Andrew Jackson High School - Jacksonian Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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Home Ec Courses Taught Us Homemaking Skills Sewing talents were displayed by the clothing classes at their style show presented to parents and the girls ' homerooms December 7. Proj- ects ranging from suits and jumpers to a felt wall hanging were featured. Cooking classes provided the re- freshments for most faculty teas and teachers ' meetings. They learned the basics of nutrition from several teachers, Mrs. Joanne Bendall and two student teachers from Purdue, each of whom stayed for six weeks. Last hour, seniors met for the first time to study Family Living. This course was designed to prepare high school students for future life with a family. It included such topics as budget planning, consumer buying, house and furniture neces- sities, and dating and actual mar- riage problems. LISA HELLER (right) makes a last-minute adjustment on the dress which Margaret Megyeri made and modeled in the Home Economics style show for all Jackson girls. THE UNMISTAKABLE AROMA of breads, cake, and rolls came from the Home Ec kitchen. Cindy Fozo, Sharon Nace, and Linda Emmons remove their finished products — hot blueberry muffins — from the pans and dip them in sugar. ♦• 1 kt » » -IK i :s i

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Or on Stadium Steps We Calculated Problems Goggles and fire-proof aprons protected Jackson ' s amateur chem- ists from bubbling acids and flam- ing potassium. Biologists explored the meaning of life, probing the anatomy of cats, and peering into the microscopic worlds of amoebas and bacteria. Physics classes ana- lyzed motion, energy and light. They experimented with concepts, making written definitions come to life. By timing students racing up the stadium steps, the horsepower of individuals was calculated. The visualization of geometric shapes through figures formed of wadded up paper, books, or pencils added clarifying examples to theo- rems and assumptions in geometry classes. Senior math (college alge- bra and analytic geometry) and ad- ditional Algebra I classes increased last year ' s math schedule of 18 daily classes to 27 this year. CHEERED ON by the physics class, fedarda Chizar chugged up the stadium steps to calcu- late her horsepower. KAREN MacQUR ' EY winced as Quincy Erickson (left) and Sue Rvon made incision. 19

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TIRED MUSCLES and broken finger nails all contributed to learning the process of touch typing. Sue De Wells learned to love her electric typewriter. PAT GRENERT translated the punches in IBM cards to usable information. Business Curriculum Included Data Processing It ' The range of the Business Depart- ment was broadened this year. It took in not only the traditional typ- ing, shorthand, and office training classes, but included part time sec- retarial work in local businesses for Office Training II students. Seventeen girls were eligible for four hours of work each afternoon with minimum wages, a grade from Business Department head Mrs. Elaine Schenck, one full unit credit, and valuable work experience for future employment. Part of the of- fice training course also covered reading and interpreting punches in computer cards. Students with a special interest in this work were sent to afternoon classes at Cline School. IT IS A CHALLENGE for Carol Weaver to taste the salad she prepared. MARLENE ULBRICHT learned financial as- pects of office training. 21