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turned over To the girls. Clad In neat MILDLY
oouses and comfortable bloomsrs. several hun
dred girls and older women. too, are taught grace
ful folk dances. games and drills But that isn't
all-the girls taught modern dances AZ we'll
To the accompaniment of music and under the d.
reetons OF skilled teacher OF dancing. the girls
are taught the one-step. the foxtrot and other
modern ballroom dances
The girls have chance to practice the dances
for one night each week there is a big dance at
Lane. which hundreds OF students attend. The
dances are under the supervision OF principal and
teachers. and these social evenings do much To-
ward strengthening Lanes school spirit Lane is
real social center
They Learn to Sew
Dancing Is not the only thing offered to girls al
the nishtsehool There are classes In hand and
machine sewing, in the Of patterns ans in ht.
ting and designing. Young women make dresses
suits and party frocks both for themselves and
others, They learn to make hats, too designing
the hat, making the frame. covering ii and trim.
ming the hat
The Lane publications are things Of which both
students and faculty are proud. for the Lane Tech
Daily is the only daily newspaper in the United
States that is both published and printed by stu.
dents Of high school Members of the journal
ism class write the for the daily, others edit
IT, stll others set type make up the paper and run
the presses. The Daily keeps the pupils posted
on all school news The pupils of the evening
school issue an eightnage weekly paper the Lane
Tech News, Any pupil at Lane may write for the
News or the Daily.
For pupils with literary ambitions there ts the
Lane Tech Prep, monthly magazine full of short
stories. essays and even playlets
Fer the Backward BOYS
Lanes nresoeattonal department is one Of lis
most successful features In every city. there ara
boys Of fifteen. sixteen or seventeen, who because
OF sickness financial conditions or change OF resi-,
dence have been backward in their classes. usu,
ally these boys drop out OF school and 60 to work
poorly prepared 10 enter into competition with
other boys The pre-yocationai department is
especially for the boys who are delinquent in the
grade schools. II gives the motor type" Of boy an
opportunity to make up his work Instead Of be
ins in grade school among the little fellows.
among whom be feels ashamed, he 10 part OF biz
high school with boys his own age. His interest
Ia awakened by being allowed to do things-he In
taught technical shop work and usually leaves
school capable OF earning IN honorable livelihood
The laboratories al Lane are well equipped
There are three. the biological. physical and chem.
ical Aeuariums. with large collections Of fish,
froga, snails and turtles iaterest some students
There Is wireless telegraph outfit electric lieht
testing machines. an x.ray outfit, 4 model dynamo
and motors, Boys Who come to Lane without
definite ambitions soon Ind Just the thinEs to In.
tsrest and develop them.
interesting Shop Work.
The shops at Lane have proved interesting to
educators oil over the world In the wood shops
there are examples Of the work Of the students;