Alamogordo High School - Rocket Yearbook (Alamogordo, NM)

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DEVELOPS VOCATIO AL KILL Second year typing students use new electric typewriters to help them improve their speed. These shorthand students are preparing for class. 137

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Donna Douglas works diligently to get her practice set completed. BUSINESS DEPARTME Personal-use skills and vocational train' ing were available to students who selected business courses as electives. A wide variety of subjects were offered, such as: two years of typewriting, two years of shorthand, office practice, bookkeeping, economies, and business law. A very important aspect of the department was the occupational pro- gram where students applied their acquired skills in actual job situations. Department Chairman was Mrs. lfthel ,lane Strode. 136 Bonnie Duran is working at the City Engineers office. Her job is part of the co-op program here at school.

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BOTH BOYS A D GIRLS EXPLURE New conveniences were enjoyed by the girls and boys of the home economics department at AHS. Six new dining tables were added to the department along with new Hotpoint stoves. Some of the many things learned in the home economics classes included the study of family relations toward careers and marriageg planning, preparing, and serving a mealg child careg and clothing construction in which they were required to make a tailored or dressy dress and line a garment. This year a new class was added to the home economics department. Boys' Home Economics. The class was taught hy Mrs. Lucy Rohovec. There were twenty-six boys enrolled in the course. The boys learned about food preparation and care of clothes. Right: jeff Kenny learns that ironing isn't so hard after all. Far Right: Patti Tryon, Becky Sweet, and Diane Taylor in Mrs. Hein's fifth period class presented a skit to emphasize young marriages. Below: First year students study fruit vitamins and nutrients they contain. 138