Effingham High School - Signet Yearbook (Effingham, IL)

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AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT Mr. Gowler is in charge of the agri- culture department. He is new to Effingham High School this year. AGRICULTURE I Danny Macklin, Larry Verdeyen, Sam Townsend, Jim Wallace, Char- les Stiffler, Larry Marxmann, Robert Having and Mr. Gowler, standing, and David Plummer, Gary Stewart and Earl Sigrist, seated, are exam- ining soil texture in the agriculture I class. AGRICULTURE III and IV K ff' Mr. Gowler supervises as Elwood Webb, Jerry Ready, Ronald Ashbaugh and Fred Krueger measure the degree of slope of land in the study of soils. AGRICULTURE II Marion Higgs, Gary Ohnesorge, Ken- neth Bowman, Jerry Martin, Jeffrey Gillespie, John Chisler and Lee James study soil with Mr. Gowler in prepar- ation for the Land Use Selection Con- test.

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Miss Yates, Mrs. Rickelman and Mr, Winans teach ,f .....-:nv--E l PERSONAL TYPING Caught in the act! Personal typing students are not allowed-to erase! Sam Dargo, at the machine, is erasing on a personal letter. Students in the fore- ground are Rosie Deters and Doris James. In the background are Carl Probst, Steve Davis, Sam Dargo, Pat Ventxess and Jim Newbanks. Mrs. Rickelman is the teacher. Classes are taught the fundamentals of typing skill and control. They also work problems involving themes, outlines, letters, rough draft copy and manuscripts. Personal typing' ls open to all stu- dents with a sophomore or higher class rating. Students GENERAL BUSINESS Sharon Barbee, Sharon Croft, Carolyn Dugan, Loy Davidson and Mr. Winans are talking about the cost of small loans in a general business class. Students take general business one semester and personal typ- ing the other semester of the year. receive one half credit for the one semestler Eourse. COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT Credit for personal typing classes are taug t y Miss Yates and Mrs. Rickelman. BUSINESS LAW Jerry Bruver, Eddie Koester and David Steffens discuss employer and employee relations with Mr. Winans in this business law class. the commercial subjects. BOOKKEEPING Bookeeping students are receiving individual help with their problems involving work sheets. This class is open to juniors and seniors and is concerned with the fundamentals of record keeping, bookeeping and accounting. The class completes its study by working on an actual set of books involving a retail store Barbara Cameron Mrs Rickelman Elna jack son Marilyn Dettro and Mr Stoldt student teacher are working together V.. w-vu-p--. -Y i'

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HOME ECONOMICS II Under Mrs. Free's watchful eye, JoAnn Medlin and Darlene Hetzel are demonstrating the correct way to set a table. JoAnn and Darlene BIC I1OfI'1C CCOUOITIICS I SILld6l'llS show- ing what home economics Il girls learned. HOME ECONOMICS III Mrs. Free is a believer in visual ed- ucation and the showing of movies play an important part in the instruc tion in her home economics classes. Students in the home economics III class are ready to view a movie. Standing: Mrs. Free. First row: Jean- ne Senior, Glenda Broom, Brigitte Gourmel, Betty Evans. Second row: Connie Bosley, Jane Dolbow, Bette Neal, Frances West. Third row: Pat- ty Lidy, Rosie Haarman. HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT Mrs. Free in in charge of the home economics depart ment at Effingham High School. She has held this position for the past twelve years. The department was redecorated and remodeled during last summer. lt is one of the beauty spots in our high school that we like to remember. HOME ECONOMICS I Colleen Loy got an A on this dress that she made under Mrs. Free's supervision in the home economics I class.