May We Talk Shop Come to Basement
The shop expanded during the war adding a vocational program taught in morning sessions by Mr. Whaley and Mr. Timmons. About twenty-five boys study machine shop and twenty in wood shop under Whaley, with welding taught at night to about twenty students. Night classes cover machine shop, wood shop, and drawing, including blueprints, while daytime classes serve freshmen and sophomores in wood and machine trades. The facility houses acetylene welding gear in a fireproof, steel-lined room to meet insurance rules. In wood shop students make folding furniture and tables, and machine shop output includes vises, hammers, and chisels some of which are on display.
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Whaley
Timmons
Mr. Whaley
Freshies Learn Mechanics and World Events
Freshmen study mechanics of English through current events to boost quick thinking and world awareness. Landis edition of Wise and Otherwise charmed English students with home like sketches, while Literature and Life offered a fresh approach this year. Sterling Township High School, founded in 1897, enrolls 540 students with 27 teachers.
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Landis
Wise
Landises
Scott
Sterling Township High School
History Repeats Itself In Bowers Classes
Mr Bowers teaches American History Junior Business Training Commercial Law and Commercial Geography with lively discussion. History begins with European conditions driving immigration and covers facts to the present, linked to current issues through Scholastic films and oral reports.
Miss Ludens History Classes and Student Projects
Miss Ludens teaches World History and English History with comprehensive courses. World History covers prehistoric times to the present while European and Western Asian events receive emphasis. English History follows England from early days to today with several student projects and collateral reading. Sterling's band placed first in a twenty one school contest with strong rhythm, reflecting well on Director Kenneth Bailey.
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Miss Ludens
Europe
Western
Asia
America
England
Sterling’s
Kenneth Bailey
Power upgrade promises brighter service for patrons
The statement pledges improved electrical capacity to handle heavy demand tonight, aiming to avoid past outages. It emphasizes upgraded voltage tolerance and a commitment to reliable service for customers.
Ninety Students In DeVoe's Classes
A. R. DeVoe teaches ninety students in physics and chemistry with alternating study days. Chemistry covers elements and compounds, evidence based conclusions, and daily life applications. Physics emphasizes physical laws, with films supplementing lessons. Apparatus cost totals about $2,500. A science club will form next year, with officers and a council, and two lectures already contracted. A radio group under Alan Parker is building a laboratory radio.
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A. R. DeVoe
Eades
DeVoe
Alan Parker
Modern Problems in Class Discussed by Mr Robbins
Mr Robbins outlines social science aims to train patriotic, intelligent citizens by studying controversial issues from all sides. Classes cover American history, government, economics, sociology, and civics, examining labor, taxation, crime, immigration, housing, propaganda, and mental health with term papers to develop research skills.
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Robbins
United States
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