Bedford High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Bedford, IN)

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Business Trains For Accuracy Bedford High School takes much pride in the fact that the Commerce Department offers such fine training that many of its graduates go at once into well paid positions in the business world immediately upon gradua- tion. Office practice groups learn business ethics along with the practical problems of taking notes, transcribing, filing, checking, recording, and keeping one's face straight while talking to absurd visitors and impatient supervisors. Mrs. Thelma Anderson Cbelow, leftb teaches General Math and junior Busi- ness Methods. Miss Helen Denny Cbelow, rightb gives the beginning and advanced typing work along with secretarial training. Accuracy, Accuracy, Accuracy is the motto of Miss Marjorie Priest Qleft, abovej and Arnold W. Tur- mail C right, aboveb, who teach geometry and algebra.

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Literary club members directed by Miss Durrenberger ac- quaint themselves with classics old and new by giving book reports, biographical sketches and historical studies that bring the world of books into the world of facts. Scarlet and Purple, drama club of the school, sets high standards for membership and offers opportunity for much fun and work. Try-outs are held twice a year and the club meets regularly for study and practice. Miss Helen Gunn, member of the English department and director of dramatics, directs two hard working Thespians in preparation for one of the many plays given during the year. Girl Reserve, the high school branch of the Y. W. C. A., does much to encourage a high type of school conduct. Regular group and cabinet meetings do much to build up a spirit of unity among the members. Service work of many kinds and study groups make up the work of the club. Miss Myrtle Norman adds supervision of sales of War Sav- ings Stamps and Bonds to her many duties as an English teacher of Bedford High School. Student assistants makethe sales and purchase the bonds for student investors. Miss Georgie Mitchusson, head of English department and senior class sponsor, makes learning a pleasure by using records of songs and famous literary passages to dramatize the study of the classics that form the background of her Work. Students select the records and operate the machine.

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9' Qi Ffh 4, .lf ,,,. ,fl . lmrtiiat ly catlets, l tcclsitm The Science Department, with its courses in chemistry, physics, radio, biology, and aeronautics, serves a splen did purpose in preparing students to understand the world of today and to cope with some of the problems of the world of tomorrow. Vernon Crane and Miss Frances Members of the Science Club are divided into groups for special study of lields which hold particular interest. Radio and photography are the most popular of these fields. Durrenberget Crightb teach biology all day long. Miss Durrenberger gets some variety from her two classes of English ll, but Mr. Crane delves into the mysteries of plant and animal life the whole day through. John Eggleston Cfar leftb gets variety into his school diet by serving as junior sponsor along with teaching shorthand, bookkeeping, and retail selling. Richard Winn Cleftj shifts from general math to physics, to chemistry, and to radio dur- ing his school day. No monot- ony there!