San Diego Vocational High School - Artisan Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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RELATED MATHEMATICS Mathematics instruction at San Diego Vocational High School and Junior College is taught in relation to the essential trade projects which the student undertakes in order to satisfy the requirements of his shop major. lt consists of two principle phasis: general review of the fundamentals orarithematic and specialized instruc- tion on an individualized basis in the various trade areas of related mathematics. Tenth grade orientation students review arithematlc by working problems flavored with the terminology, nomen- clature, and tools of their particular interests at the time, as well as participate in common exercises in measurement, fractions, decimals, percentage, ratio and proportion, and square root. All stude .attending vocational school for the first time are required to complete this class in review before they are allowed to enter into their second year of mathe- nts who are matics. Eleventh and twelfth graders specialize almost exclu- sively in mathematics as it relates tc their chosen trade field. 7 Qs sfinioa PRoi3i.Erv1s ln this course the student is Quldei H ward a deeper understanding of Numa Lo - n appreciation of the , ' h s and 8 elations IP- a,viduai differences among richness of in I . tv People. Finallh through an asgriilihaiq . - ' ' fof' of the D05S'b 't'eT his acter and Defsonalny he eimrlgggheesalth- - 1 ' fgr DCCOUI Own potentialitiSS ' .t ' ful member of his family and Commun' y

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FGOD TRADES The Food Trades Department probably entertains more Quests than ten ordinary departments. But not an ordinary department. Y then this is Less than two years ago, the first class four students, set up a classroom in the midst of car- pentry tools, lumbe , consisting of r, cement sacks, war surplus stoves and soiled dishes from a federal housing project cafe- teria ln Coronado. By the time the last painter was gone in February, l9U9, the class had grown to IN stu- dents. during this past school year, a staff of three instructors are teaching cooking, baking, meat cutting, food service, menu making, purchasing, and other phases of restaurant operation toapproximately sixty students. ln addition to making deadlines for ten o'clock coffee, lunch and evening dinner, and learning to prepare and to serve pleasing tasty foods, the students of this department must also study mathematics, food chemistry, nutrition, sanitation, safety, food specifications and cost accounting. But all the work and no piay is bad psychology. There- fore, a group known as The Culivarians, an organization of students enrolled in Food Trades, meet monthly for pleasure as well as business. Thegroup has had several picnics and outings during the last year. Last Christ- mas the Culivarians 'adopted' a needy family. 'They provided the necessary money for food, warm sweaters, shoes and stockings and toys for a family of seven. The age range of Food Trades students is from sixteen to sixty. Some are veterans. A few are married. One or two have wives who are enrolled in the Vocational School. Mrs. Esther Ryan teaches a class in waitress training and hostess work. Staff members receive table service, and thus provide the waitress students with an oppor- tunity to learn the fine points of food service. lf your group wants to hold a dinner meeting, or needs a picnic lunch for the annual field day, the Food Trades department is prepared to assist you with your plans. REFFQIGERATIGN This course is designed to qualify students to assume responsible positions- witnin the areas and in marine refriger- ation repair and maintenance and unit air conditioning. A The course is limited to those who are- already in this field and those who ex- pect employment in this area upon gradu- ation from high school. Many of the refrigeration proglems are related tothe fishing industry in the San Diego area.

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is Sd I SOCIAL SCIENCE This department is concerned primarily with developing the student's ability to grasp principles in view of known facts and to discriminate between opinion or propaganda and actuality. Individual projects acquaint the students with basic concepts of history, civics and sociology as they relate to trade areas and to the world about them. TY Pl NCS The typing department contains several six-week theory classes as well as speed building instruction. The theory ln- cludes basic knowledge of the keyboard, manuscript and legal documents, essential office formsi letter writing and tabu- lation. An advanced one-semester class is given inistatistical typing, office training, ditto and mimeograph machines. VOCABULARY This is a one-semester course. The stress is placed on learning the pronun- ciation, syllabication, and spelling of words in common use today in the busi- ness field. There is also a specia section on words used in Civil Service Examinations. The words are first learned as a spelling lesson and the letters are dictated using the assigned words in connected form. Students find that their writing and speaking Nocabu- lary increases exceedingly. llnterest M this class is high. The students find that the course helps them in other classes, especially shorthandg typing and other English courses.