Jefferson High School - Nautilus Yearbook (Lafayette, IN)

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Our fine speech teacher, Mr. Hawker, vividly points out to one of his classroom discussion groups that the proper method of developing a speech is with liberal quantity of humor. Speech Classes Encouraged Oration Becoming acquainted with many different phases and types of speech were the objectives of the speech classes. Each pupil was required to record a poetry selection and an advertis- ing announcement, and an evaluation was made to help the student improve his articulation, pronunciation, and manipulation and to help him develop mood. Speeches using concrete ob- jects and charts as visual aids were assigned as were speeches relating how to do something. Lists of forms of support for speeches were studied, and a persuasive speech was presented using these forms. Sophomores enrolled in Speech Development were presented with a more basic summary of speech. Besides the required speeches, these students were permitted to become somewhat familiar with the radio equipment. Since speech courses are required by many colleges and universities, students taking ad- vantage of this opportunity were rewarded greatly. In an illustrated speech junior Jack Pierce explains changes in defense spending over a twenty year period.

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Business Courses Prepared Pupils Jefferson High School offers comprehensive and varied commercial courses for advance- ment in the world of business. Bookkeeping is the most essential qualifica- tion for business operation. This course gave students a detailed study in recording the as- sets, liabilities, and profits of a well-ordered business firm. A study of shorthand was necessary for stu- dents who plan to carry on secretarial work. Transcription, offered along with this, ex- plained to the pupils how to translate their shorthand easily and quickly. Typing seemed to be more or less a favorite of many Jeff students. Basic fundamentals were stressed in Typing I while speed and ac- curacy were the main details emphasized in the courses Typing II and III. The business teachers are Mr. Kenneth An- drews, Mr. Ernest Cortner, Mr. James Stalker, Mrs. Mary Jane Boyle, Mrs. Geraldine Heath, Mr. George Newell, and Mr. Russell Bradley. As a part of her business training, Kathy Fox learns the proper method of manipulating a ditto machine. In Office Practice, Judi Drummer uses the dictaphone while Jackie Paris adds figures on the adding machine. Mrs. Boyle uses the overhead projector in an attempt to explain the fundamentals of bookkeeping to her class.

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Replacing books is a common task for library assistants Charlotte Henson and Rita Simpson. Students Find New Library Helpful The new Jefferson High School library hap- pened to be a facility for which Jeff students could be proud. The transformation took place last summer to replace the old, overcrowded library, and the addition of new novels and other literature increased its popularity. In- formation contained in current periodicals, both educational and entertaining, provided interesting topics for speeches, themes, and special reports. In addition to being a source of reference material, the library was often a student ' s favorite place of study. It was open to pupils during lunch periods, before and after school, and during study halls. Student assistants, under the direction of Mrs. Erma Gene McVicker and Mr. Stephen Wheeler, aided these librarians in their many duties. They checked books in and out of the library, sent notices for overdue books, and collected fees for the late books. Teachers were permitted to take their classes there for re- search projects and term papers. For sophomore Scott Spence, homework a cinch with the AV sight and sound