The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1939-09-28
Departmental News
Girls Physical Education

This is the first year fOf some
time that Hardin high school
has had a girls physical edu-
cation department. Head of the
department. is Margo SeamanS,
who says the girls are dong
very nicely. They have learned
many stunts, exercises, and
drills.
Exercises which were difficult
at the beginning of the year
are now being done with con-
siderable ease, which shows how
muscles have limbered up.
The girls are learning new
stunts for show purposes as
they have been asked to give
an exhibition sometime in the
future.
Art
Miss Seamans is teaching an
other new subject, art, this
year. Her classes are learning
new color combinations and de-
signs. She says she does not
anticipate turning out any art
lists but she wants her students
to learn all the color combina-
Ions an designs so they can
use them in making their cloth
ing after they get out of school.
Music
The Hardin high school has a
large music department in
structed by A. R. Hegre. It is
composed of junior and senior
band, grade school band, drum
corps, girls glee club, and an
orchestra.
The band has SIS members, 80
of whom are from last year.
They meet at certain class per-
iods during the week. The Or
chestra does likewise. Eileen
Plumb is the band major.
The grade school band is COM
posed of 20 pupils. The group
is making progress although 1T
is pretty early" Mr.. Hegre says,
Ito tell just how they are COM
ing
The drum corps has Is men,
bers so far, but Mr. Hegre IS
hoping for additional members
soon.
Hardin high has a dance
band, too. It meets once a week
to practice for the high school
dances. New music has been
ordered and the players will
soon be functioning.
The chorus section of the de-
partment is also making salts
factory progress. The girls glee
club has SO members.
Mr.. Hegre is we'll pleased with
the response of the pupils but
says he would like to see more
interested in the band and To-
cal music.
Anyone having an instrument
for rent or sale may contact
MIR. Hegre at the school build
ing. The enrolment is 50 large
It is difficult to get enough
instruments.
Commercial
Twenty-one students are TAX
ing short hand I this year. Mary
Emmett is teaching it by a new
method known as the functional
method. The first six Or eight
weeks are devoted entirely to
reading. Having read short
hand for this length of time,
the theory of this method is,
students will have such a good
picture of it that they will be
able to write without hesita-
ton.
The students will cover as
much material in this Short
hand class in one semester as
previous shorthand classes did
during the year. it is expected.
Shorthand II is also taught
this year. Speed building is the
object of this. The students take
dictation almost entirely, with
practically no theory.
This years tipping I class IS
larger than any in the past.
Four new typewriterS have been
purchased. However, they can
not be used as yet because of
the lack of tables. but the ia
bles will soon be supplied.
Foreign Language
This year all foreign language
students are required to pur-
chase a booklet on How to
Study Languages" by Charles
N. Staubach. This booklet Of
fers the high school student
tried and proved ways to save
time and work: it reduces the
drudgery and increases the in
terest of language study; it in
creases the students linguistic
skill and knowledge, and i'm
proves his performance in class
and on examinations, accord
ing to instructors.
Boys Physical Education
The boys of Mr.. Salyer's phys
ical education class are prac-
ticing tumbling, pyramid build
ing, and a%crobatic stunts of all
kinds.
Mr.. Salyer says that as soon
as the boys learn the rules they
will have an intpr-pym SOfthall