Warren Central High School - Wigwam Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Writing shorthand symbols on the board, Judy Hipkiss reviews some of the basic skills of the sometimes confusing subject. Mr. Baldwin helps Bill Cox solve a bookkeeping problem. Busi- ness courses teach students skills which are useful in future jobs Business Skills Provide Background for Careers “Be sure to set the right-hand margin at 15.” “Your first tab should be at 25.” “Put the name of the firm on the top line.” These are familiar instructions to students en- rolled in business education classes at Warren. The courses offered are designed to prepare the students to meet the problems of the business world. Typing, bookkeeping, accounting, and short- hand are among the subjects offered. Secretarial stu- dents can attend classes in office practice and office machines, while clerical students find business math and business law helpful. In all courses, the depart- ment has an enrollment of 784. Not all the students in business classes are head- ed for business vocations. Many take courses to help them in daily life or later in college. For non- business majors, there are one-semester college prep- aratory typing classes. The students discover that the skills they learn are valuable to them in other classes, as well. A timed-writing in advanced typing requires concentration and skill as Karen Cainey, Judy Miner and Kathy Prange discover.

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Clothing student Sandy Hight finds that Mrs. Carpenter can help her solve her sewing problems. No matter what her career, every girl has a life- time job— making a home for herself and those who share her life. Girls in home economics classes learn wise use of their time, energy, and money in classes that feature solving problems and working with others. Along with the courses in modern foods and clothing, girls may learn to purchase, furnish, and decorate their own homes in Home Management and Consumer Buying. Girls who anticipate careers know the importance of coming home to pleasant surroundings— on a budget plan. Others may elect Child Development, which is an intensive study of the physical, emotional, psy- chological, and social development of the child. The second semester is Home Nursing which teaches care for the sick and methods of disease prevention. Use- ful to all girls, home economics provides an atmos- phere of learning mixed with enjoyment and pride as a preparation for gracious living in a busy world. Housing students Maryann Kuhn, Sandy Miller, Judy Perdue, and Shirley Mithoefer inspect rug and drapery samples. Mixing ingredients thoroughly, Cheryl Ditton prepares something “good to eat’’ in home economics foods class. Home Ec Labs Hold Valuable Secrets for All

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Industrial Arts , Agriculture Study Opens New Alex Jernigan and Cary Bailey adjust and aim headlights, one of many jobs in transportation class. Maintenance of parts adds to the student’s knowledge of power. Perfecting their woodworking projects are David Harmon, Bob Bechert, and Raymond Harvey. Mike German and Steve Murphy overhaul a small engine in class. Students apply power theories in their work.