Abraham Lincoln Junior High School - Annual Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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1936 LINCOLN ANNUAL COMMERCIAL Miss Anderson, Miss Broderick, Mr, Baroii, Miss Kintzel As soon as we entered our work in tl1e eoinmercial department, we realized that here we should find many treasures. Those who expected to make their living in the business world especially profited by these courses. Those who were taking the work for the help the courses would give them in everyday life, found them of much help. Business practice is probably the most popular elective at Lincoln. It gives us a general knowledge of business and a foundation for the later commercial work. VVe realized the importance of business organization when we learned the different ways of organizing a business and the work done in the different departments. XVe never knew of the many ways of sending money until we started to study them. There are so many ki11ds of insurance and related forms of business, that we had no idea of their features until we took business practice. While studying the telephone and telegraph system, we had the privilege of visiting the telephone and telegraph ofhces. How we enjoyed it! And that wasn't all. VVe visited the post-office while we studied the mail system. VVe won't soon forget that interesting movie, entitled Here Comes the fllnil. lt was really fun to study filing, especially when we had actual material to tile. People often have noticed business practice pupils practicing cash recordsg they have wondered why these pupils seemed so engrossed in their practice. It was for the contests on cash records. There were other contests, too. VVe had them while studying filing and time and payroll checks. There are other treasures to be found in business practice, but we have named the most con- spicuous, Next came that popular subject, typing. It doesn't seem hard to sit down allfl type tweny- six words perfectly in one minute until one has tried it. It tooka lot of practice and work, too, before we were able to do this. Now we are able to type all of our notebooks. XVe are all hoping to have a typewriter of our own some day. As we look over our treasures, we find a great many. XVe have the ability to type any 111aterial at a good speed, and we have a general knowledge of business. A Typing H Class at Work Page 11

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l 936 LINCOLN ANNUAL SOCIAL SCIENCE Miss Hyzer, Miss Lilas Larson Fitzgerald, Miss Petritz, Miss Peters ' What treasures we gathered from social science! Our teachers have aroused such interest in our minds concerning history and world affairs that we are eager to gather additional infor- mation in our everyday reading. Beginning in 7B with the study of southern lands and people, we had a very interesting time all our days in social science classes. During this period we made many interesting dis- coveries of our southern neighbors, who are of increasing importance to us in United States. XVe studied our own country in 7A, and found that we had much to learn about its geography and resources. We found the development of North America very romantic and interesting, as we studied its discovery and exploration, and the growth of its independence. In 8B we studied the development of a new nation and government. As we learned of the struggles of such men as Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton to establish a strong government in our country, we developed an increased love and respect for our consti- tution and laws. It took a long time for our country to develop into a world power, so long, in fact, that we spent most oi SA social science studying about it. The wars proved to be very exciting. The stories of Stonewall Jackson, U. S. Grant, R. E. Lee, and other Civil VVar leaders were most interesting. The World War, too, brought many thrilling days in class, as we recounted stories that we had read and that our parents had told us. In 9B we brought up the problems of our community. We talked of the work of our health, police, tire, and other departments of city government. It was interesting to learn of the difficulties foreigners have in becoming Americans. In 9A we made our Career Books. These helped us to think and plan about what we should like to do when we are through with our school days. Perhaps all of our dreams of careers won't come true, but we like to dream them anyway. VVe learned more about our city, state, and national governments. As we look over our treasures gathered in social science class, we see knowledge of our country and its laws, increased respect and love for our country, and the determination to be better national and world citizens. X11 SA Social Science Class are Making Maps Page 10 Miss Peterson, Miss Shaw, Miss Dobyns, Miss Lee Mr. Flanders, Miss Swanson, Miss Ellis, Miss

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l 936 LINCOLN ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD ARTS Miss Hall, Miss Evans Let's look at the treasures we have gained from the household arts. First, we have the satisfaction of knowing we can make, as we have made, finished articles that anyone might well be proud to acknowledge. When we girls entered Lincoln as 7B's, we were put into sewing classes. Here we learned the fundamental stitches of sewing. We then made our uniforms, including an apron, head- band, and bagg with this we made a hot pad. Some of us, more rapid than the others, had time to knit sweaters or to make simple dresses. In 7A we had foods. XVe planned and served breakfast and luncheon, but we spent most of our time on breads. VVe were all anxious to take the 8A foods course where a greater variety of cooking was to be done. In 8B, the course in home management, we had a survey course consisting of the study of manners, of what to do in our leisure time, of budgeting, of home planning, and of baby care. When we finished our required work, many of us continued to take courses in household arts. Those of us who took SA clothing learned to knit and to crochet. Most of us knit dresses, later crocheting accessories for them. In SA foods, we canned and preserved many foods and planned and served dinners. XYe spent time in research concerning commercial canning. Two courses were open to ninth graders: clothing I and II, or foods I and II. In the course in clothing we made note books including a study of good grooming, of the relation of personality to dress, design, and color, and of the use of patterns. Each of us made some pajamas and a cotton dress. In clothing II we studied thc use of wool and silk, each of us making a wool skirt or suit and a silk blouse. In foods I we studied food preservation, frozen desserts, breakfasts, and luncheons. NVe reviewed many of the problems we had in 7B. In foods II we continued the work of the hrst semester and included the foods for special occasions, invalid and fancy cooking, and cooking for young children. Here are some of our treasures: the ability to actually make things, to plan, prepare, and serve meals, and to plan and create our own wardrobes. The Eighth Grade Girls Knit Preparing a Luncheon Page 12 Miss Lagerquist, Miss VVl1ittle, Mrs. Vlfestiing