Edsel Ford High School - Flight Yearbook (Dearborn, MI)

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Pupils Learn Job Training In Business Ed Student development of the proper skills and attitudes necessary in gaining adequate employ- ment in bookkeeping, clerical, retailing and steno- graphic fields upon graduation is the major aim of the Business education department. Training along the lines to which students are best suited, according to their abilities and de- sires, is afforded each student as a part of his class work. To prepare students for work after graduation, life-like situations are used. Students are given work and progress at their own speed. Another way students are able to obtain experience is through the co-op program, headed by Mr. Rich- ard Feusse, of the business education department. Mr. Bernard Barnett, Mr. Robert Evans, Mr. Richard Feusse, Mr. Neil Goodbred, Mr. Albert May, department chairman, Mr. Kenneth Ripple and Mr. Robert Young are the teachers in the business education department. Business administration instructors of Edsel Ford are: Mr. Kenneth Ripple, Mr. Robert Young. Mr. Richard Feusse, Mr. Alebrt May and Mr. Neil Goodbred. Mrs. Lois Denton takes over Mr. Albert May's, her critic, shorthand class.

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Art Teachers Help Pupils In Creative Work mmm Increasing the student’s ability to express himself in a creative manner and giving practical experience for future life are the purposes of the art department. Work- ing toward this end, clay, charcoal, copper, paint and wood are the basic tools used. Students who elect art as a class begin their art ex- perience with chalk, charcoal, paint, clay, wood blocks and wood. Art II presents students with problems of working with clay heads, enamel, ink and linoleum blocks. In the next year wood blocks, clay, silver and the soldering machine are used in their work. In still more advanced classes, pupils work with charcoal, paint, metal and photographic prints. Mrs. Marion Carson, department chairman, Mr. Robert Ferguson, Mr. Tom Hire and Mr. Richard Laing help students gain experience in creative art. These teachers teach both art electives and assist the F.nglish teachers in the humanities classes. Miss Carson helps students with their projects. Art teachers, Mr. Robert Ferguson, Mr. Tom Hire, Mr. Richard Laing and Miss Marion Carson, hold a conference. Miss Marion Carson gives advice to Betty Deck and Cecilia Bondy concerning their future art projects.

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Driver Training Instructors Promote Safety Mr. William Levantrosser, Mr. Donald Rathbun. Mr. Norman Tomassini. Mr. Bernard Barnett. Mr. David Frye and Mr. Warren Rhodes check safety precautions in the car. Drivers’ education has for its purpose the training of good drivers by teaching the basic fundamentals ol good driving. These include both the physical and the mental aspects of operating an automobile. The physi- cal aspect emphasizes driving skills, control of the car and procedures in case of an emergency. Emotional stability, the ability to control one’s temper, and willing- ness to obey rules and regulations for safe driving are part of what is referred as the mental or psychological aspects of good driving. Edsel Ford was the first Dearborn school to have a drivers’ training area off the streets. That is, it was the first to have a special section for teaching of drivers' training instead of having to learn and practice on the side streets. The state of Michigan requires thirty hours of class work, ten hours of supervised instruction on the training area and one hour of supervised instruction on the road. Mr. David Frye, Mr. Warren Rhodes and Mr. Nor- man Tomassini are regular drivers’ education teachers, however, many other Edsel Ford teachers are qualified to teach in this area and help out when there is need for help. Such help is provided in the present semester by Mr. Bernard Barnett, Mr. Thomas Barrett, Mr. William Levantrosser and Mr. Donald Rathbun. Mr. Warren Rhodes teaching students how to handle cars skillfully.