Palmyra High School - Tillicum Yearbook (Palmyra, NJ)

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Too many cooks, etc... THE BEAUTY OF THE HOUSE IS ORDER, . . . THE GLORY OF THE HOUSE IS HOSPITALITY. When will my pants be finished? Motto The role that most girls someday assume is that of a housewife. To be a success in this career, a girl must have the knowledge and ability to establish and maintain a home both efficiently and economically. The Home makirng course at Palmyra concentrates on the two principal fields most necessary in home manage- ment- sewing and cooking. For one semester the future homemakers are instructed in the use of needle and thread. Not only is the student educated to appraise different types of material, to use patterns, and to tastefully choose her clothes, but she is also trained to care for her garments. Enjoyable meals depend upon more than just following cookbook instructions. An appetizing meal must be well- planned, presented attractively, and most important, it must be nutritious, the cooking class leaves none of these areas uncovered. 'The training and experience these home economists are receiving will someday enable them to care for their homes and protect their family's needs.

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THERE IS NO BETTER BALLAST FOR KEEPING THE MIND STEADY ON ITS KEEL . . . THAN BUSINESS. Lowell The world is competitive and only the most highly trained people are likely to succeed. This being especially true in today's business world, Palmyra offers the best training possible to its students in the Commercial Course. Most basic and necessary to this training are Typing I and II. These courses not only instruct in the mechanics of typing, but also emphasize the correct typing procedures and new methods, serving to give a well- rounded background. The two related fields of Stenography and Transcription constitute an important phase of the student's commercial course. Taking dictation, then transcribing the shorthand notes into standard letter form are most necessary skills to the future secretary. The administrative aspect of business is covered by the subjects, Business Law and Junior Business Training. Real estate, banking, check ing, and insurance are all part of these complex drills. Oflice procedures are put into actual use in a special course designed. to simulate the demands of an oflice career. The challenge of operating typewriters, duplicating machines, dictaphones, adding machines, and the newly installed I.B.M. Keypunch, is what makes office practice and the business course most enjoyable. Commercial students learn how to operate both Typewriters and the IBM Keypunch. 'sxf

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HLANGUAGE FREELY FLOWING, THOUGHTS AS FREE . . . Jonson Conversing and even thinking freely in a for- eign language is the aim of the language student. The recent transition from the old conjugate-trans- late method to the more progressive audio-lingual system has made this goal much easier to realize and has added interest and challenge to the study. This new system is designed to keep pace with the ever-changing growth of French, German, and Spanish. Grammar is still taught, but its application is more toward speaking than writing. Tape record- ings and records supplement the books and charts. Color slides are used to present the culture and background of the people who speak the tongue. Far more diilicult to master, but well worth the effort in the end, is the unchanging root of nearly all languages, Latin. This subject is taught not only from the historical standpoint, but from the literary as well. Through Latin, and through all languages, the student is able to reach out of his own environment and into new vistas of thought. Ein Vogel in der Hand ist schmutzig. Tower to pilot. 4-