its theory sound, and its re- sults definite. education is not simply culture, not polish nor poise, not dignity, not even knowledge for the sake of knowledge, but the development of ability to render the greatest service to society in the most efficient manner, the power TO THINK and TO DO. after they have learned how to think, and We maintain that the fundamental aim of gl. S f V

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12 oe' THE LOLOMI, 1928 96 them are listed, home-making, which is probably the most important, teaching, in- stitutional management, such as hotel, dor- mitory, cafeteria, or tea-room managing, dietetics in hospitals, designing, dressmaking, millinery and interior decorating. The value of the course has been included in the aims and objectives discussed at the beginning, but in addition to the value re- ceived one finds it an extremely interesting and broadening course. One is constantly making or doing some actual thing from preparing foods that can be eaten and mak- ing garments that can be worn to planning a house and furniture arrangement that can be carried out in the home. Upon a satisfactory completion of the Home Eco- nomics Course one may be well equipped with an abundance of practical knowledge. Physical education in the popular mind, is concerned with the de- velopment of muscles, the correction of de- formity, and the attain- ment of motor skills, strength, and endur- ance. Modern physical education in America is rapidly getting away from this type, long ago introduced here by foreign refugees and propagandists. The modern tendency is seeking to determine the functions of physical education in a democ- racy and is striving constantly to be scientific and rational. Students are being initiated into a program that has meaning for the par- ticipants and offers an opportunity to de- velop a love for and a skill in mtor practices that may be continued throughout life. This tendency in physical education is leading us toward consideration of values in addition to the physical ones. Hence the program of activities is rapidly being altered and includes instruction in health habits, inspection for physical defects, free natural exercises, rhythmics, sports, games and relay races in place of the formal gymnastics which has occupied a prominent place in our schools until the last few years. The specific objectives for the modern course of physical education are: 1. To promote physical activities for the benefit of all students rather than for the limited few. 2. To correct physical defects and to im- prove posture. 3. To offer activities necessary for the de- velopment of normal, robust, organically sound bodies. 4. To teach wise use of leisure time outside of school by instilling an appreciation of outdoor activities. 5. To offer suggestion for the conservation and improvement of health. SW, r v v RTHLET lCb 6. To establish habits and principles of liv- ing, and to create a desire for wholesome activities which throughout school life and later years will assure that abundant vigor and vitality which provide the basis for the greatest possible happiness and service in personal, family, and commun- ity life. -Q? ' The building of a na- g L' tion should be and is the ' ' sole aim of every worth- while educational insti- tution. Our American - schools can hope to suc- ceed in proportion to their ability to hold in balance the economic situation surrounding us as a people. Of all the factors required in the building of a na- tion, the human one is by far the most im- portant. Nations have grown rich in the midst of rather poor geological surroundings by virtue of the fact that they have made good use of the human materials. Others have become poor because they permitted human talent to go to waste. We group the leading forms of wasted hu- man talent as follows for simple analysis and consideration, viz: The imperfectly em- ployed, the improperly employed, the volun- tarily idle and the involuntarily idle. By a proper and careful analysis and study of the causes and effects of wasted human talent, you will find the basis for an adequate and efficient system of industrial education in our Yakima schools. Proper industrial edu- cation is not an easy task for the dullard. It is a solid and difficult problem for the bright and intelligent boy. It may be true, however, that the dullard may find greater interest and consequently derive more bene- fits in the industrial department than in others elsewhere about the schools. The study of industries and the conditions under which laborers work furnish invaluable in- formational background for any student, whatever may be his course of study, or whatever may be his occupation in after life. He will be better able to see the light by which others work. The department sets up and maintains a high standard of in- dustrial ethics which brings to the attention of every student his personal duty and abli- gation to industry and capital if he wishes to advance. The Yakima high school maintains a de- partment of industrial education for the pur- pose of giving students contact and experi- ences with some of the mechanical processes of industry, and for the giving of such in- struction as seems fitting and necessary for the preparation of our boys to become intelli- gent workers in the trades and industries. Vocations are analyzed and appraised. In- ,,1-' ,, . .an 1 ff V 5 ' rf 1 N ? Y 11:54 INDLJ STQIRLI KQT5

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