Brackenridge High School - La Retama Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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Train Future Leaders Commercial courses offered to the students at Brackenridge are roving popular. These courses are especially valuable for students who do not enter college. Bookkeeping is a very essential commercial courseg students obtain a great deal of knowledge from it which they can put to use in the business world. Shorthand is a favorite course with many of the career-minded girls at Brackenridge. In the business world of today proficiency in shorthand is a must It is an open door to a variety of careers in business. It is almost impossible to secure a job in any type of office work with- out some knowledge of it. One of the rnost profitable courses taught at Brackenridge is typing. It proves to be a great asset to college students, as well as those who go into the business world after finishing high school. At Brackenridge students have the opportunity to have a minor in typing by completing the four semesters which are offered. Don't iump, Mrs. Willson! The annual iust met their deadline. :ng-dv For relaxation Mrs. Tiotxe enioys reading one of those de- lightful mystery novels, WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN. Mrs. West shows girls all the requirements for modeling at the Nancy Taylor Modeling School.

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W Mr. Bittner enieys watching one of those great football games played by the Breckenridge Eagles. Miss Lyssy cooks all of her meals daily, and she assists her students in preparing theirs. F 1 ix 5:-gwk Eg . .lit P Y gr, A V.- ,x 24 , , Y, , Vocational, Commercial The vocational shops have become very popular at Brackenridge in the past few years. Students who do not intend to go to college are given the opportunity to learn practical arts. The print shop has become a favorite with many of the boys. The training received in this course proves very valuable to a young man when he is on his own. The foods laboratory at Brackenridge enables girls preparing for housekeeping to practice an art w ich they will use throughout life. In this course girls learn to prepare foods which are ap- petizing and also healthful. Since this course is so practical, every girl who plans to raise a family should try to include it on her schedule. Mechanical drawing teaches many of the boys at Brackenridge an art which is of great value in the modern world of engineering. It develops the ac- curacy and precision of the student's technique and arouses an interest in the different fields in which this skill may be used. A knowledge of this art proves very useful. Mr. Carter tells the inspectors how the printing machines are operated.

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Creative Atmospheres Reign l Q 5 2 S E E 5 If Mrs. Higdon's favorite hobby is making floral arrangements for every occasion and for hor friends and teachers. Many students were introduced to a fascinating and unfamiliar world for the first time this year through the study of Russian. Although it is still regarded as unusual in the West, the importance of the language cannot be overestimated. Students should take advantage of this course at Bracken- ridgeg it is the first high school Russian course offered in Texas. Spanish is, by far, one of the most beautiful and romantic languages of the world. It is spoken so extensively in the VVestern Hemisphere and in so many other areas of the world that students should not fail to absorb as much knowledge of it as possible. Brackenridge offers Spanish I, II, III, and IV for students who are interested. The choral department offers hours of pleasure for the musical students at Brackenridge. It is composed of a mixed choir, a girl's choir, and a special choir for beginning students. The mem- bers are given an opportunity to enter state con- tests and to compete with other students. Miss Cl1aml:erlain's most enioyable pastime is playing the organ. I wondgr what Mr, Albright wqnfg tg ull ug in Russian?