St Louis High School - Cavalcade Yearbook (St Louis, MI)

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Top: General business students work on daily assignments under the watchful eye of student teacher, Mrs. Becky Ortiz. Right: Mr. Bigelow moves about his classroom answering questions. Left: Mrs. Pat Herbst examines the typing problem Henry DeLong has completed.

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‘We Found That Business Means Busyness' If anything can be said about business classes, one thing is for sure: they really keep you busy. In typing you type from the minute the bell rings until it rings again, and sometimes even longer. In shorthand it’s homework-page after page and lesson after lesson. Bookkeeping means problems and general business means assignments. There isn’t much time to waste. This is also the department where thrift is learned. Each student gets one eraser a year no matter how many mistakes he makes, and the paper is rationed out. The new red typewriter and machines covers compliments of the FHA truly brightened up the business department this year, but even they couldn’t teach those typewriters how to spell. Right: Andrea Pauling puts her typing skills to work in publications class. Below: Mr. Steve Bigelow gives assistance to Gary Mitchell in bookkeeping. Right: Tuning in to questions with one ear is typical for Mr. Bill Mayes. Larry Razak makes the inquiry in office practice.

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‘We Encountered New Ways Of Projecting Our Thoughts' In addition to the customary “noun” and “verb” information which is incorporated in the regular English class, students found new ways to project their feelings in more extensive and self-governed English courses. Public speaking rules such as posture, breathing, and appearance were taught to basic speech classes. Throughout this semester course, students gained valuable formal speaking experience as they wrote and presented original speeches. Plays from every era were read and interpreted by advanced speech students. In this semester course, the class learned techniques and characteristics of reader’s theater. Perhaps Spanish classes gave students the newest way to project their thoughts, for those enrolled learned a foreign language fluently. Sadness and joy, and love and hate were expressed in poetry, plays, and short stories written by young originals in composition I and II and in creative writing classes. Top: The one aim Felix Ortiz has for his students is that they “measure up to the many rules” in the Spanish language. Center: Basic and advanced speech teacher, Mrs. Leatricc Warmbrunn, assists Darrell Dringcnbergby explaining the answer. Right: Sandy Komperda learns the correct accents as she uses the headsets in Espanol. Opposite page top: English teacher, Mrs. Gloria Walters, changes the bulletin board as her class is in a world of daydreams. Center: Mrs. Walters enjoys reading the creative stories and poetry written by her creative writing classes. Right: Spanish students work on their lesson for the day under the guidance of their teacher, Felix Ortiz. Bottom: Through discussion, speech students interpret the hidden meanings and important values contained in the content of their most recent play. 26