Durango High School - Toltec Yearbook (Durango, CO)

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and Training in these subjects is most import-- ant today. Emphasis has been placed on laboratory technique this year because. as Instructor Campbell says, changes and improvements in War and peace come from the laboratory. Jimmie Banta has acted as laboratory assistant this year. Bob Caughey, Johnny Green, and George Sadahiro at one time this year showed particular aptitude in Window Washing. Students here are working on a unit in plant biology or botany-the study of the leaf. Mr. McKinley, instructor, has broadened this course 'tO include plant biology, animal biology, and human biology. There are many students in this class who do thcir work promptly and thoroughly, but perhaps the most outstanding arc Mary Ellen Caughey, Esther Jacques, Barbara Turner. Lois Colvvell, and Jack Aretz. e Thirty-eight

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Home The first semester of Home Economics covered clothing. Color and line in relation to dress were studied. Utility bags were made for the Junior Red Cross. The second semester covered foods and interior decoration. The preparation of well-balanced breakfasts, luncheons, and dinners was studied. At Christmas time this class had a party at which time presents and refreshments were in order. In April they gave a fashion show to exhibit what had been accomplished during the year. Miss Rush, a new teacher in Durango, conducts this course. Agrlcurture. One of the important units covered in agriculture this year is demonstrated here-the judging of livestockg the different breeds, and the good and, bad points of each breed. Mr. Hollar, teacher, emphasized among many other important projects, the lay-out of gardens: the kind of seeds to plant and how they should be planted. The class, through their visits to Graden's Mills, Farmers Supply Company, and Swift and Comp-any Creamery, saw actual demonstrations of the theories they studied in the classroom.

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Business Training. In the upper picture the students of Mr. Dilley's dictation and transcription class are busy typing letters from their shorthand notes. In the picture below, we find Mr. Fuller instructing in the art of type- writer cleaning and care. The goal to be reached in dictation and transcription is umailable letters from readable shorthandf, The goal in typing is a typing speed and accuracy that is usable in the office and at home. The members of these classes this year have learned to cut stencils, operate the mimeograph machine, address envelopes, and prepare pamphlets and bulletins for distribu- tion. Bookkeeping, business arithmetic, and business law are also a part of the business training received by Durango High School students. Page Thirty nin