Abraham Lincoln High School - Monarch Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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SOCIAL STUDIES A sophomore Social Sfudies class sfudies Orienfafion, Driv- vers' Educafion, Firsf Aid, and European Hisfory. The iuniors learn fhe sfory of our nafion's founding, abouf fhe men and women who came fo fhe fore as our polifical, social, and indusfrial leaders, and fhe fremendous problems now facing us in fhis afomic age. ln a senior class, fhe sfu- denfs become familiar wifh cify, counlfy, sfafe, and federal governmenf during fhe firsf semesfer. The second semes- fer is concerned wifh voca- fional guidance and senior problems. 599- igf' 1 Y 4

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BUSINESS DEPARTMENT The Business Deparfmenf encourages as many as possible, regardless of vocafional or professional goals, fo fake some of fhe social business subiecfs such as Business Law and Sales. While Advanced Typing, Shorfhand, Cleri- cal Office Training and Bookkeeping are fhoughf of as vocafional, many academic sfu- denfs fake fhese subiecfs. Picfured fo fhe leff is Clerical Office Train- ing and af fhe lower leff is Shorfhand. JOURNALISM Our beginning Journalism class is like liffle birds learning how fo use fheir Journalisfic wings. ln a shorf fime fhey have fo learn all of fhe difficulf fasks fhaf any newspaperman needs fo know in order fo puf ouf a good readable paper. Since many become newspapermen, one mighf say fhis is fhe firsf sfep in fheir pro- fession.

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xi i' S A f I ' x Iii? --1 I ARTS AND CRAFTS The fundamenrals of color, propor'I'ion, and design are 'I'augh'I in 'Ihe primary arI' courses. In Ihe advanced ar'r classes 'Ihe s+udenI's make use of 'Iheir previous Iraining and work wi'rh oils, ceramics, and jewelry. Lealher work, wood carving, plasfics, and mosaics are buf a few of Ihe many proiecls' info which sIuden+s en+er in +he craf+s classes. 'XM A, INDUSTRIAL ARTS The boys who enfer fhe indus'I'riaI ar'I's classes gain much knowledge I'haI' will be useful fo Ihem bofh now and in Ihe fuiure. These classes include aufo shop, mechanical drawing, wood shop, and eIecI'ric shop. We feel 'lhaf 'Ihese courses do much I'o give sI'uden'rs some basic fraining for furure use. ,. ,,-'- 1.-M W -Jil' Q N? ' 'fx 'L.,4-f HOME ECONOMICS Our home economics deparr- meni' deals wi'I'h Iwo general courses - foods and clofhing. In Ihe 'Foods classes one learns aboui' nuI'riI'ion and I'he buying, preparafion, and serving of foods. In 'Ihe cIoI'hing classes, girls learn how 'I'o selecl' clofhes for Ihe color and s'I'yIe mos'I suiled for Ihemselves, and con- sirucfion of cIoI'hes. The sew- ing classes pu+ on 'rwo fashion shows each year +o model fhe cIo'I'hes Ihey made in class.