Lake Preston High School - Prestonian Yearbook (Lake Preston, SD)

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One of the modern ma- chines used for training bus- iness workers is being op- erated by the commercial teacher, Miss Huether. Sophomores find many an answer in General Business for the many personal bus- iness situations any student or graduate may encounter. Bookkeeping, with early con- fusion of debits and credits, becomes real as each student handles books for R. L. Dean, a fictitious wholesale grocer. Secretarial training students combine their typing skill with proficiency at the stencil and the spirit duplicator, calculator, and voice writing ma- chines for a vocationally trained worker in the future. COMMERCIAL STUDENTS STUDY OFFICE TECHNIQUES “Tap, Tap, Tap,............ No, it’s not the Irish Leprechaun one may hear. But it is the most familiar sound heard around the commercial room. Typing, fascinates and challeng- es juniors, as they try to produce acceptable copy as well as match their speed with fellow classmates.

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Our English classes strive to give the students better grammar usage and enjoyment from reading lite rature. Mr. Barto, the English instructor, resigned after the second six weeks which made it necessary to find substitutes.Now teaching are: English I, Miss Huether; English II, Tom Prendergast; English III and IV, V. W. Madsen. Underline your subjects and verbs, and be sure to punctuate correctly. These instructions are given to the English I students in preparation of their grammar assignment. American authors, their lives and works,were dis- cussed by the English III class. Speeches, ranging from extemporaneous to systematically planned, were also given by this class. Are they really studying that hard? The English IV students are earnestly preparing their assignments for the day. Shakespeare. Milton, Bunyan, and Johnson are a few of the English authors covered by this class during the course of the year. EXPRESSION IN LITERATURE IS EMPHASIZED “Shall Caesar send a lie?” The English II students enjoyed their reading of Julius Caesar, as they presented it in play form. The proper usage of grammar was also discussed in this class.

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Geographical areas of our country are the main features Bruce brings out for the American history class. STUDENTS ARE INTRODUCED TO WORLD PROBLEMS All social sciences and histories are under the instruction of Tom Prendergast. A mock trial of a burglary charge made justice real to the government class. The development of civilization in the different countries of the world is the main point to be studied by the sophomore stu- dents in world history class. Washington to “Ike” indicates the growth of American history to the junior class. The study of the human mind in psychology unveiled new thoughts and ideas to the seniors. The disecting of insects and animals reveals the marvelous creation of life to biology students. Instructor Prendergast scans the map to create more student interest in world affairs. Industrious science students use the microscope to investigate microscopic life.