Classen High School - Orbit Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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DIVERSIFIED OCCLIPATIONS and DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION With Eam while you learn as their theme, these two departments offer a chance for students to obtain jobs, meet the public and gather experience which will enable them to be better business-men and women after their highschool education has been MISS BETH WEST Head of Department completed. MR. NVILIJAM BRADDOCK 3-lead of Department HOME ECON CMICS Among the many improvements which 1950-51 saw at Classen was ' the addition of facilities for the Home Economics depart- ment. The girls enrolled in these classes now have a home away from home in the kitchens, sewing and fitting rooms, and the living room. The Qlix-ing-'room is used by the foods classes for serving the meals they prepare, and for small teas and parties. It was fumished this year in the Chippendale period and is complete with lamps, pictures and other 3CCe550fle5- MISS VERA L. CAMPBELL Tl d D I t Miss Vera Campbell is in charge of all eu of CDM mm clothing and Home Decoration classes, while Mrs. Edna Hedges teaches Foods, Child Guid- ance and Family Relations. MRS. EDNA L. HEDGES ..1g.. . .

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SCIENCE Facts, the basis of Science, are taught to us by con- scientious teachers. In the laboratories we learn Chemistry, Biology, Physics, and Geology, while in the wild blue yonder we study Aviation. All of these sciences enable us to be better prepared for the drama of life after graduation. MR. LEIOY D. FORD MR. CARL SHAFER I DLISTRIAL ARTS For those of our student body who have ambitions to become engineers, architects, airplane and automobile mechanics, draftsmen, or cabinet makers, courses are offered in which they can determine whether or not these ' are the jobs for which they are suited. The new Industrial Arts annex, on the west ,side of the building, is completely equipped to handle these courses. MR. FRANK E. McKEE Head of Department MR. JOHN M. PADEN fllead of Department MRS. CERALDINE BUZBEE MR. JAMES HICKS -171 MR. ALONZO NORWOOD

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COMMERCE MISS ETHA TOWNSEND Head of Department MR. CLARK CUNNINGHAM MISS MILDRED HOLLAND MRS. IVY COPELAND MISS ETHEL BASINCER MISS MARY CANTRELL The Commerce Department of Classen gives adequate training for anyone entering the business field. There are opportunities for bookkeepers, stenographers, typists, and machine operators. Also, distributive education and diversified occupations are now offered. To further aid students, there is a plan of securing jobs .for them by Classen's faculty. They are not only prepared for their jobs, but given a chance to do the work for which they are trained. .-19...