Luther High School South - Shield Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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ff PREP SCHOOL The secrelary of lomorrow, having gradualed from Lulher, will be reasonably well prepared lo meel any crisis Jrha+ may lace her in Jrhe business world. As a sophomore, she learned ro operale +ha+ indispensable machine, lhe lypewriler, and lo adiusl' lo many ol lhe problems generally found in business. When a iunior. she slarled learning lhe necessary slcill ol a good secrelary-shorlhand. She also acquired lcnowledge in boolflceeping. During her final year al Lulher, she compleled her business Jrraining by polishing her shorl- hand slcill and learning 'lo lype lellers direclly from nofes. Allhough a secrelary uses a Jrypewrirer mainly, she mus+ learn lo use olher machines also. While raking Office Praclice, Jrhe mysleries of business ma- chines such as Jrhe complomeler, lhe diclaphone, and mimeograph were revealed lo her, along wilh many office procedures.

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KEY TO THE FUTURE Some oT The mosT rewarding courses oTTered here aT I.uTher SouTh are in The area oT Social STudies. l-lere, such Topics as The origin oT man. The naTure OT The land on which we live, and The prob- lems conTronTing pasT, presenT, and TuTure genera- Tions are TaughT Trom a ChrisTian poinT oT view. The subiecTs included in This secTion are: world hisTory, geography, UniTed STaTes hisTory, sociology, and problems oT democracy. All oT These courses exTend over a Tull school year, excepT sociology and problems, which are one semesTer courses. These are Taken in The senior year and help prepare us To meeT The demands ThaT will loe made upon us in The TuTure, in our homes and Tamilies, and in our roles as ciTizens oT The UniTed STaTes. Q- H' fi?

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, A CHANGE OF PACE Lilce lhe resr of our liasf moving world, sludenl life here al Lurher is hurried and hecjric. Perhaps lhis is why if is such a delighllul change of pace ro quiclrly iump info your while shirr and shorls or yellow gym suil, whalever lhe case may be, and release some of The energy you've been sloring up for iusl such an occasion. lmmedialely, class room cares are forgorlen. as you baffle on The volley ball courr or wresrle wirh your besr frier1d.The only complain? you'll hear in Jrhe physical educafion class concerning hurried heclic life, will be when you're Ief+ rushing around +he loclcer room desperaiely frying +o be ready before The bell will send you flying lo your nexl class.