Grosse Pointe High School - View Pointe Yearbook (Grosse Pointe, MI)

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A variety of courses comes under the heading of industrial arts. Among those included are automotives, metal and woodwork. Each one of these classes enables the student to create and develop his own individual ideas. It not only helps him appreciate fine craftsmanship, but it can also help him establish a very worthwhile and perhaps a lifelong hobby or vocation. Pictured here lower left: Mr. George Harding, graphic arts teacher, and William Dillon. Upper left: Pat Hyland; Mr. Neil Suomela, wood shop instructor, and Ronald Pound. Upper right: Dick Beach, Don Biddlingmeier, and Mr. David Basehore, auto- motives instructor. Teaching students to become safe drivers is one of the main purposes of driver education. Stress is placed on proper attitude, courtesy, and respect for other drivers. The Quonset Hut, equipped with a testing laboratory for reaction and ability tests, is now able to accommodate many students who previously had to be re- fused training because of limited space. Featured in the above picture ai ' e: left to right; Diane Malchie, Patricia Heftier, and Sandra Chapel taking ability tests.

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A typical scene in a foreign language class shows that the subject has much to offer in cultural knowledge. Latin students Tom Spiewak, Diane Hassig, Carol Kraemer, and Mike Irvine are examining a map to locate a city mentioned in one of their assignments. Walk together, talk together, all ye people of the earth. Then and only then shall ye have peace. Language plays a very important part in our lives today. In order to be able to understand the many people in the world, we must be able to speak their language. Grosse Pointe High School offers students the opportunity to become fluent speakers in French, Latin, Spanish, German, and Russian. Feliz Navidad o Feliz Cumpleanos . . . Both at Christ- mas time and during birthdays the pifiata is a familiar sight to Spanish children. Above, a group of Mrs. Brad- field ' s first year Spanish students are admiring a toro pifiata filled with confections to eat. The German Club celebrated Fasching, a pre-lenten festivity, this year at the home of Sharon Guensche. A prince always reigns during these costumed parties. Prince Tom Honderich is knighted by King H ans Bogner. 17

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The classes in Cooperative Retailing are mainly a work experience program dealing with the distribution of merchandise or a serv- ice. The students take three solids in the morn- ing, and work in the afternoon. They must work at least fifteen hours a week to receive credit from the State Department in Lansing. This course serves mainly to bridge the gap between school life and the business world. Featured above left to right: Karen Savory, Janel Windfield and Carole Gauss. The right photo shows the Interior Decorating class touring the J. L. Hudson Co. Upper left features William S chaefer at Hughes and Hatcher — Harry Suffrin. The Business Retailing class is seen in the upper right. Lower right: Dave Hughes at the J. C. Penney Co. Inc. The evaluation of each individual ' s work ends the semester for the classes in clothing. The girls are required to make at least four garments a year, and they have a wide range from which to choose. Studying the basics in furnishing and carpeting homes takes up one semester in Homemaking III and IV. The classes visit various homes in the area as a part of this course.