The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-12-08
Good School Work
Fine Progress Being Made by Pupils
in the Special Departments

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partments Of the public school the
first of the week, gave the editor
an opportunity to see the pupils at
work in these branches. In manual
training there are two classes in
the high school and four classes in
the grades, including the boy
pupils from the 9th. 9th, 7th and
Sth grades. The high school
classes have an hour and nalf each
day, the morning work of the
advanced classes being devoted to
mechanical and perspective draw
ing twice during the week. About
2 of the high school boys are tax
ing the manual training course, one
of these classes being in second year
work. There are sixteen benches,
and they are all occupied during
the period when the grade pupils
are at work These younger
pupils show great interest in the
work, and the eye and hand are be-
lux u aitiod III tiit ~ oDlCiItS WHlNtl
the actual handling Of the tools
inspire, and remarkable accuracy is
shown by some Of the boys in deal
ing with these. The first work the
boys are given is the making of
foot stools or similar articles, and
later they are given tables, chairs,
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work being turned out by these
young mechanics is we'll worthy Of
commendation as may be proved at
any time on inspection Of the work
they have in hand. The work room
in the basement of the building is
well lighted and commodious, and
the engine room is used for glueing
and joining purposes, where con-
siderable heat is necessary for the
best results. The board of educa-
tion is adding considerable new
equipment, recently placing some
very complete sets Of drawing tools
for the use of the more advanced
pupils. Prof. A. T.. Berg, a
graduate Of the Stout Institute at
Menominee, Wis. has had charge
of the manual training work since
it was introduced in the schools
here two years ago.
In similar line Of practical work
for the girls Of the school is the
domestic science department, in
charge of Miss Helen Vaughan,
who is a graduate Of the Valley
City Normal of North Dakota.
This department. is we believe in
it's third year Of usefulness. There
is class of some eight Young
ladies in their second year Of this
work and IA in a beginner class.
Elementary cooking, the scientific
study of food values and properties,
and sewing and needlework Of
various kinds are included in DO
nestle Science. That the girls are
getting practical and useful instruc-
ton is in evidence from the fact
that many of them are making
their own dresses and other
garments, pretty good test of
their ability to do something.
While a guest Of the cooking corps
the editor was treated to a piece of
lemon pie. a luxury for which he is
liable to fall at any time, and he
had to pronounce it just as good
as the kind mother used to make. =
The domestic science course ought
to better qualify the young ladies
Of the rising generation for the all
important responsibilities Of house
hold duties, lack Of which will
leave them poor indeed.
One other Of the special depart
ments Of the school is doing
particularly good work this year,
the commercial and shorthand de-
partment, in charge Of Miss Edna
Forsyth, who is graduate of
Dakota Wesleyan at Mitchell and
the Gregg School Of Stenography at
Chicago. There are some nineteen
pupils taking this course. and the
more than usual interest exhibited
on the part of the pupils, and the
progress being made by them, show
that the study is being made an
attractive one to them. The high
school course in bookkeeping may
not turn out all its students pro-
fessional book keepers, but it will
give to them well grounded idea
Of business affairs that will prove
of incalculable value to them in
whatever calling they may follow.
and without which even the smallest
business would be more of a task
for them to handle.
Superintendent Glenn reports
the other departments Of the high
scho ol and the grades as doing
commendable work this year, and
the attendance so far has been un-
usually good. as weather conditions
have been favorable.