Arthur Hill High School - Legenda Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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in usiness Training in the comnwrcial deparmwnt in the northea: wing anticipates the demands of office and shop throng cooperating with community nwrvhrmts and profassim al men. SHIRLEY MoNDoR and MARVIN NUECHTERLEIN of the 35 vocational bookkeeping students write out their daily lessor in learning the uses of business papers, checks, and how I make and use business statements. Mr. B. G. Wells is dm partment head. LOIS SCHWARTZ, under the supervision of Mr. Robe. Shorney, gains experience in salesmanship through a Seat Roebuck Company part-time job. LESTER CROWLEY serv: one of the many customers that patronize the same hrn Others experiencing actual selling this year are Cecil Bake Leota Baudoux, Sally Bromm, Ruth Budden, Ruth Dabber Marge Duwe, George Diel, Edwin Doughty, Richard Felsin- Mary Ellen Grams, Shirley Kaiser, Ethel Klement, Viola Latt Gerald Lesh, Stuart Lincoln, Betty Lobsiger, Carolyne Meye Esther Nagel, Donald Nagy, Elaine Peters, Marie Rosenfelt Eloise Rutherford, Gladys Schmidt, Lois Schweinshaupt, Beti Simon, Lyla Voss, Corinne Wilson, and Virginia Wood. RUSSELL OCHSANKEHL, a shorthand student, completes h three-page daily assignment. Nona Wolcott of Mrs. Mar Crittenden's class sets a new record for transcription studen by doing a 140-word Gregg transcription test 98 per cent pe fect. Eighteen students passed the 120-word test. KENNETH ANDERSON and ELOISE RUTHERFORD fill oi job application cards. BEN SKELTON makes his fingers fly over the keys of tl typewriter during a speed test. Eighteen students who tyt forty-five words a minute or better from Miss E. Alisc Spence's and Miss Ruth McIlvenna's classes type in tl News room one day a week, while thirteen students type fi the draft, the sugar rationing, and the registering of Sagina citizens for civilian defense. The jury will now adjourn to make its final decision says Judge Edward Bernthal in Mr, Eric Senn's class mor trial. Jim Lacker is clerk of the court, Emil Pope, foreman 4 the jury, Karl Mueller, attorney for the plaintiff, Betty Jai Martin, plaintiff, Chester Lea, defendant, and Emma Binasi Lewis Razek, and Dorothy Briggs, witnesses. With an enrollment of 115, Mr. Hasler Osborne taug general mathematics as a substitute by seniors for English LEGENI

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mat ewaat-ics Exact Sl'il'll-KY' of nurnbers and space gets special atten- tion ns this training is lwressary for war production. IRMA EICIHHORN demonstrates a proposition to fellow ma- thematicians in a geometry 2 class. Students gain practical experience, poise, and confidence by demonstrating and ex- plaining their work in front of others. DAVE oEMINts and LESLIE WARD. algebra 4 students, slave away on some brain teasers in class. MARIAN REMER. ,IOANNE MILES. DEAN OUSTERHOUT. and MERLE PAGE in the front row, and BIuIcE SCHWARTZ and BETTY JANE SMITH in the back row, are studying their theor- ems so that they will be able to explain themfshould they be called on. Five pointed stars were constructed and attractive designs were added along with Christmas greetings to Mrs. Dorothy Giesel, geometry instructor and department head, and Miss Louise Morse, assistant. Several students gave a spelling bee for the P.T.A., using mathematical terms. ln the latter part of the year, students made Loci booklets and had a contest for the best covers. General applications useful in any field are increased vo- cabulary, excellent reasoning power developed by thinking problems through, poise attained by explanations and demon- strations, and accuracy and organization. ln advanced mathematics, students continue a practice of the fundamental processes learned in arithmetic, how to make all kinds of graphs, how to find areas and volumes of various solids, short-cut methods for fundamental operations, and formulas to use in solving right triangles. These classes give background for surveying, astronomy, sailing, fiying, and many other occupations. JUNE, 1942 25

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owaewaa aim I To feed. clothe tht' family. and study nutrition. fabrics. economy, child care in rooms 132 and 133. While EVELYN STEFFE cuts out a dress for the Red Cross, MISS FLOR- ENCE E. WELLS. department head and clothing instructor, directs MARION CARDY in stitching her blouse. Learn- ing the mechanics of a sewing ma- chine, the quality of material, the way to select and the methods of fitting a pattern are among clothing class op- portunities. Bundles for Britain and Red Cross work put Hill girls among the useful in service to their country. ED DOUGI-ITY puts theory into prac- tice by baking a pie according to rules issued by Miss Lorna L. Lange, foods instructor. Learning much more than the mechanics of a can-opener, the all- boy food class learns how to prepare a wholesome and nutritious meal with- out feminine assistance, as well as the care of home and clothing. SHIRLEY MoNk. DORIS HERTZ. and LOUISE HAMILTON try out methods of reducing sugar usage in their food class. In accordance with all-out for defense, members of the cooking classes try their skill with using sugar- less recipes. Adult classes in nutrition were taught by Miss Wells, Miss Lange, and Miss Marion Thomas at the request of the local Red Cross nu- trition chairman. Extending their studies beyond class work, members of the cooking classes sponsored a bread-baking dem- onstration, arranged by the county home demonstration agent, Miss Mit- chell. Extra-curricular activities for stu- dents of homemaking center around the Home Economics Club, which carried out one of its objectives-to contribute to the welfare of the com- munity-through its annual Christ- mas party, this year ten children from Handley School were guests. Later Easter cookies were made and sent to Arthur Hill alumni in service. Eleanor and Harriet McCray and Ellen Weg- ner, accompanied by Miss Wells and Mrs. F. G. McCray, May l and 2 rep- resented the Club at the state conven- tion at Grand Rapids, where Ellen led a discussion group. Frieda Krass, presi- dent guided the club in its year's work, assisted by Pauline Novak, vice-presi- dentg Rosemary Rapp, secretary, and Doris Hertz and Marian Taglauer, co- treasurers, JUNE, I9-il