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

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Rip A Stitch, Bake A Cake, And Hem A Hem Danger! Phyllis Ferando and Pam Wood can be seen working as the smoke begins to clear. Learning how to prepare favorite foods and operate and care for kitchen appliances is interesting and rewarding for Janeen Roberts and Jane Stepp. The Home Economics Dept, is essential in training girls for futures in homemaking. Mrs. Mooney and Mrs. Uran conduct classes in sewing, cooking, family life and nursing to prepare girls for making and maintaining their own homes. Freshmen girls are offered two semesters of work: one in food preparation and cooking principles, and one in textiles and clothing construction. More advanced courses in clothing and food studies are offered to second year home economics students. These include art prin- ciples and baking. Four semesters in home economics are provided for junior and senior girls in this field of study. In the area of sewing and cloth- ing, fashion problems are discussed and more difficult articles of clothing are constructed. The nutrition unit in correspondence with the advanced clothing study helps the students in learning to prepare complete meals and to plan parties and teas. The remaining courses offered to the girls are in the field of family relationships, house planning, home nursing, and child de- velopment. A well-equipped sewing lab provides the girls in home economics classes modern facilities for sewing projects. Compliments of: STRAW’S T. V. SERVICE - 26 - ABRIANI'S MARKET

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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.

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Emphasis Was Placed On Physical Fitness A two-year course in physical education is required for every girl at C. H. S. Fresh- man and sophomore girls participate in var- ious athletic activities each semester. The first semester is devoted to learning and prac- ticing the laws and plays of basketball and volleyball. Tumbling skills, wiffle ball, bad- minton, and ping-pong claim the second se- mester for girls in physical education. Two years of physical education is com- pulsory for boys who do not participate in any of Clinton High School’s competitive athletic programs. The two semesters each year are spent in learning the skills of volleyball, bas- ketball, relays, weight lifting, and wrestling. Miss Dowdy is the girls’ division instruc- tor and Mr. Svyantek and Mr. Izor conduct boys’ classes in gym. .......52-2-3-4.......53-2-3-4........54-2-3-4....... Students observe Linda Wright as she goes in for a lay-up shot. It only hurts for a little while!”