Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-03-15

every individual-to give educational
direction to the ohild's natural con-
structiye tendencies in such a way
that he will gain skill, knowledge
of tools, processes and materials and
an appreciation of the constructive
life about him in the production of
something concrete and of value to
himself and to the community.
Its purpose is two-fold-to give
as broad an experience for apprecia-
tion, future consumption of the best
OF mans achievements, and to give
also definite direction toward spec
ial training, vocation, production, ae-
cording to each ones ability.
The means for approximating this
aim and purpose is the line of work
of courses followed, the equipment
required and the teachers who ad-
minister 1t.
All high school boys and girls fol-
low four lines of work or studies in
each of the four years. As much as
possible these four subjects are group
ed into courses which, when COM
pleted, look to some definite purpose
or vocation.
Practically all of these courses,
with the exception Of the commercial
and manual arts, are largely prepara-
tory to university work.
The commercial and manual train
ing courses are only partly credited
(three units) by the University of
Washington, and the pupils who take
these courses are those greatly In
terested in this work and in the def
mite hopes of being better prepared
to engage directly in some productive
line of commerce or industry.
At present all the courses have
three academic subjects, such as Eng
lish, mathematics, science and the
fourth an elective determining their
course.
In the manual training course this
fourth subject is shop work and
drawing.
Five double periods, so minutes pei
week, are required for this fourth sub
ject, divided about equally between
the shop and drawing room.
The lines of work followed about
in the sequence given are; First year
woodworking and woodturning; sec.
ond year, metal working, pattern
making and foundry practice or fur
niture making; third year, forging ol
pattern making and foundry prac
tice, forging or machine shop, anC
fourth year, machine shop and elec
tive work.
The mechanical drawing is an in
tegral part of the above courses. Il
the first two years, as far as possible
the course is based upon the actua
working drawings required in The
work of the different shops, with aux
iliary work in lettering, instrumental
exercises, photographic, isometric anC
cabinet projections introduced a
needed
Free hand drawing and perspectiv.
drawing will be constantly emphasiz
ed and required wherever the rapi
working out of the problems demands
its use. In the third and fourtl
years, machine drawing and design
architectural drawing will be given
the student electing, if he so desires
problems illustrating the method
used in either of these branches o
constructive drawing.
This course is open 10 any boy en-
tering or now in the high school
While the pupil is expected to follow
! the course as given, for sufficient rea
sens any terms work may be electe,
by the pupil, provided it does not de
, mand the prerequisite of a previou
terms work for its completion.
r All of the six high schools hav
/ this for the first two years course
% but the Broadway high school is tn
. only one now equipped with the shop
for the advanced work in meta
The pupils in these other schools ar
, expected to transfer their enrollmen
= to the Broadway upon completing tn
!. second years work in order to con
E tinue with this advanced work.
q The expense of the advanced wor
, and the diminishing numbers who ar
q able to remain in school necessitate
= this plan.
: The night school is another in
e portant phase of this work that ca
only be mentioned here All of tn
p shops and drawing rooms are occl
= pied three nights a week with youn
n men seeking to better their position