Salem Community High School - Salemarion Yearbook (Salem, IL)

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THE WORLD’S KNOWLEDGE IS IN OUR LIBRARY.............................. .....as is proved through the frequent trips made by the students to this spacious room. Fortunately we are unique in having a library both beautiful and adequately equipped with 5100 volumes of fiction and information as well as 34 periodicals and dailies. Throughout the day the 32 student librarians, under the guidance of Miss Genevieve Hayes, assist the 864 students who make constant use of this storeroom of learning. S-T-E-A-D-Y THERE............... .....lor sloppy work is not tolerated in Mr. W. B. Matthews’ drawing classes. Drawing is divided into three units, consisting of mechanical, advanced, and architectural drawing. While taking this course, the students become skilled in freehand lettering, blue printing, and isometric drawing, these are the bases of many careers, including that of architectural engineering. Page Thirteen

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ANATOMY AT ITS BEST ......is doubtlessly shown in these two picture. The girls at the top are taking time out for a measure of ad- vice from the physical education instructor. Miss Jean Dennis. Development of the muscular coordination is the purpose of the P.E. classes. The favorite activities are badminton, volley ball, and softball. Physiology, the class in the second picture, is taught to all freshmen as a first semester course. The stu- dents learn the fundamental functions of the body, personal safety, and hygiene. Occupational civics, which deals with the problems of future occupations, is studied during the second semester. The teacher is Miss Ruth Brandes. vocational counselor, who also assists and guides the remaining students in problems of study, social life, and their future careers. Page Twelve

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moooooooo 00009000000 ooooeoooooo eooeooooeeed SPEED AiND ACCURACY...................... .....are required not only on the basketball court and the gridiron but also in the class room. Two courses offered in this category are typing and bookkeeping, which seem to be favorites of most upper classmen. In a first-year typing class the student can acquire enough training for personal use, but he must attain a minimum of 35 words for passing. Improvement in speed and accuracy can be reached if a student wishes to take the second year course, where a minimum of 60 words is required. Bookkeeping serves to inform a student in one of two ways: in the understanding of business records for his self-satisfaction or in the actual commercial keeping of books. It is a course in which students learn by do- ing. and in which they profit by their own mistakes, since neatness and accuracy are stressed as ideals of ac- complishment. Page Fourteen