Ahrens High School - Tradesman Yearbook (Louisville, KY)

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Pleasant Registration in Night Gffice C E Burkhead nrght school prmcrpal enrolls one of the 1 698 students who entered nrght school classes the first semester In the background are Dorrs Lucran left and Lucrlle Stewart rrght Everyone seems to be emoymg the process Es en Mr Buckhead rs almost smrlrng' The nrght school reached an all trrnc hrgh en rollment of nearlv 1700 students durrng 1954 1955 Marrv ncw thrngs took place thrs year A 355 00 regrstratron fee per semester was charged for the first trme And belreve rt or not, cnrollment rncreased New subgccts and courses were added such as practrcal nur srng, oflice practrce, and Journalrsm Out of thc Journalrsm class was born a nrght school paper lhe Ahrenrter Thrs has grven the students parents busrness people labor leaders and others a better knowledge of the night pro gram and rts actrvrtres It has helped urrrte the studentbodv Thc nrght school was honored wrth a vrsrt by Omer Carmrchael, superintendent of Loursvrlle publlc schools He was accompanred on a tour by C E Burkhead prrnclpal and Paul E Harris, supervrsor of adult and vocatronal educatron The academrc part of the school offer ed to those who desrr cd rt an opportunrty to obtarn a hrgh pagc for ty tzco school drplonra or work rn post graduate courses There wcre apprentrces who took related sub Jects rn the trades of brrcklavrng, carpentry ma chrnc shop work plumbing and prpe Httrng sheet metal, and electrrcrty the last of whrch had some 250 apprentrces enrolled Thcre vxere twenty nrne sectrons of trade ex tensron and specrhc rnterest courses offered All classes were filled and the wartrng lrst rs lengthy class in actron was made owcr WHAS TV The telccast took place rn room 210 Fleven students from the class bccame naturalwed Amcrrcans thrs vcar The audro vrsual pr ogr am plaved a vrtal role rn shops and classes Its ser vrces have expanded each xcar srnce rts bcgrnnrng rn 1942 Most people like mos res and through films students can learn fr om actualrtv rnstead of drawrng therr own conclu srons. bv readrng a book or lrstenrng to a lecture To help rn the nrght school office were two loyal l l : ' 9 . ' 7 7 . . . s . 1 u L , , , . . ' . ' K1 . . , ' r ' - ' ' ' ' I ' - r ' . ' . 1 - . - r - - ' 1 - , A . r . . . t '. . v , - A . . . , , . ' .. ' . . 1 . ,. . ' x 1 . ' . ' ' , ' Y I . ' ' ' . , . .' .' 1 . ' ' ' Y ' 3 K- ' 1 . L1 . . . 1 1 -1 . A. , . , . - ' 1 . ' 1 . ,- X ' . ' 1 l 1 7 1 I ' ' l ' , . ' -, ' . A ' A televised presentation of the Americanization 1 s ' . 1 1 1 s I I Y 1 ' - ' r 1 1 1 ' ws 4 u v - 1 - W ' l ' A . J . , ' 1 ' ' ' 1 1 ' - r v ' A r ' - ' , . I ' Y , , , ' , ' ' V ' - ' 1 . . ' . ' ' 1 ' . . 1 x - f' A 1 ' ' ' Q 4 l ' . Y .' ' . .' 1' 1 y- - - - - . , , . 5 , 1

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SCHOOL NIGHT

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Our Distinguished Graduates nmmrrw Ammunz 1-msn nxnosi curronn 1 m-sw-'rr mmm' r nm uw IH RRI FN BOWI IN! MV Mmm ,W Km, nom-wr HUC H mm rrr PUNK mr mrrms -mlm N M .R pq- LHARLIZS K f'R!lN FERALDIYQP 4 HSRTPII WAR! YR KN! PW Hlll ARI! HUDFN K Nl kFF'l IN! lui ls I- KPN MARY ILAMPION KEY clerks Doris Lucran and Freda Batts Mrs Batts after four years of efficrent SGIVICQ, resigned to resume home responsrbrlrtres Now, Mrs Luclan s new eo worker rs Mrs Lucllle Stewart Some outstanding speakers addressed night sehool assemblles First speaker was Colgan Nor man who told us of lrfe rnsuranee and its value Dr M C Baker spoke on aleoholrsm Dr Phillip Daudson, president of the Unrverslty of Louis ville, stressed the abrlrty we should develop rn order to save ourselves with our mental powers, our relatronshrps with others and our relatron ships with God Concluding speaker was Dr Julran Prrce Love w ho defined freedom rn a number of ways A free nation rs one w hreh rs made up of free mrnded and free lrvrng rndrvrduals Freedom for many rs the ahrlitx to be our own best selves eountrng' the tal ents which C od has given us The measure of free dom we possess rs the degree to w hreh we use rt the speaker pointed out During the tear, night sehool seniors held sev eral meetings to drseuss ordering of rrngs, caps and gowns, and plans for commencement exer elses rn whreh forty three graduates took part on Iune 7 at Nlemorral Auditorium page for lil three f' - , , , .5 it ,M A ..:': -y . ,Lg q 4 ,. , I 4 ' ,f 'A 3 1 s zz. ,,,,gA - , 'F l , '... 1 s.. ' .. ' .,. , ,.'....'Z , ls' Z. .MER , . . . , . Q S V .. . . . v V . , I . . V Y . ' . I x - . x v . - . . ', . ' - ' ' ' ' ' . 4 - . v '- , L. . ' - . , -k- ,A.L. ' ' K' .' ,' f, ' ' s V 1 . V 1 v ' 1 . n t- . . , I. . I. , . , ,. . - 1 . . , , ' ' ' - ' x ' 1 - .1 1 ' - n ' .'.' If .f l ' ' ' V ' 1 'i V 'h . .1 . . . , ' ' V. V V. . '. .yq , V . . U Q . ' - . . . , . , ' , . . . . 1 - K. B. . ...Y . - , , . . ,- . . . - 5' 5 ' . . ' r ' . ,, ' . - .,1