South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-17
Free Public EUening School Will
Start Sept. IS; Many Courses Open
Aim Is to Teach Any Subject
for Which There Is Suffi-
cient Demand.

Make your own i stunc advice
when a woman IS heard 20 complain
that she hasn't a hat 70 match her
Afternoon dress or that the price OF
winter suits is high. An opportunity
10 learn 10 make your own is Of
fered by Miss Ada Hitler head of
the household arts department OF
the free public evening school,
which opens Monday evening. Sept.
25 at the High and Vocational
schools. In the millinery course,
women and girls are taught TO make
and trim hats, 20 remodel old ones
and 10 renovate materials. There are
also courses in dressmaklng and
cooking.
For the men, the most Popular
course is auto repairing. 712 reg
istering for that course last year.
The course in carpentry, which has
just been added 20 the curriculum.
is expected 70 be popular this com
ing winter on account OF the boom
in building in South Bend. other
new courses are business law. sales
manship, industrial art. and voca-
L4OucI chemistry.
Teach Subjects Desired.
"Our aim Is 10 start classes in
any subject under the sun. as long
as 20 apply o. c. Osborn the even
ing director said Saturday Of the
request came from 20 people OF
South Bend for a class in Greek
and Sansl5rit. we'd look up a teach
er and start the class. But our citi-
zens are more interested in short
hand and typewritine than in San
skirt. Last year there were ITO pu-
pills in the typewriting class and
we had TO turn others away from
lack OF typewriters
Mr.. Osborn. who Is also assistant
principal OF the day high school
took over the night school five
years ago. Since then. II has grown
to such an extent that whereas in
1917 its registration was 400, last
year It was 1000 or these 1.10S
received certificates which showed
that they had attended IS per cent
Of the classes. and 80 received diplo-
mas
There are So teachers for the
night school, and last year L Of
canization English. so great was the
demand for It. In regard 10 these
classes, the booklet published by
the evening school reads:
Will Need Language.
1--WE would have men and women
OF foreign birth learn to read and
write our common language, not to
make them Americans but because
as Americans in intent and spirit
they viii need this language to let
Us know their purpose, 10 share
with us the responsibilities as they
already share the blessings Of our
national life"
Glasses will be held not only at
the High and Vocational schools
but also at the Washington, st. Adel-
bert's Muessel, Linden and oliver
schools.
The following courses are offered
in addition TO those already men
toned.
ing. business English commercial
arltnmeuC, rapid cdlCulatloh' cdlCu-
lation machine. shorthand, type
writing and penmanship.
Academic - Advanced English,
Spanish. physics. mathematics. al
zebra, geometry and Americaniza-
ton
Art-Commercial advertising in
dustrial art and basketry.
Shop work-Machine shop prac-
tice, beginners electricity, advanc-
ed electricity, mechanics, elemental
~ chemistry, cabinet making, turn
ing and pattern drawing. mechanical
drawing. blue print reading, archi-
tectural drawing, machine drawing,
wood turning.
Cooking and the service Of meals
will also be taught under domestic
arts
Mr.. Osborn will be IN room 124
at the High school Thursday night
from Z 20 9 O'Clock TO answer any
questions regarding evening school
work.