Clinton High School - Old Gold and Black Yearbook (Clinton, IN)

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Erasers, Pencils, And Business Students “Mr. A-a-a-ar-thur! Are you sure all this ribbon fits in this little typewriter?” wonders Suellen Wilson. A Lot Of Paper Aided Two hands, a machine, and a mind well versed in the world of business make an un- quenchable team. The Commerce department, headed by Mr. Paul Holbert, offers courses in typing, shorthand, general business, and bookkeeping. Elementary typing consists mainly of get- ting acquainted with the machines, learning the keyboard, and typing simple letter forms. More difficult techniques are introduced later when the pupils learn to type footnotes, bib- liographies, title pages and other details need- ed in their college and personal typing. Bookkeeping pupils use practice forms based on actual office problems as they learn to balance their books, and learn to operate several business machines available in the de- partment. Shorthand classes become efficient in taking accurate and rapid dictation in pre- paration for secretarial work or college. A broad background in the financial aspects of commercial arts is provided by the general business course. Yipes! Slow down, Mr. Holbert, pleads shorthand student Freida Farrington. “I’m still on the first sentence.” To save valuable time, business students Shirley Zucca and Mary Evans use modem business equipment in balancing books.

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Better Ways Louie Johnson explains gun safety to speech class for his demonstration speech. Why didn't I choose another topic for my term paper?” sighs Joe Fischer wistfully. English encompasses a wide and diversi- fied field in the quest for knowledge. The im- portance of a good English education is stres- sed through all four years of high school through writing themes and reading English and American literature. Senior grammar and senior literature, elective courses, provide a foundation for stu- dents preparing for college as some of the great classics become required reading. Speech, a required course, acquaints C. H. S. students with basic fundamentals of speech-making and preparation, discussion, and debate. The fund of learning and information is certain to be of benefit in more ways than one as we assume our positions in life. Compliments of: 7-UP BOTTLING COMPANY WABASH TURKEY FARM

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Math Taught Precision Of Thought Mathematics, called the language of sci- ence, is used in practically every field. The mathematics department, headed by Mr. Ted Nolan, offers four years of elementa- ry and advanced courses. The department instructors are Mr. Bill Ballock, Mrs. Susan Lapworth, and Mr. Nolan. Elementary algebra, the teaching of fun- damentals of high school math and the pre- paration for higher math, is offered to first year math students. The second year in the mathematics field is devoted to plane and solid geometry, familiarizing students with shapes, theorems, and axioms. Third year math students take college algebra, a preview of algebra on the college level. To seniors interested in preparing for either the engineering or science profession, or college, one semester of trigonometry and one semester of analytical geometry and an introduction to calculus are taught. These courses stress individual thinking, logic, and reasoning for today’s advanced liv- ing in the modern world and practical appli- cation of the principles learned by the stu- dents. Trig students hurry to finish their quiz problems before they forget the formulas. Same problem, four different answers are experienced by elementary algebra students.