Bedford High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Bedford, IN)

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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!

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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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Miss Gwladys Roberts drills in the traditional amo, amas, amt , along with teaching Health and Safety to the girls. She insists that Latin and germs make a terrible mixture. Miss Mabel Brooks makes no ef- fort to conceal the fact that it is dili- cult to decide which is worse, X:O or Spanish declensions and conjuga- tions. Latin, English and Orientation classes fill the dayys schedule for Miss Inez Painter, shown here explaining a fine point in grammar to one of her students. Members of the Latin Club sing Latin songs, say Latin rhymes, learn Roman practices and put much emphasis on the study of modern applications of Latin words and meanings. 'T' 'A-.. manners, dress practices, cus toms, and beliefs of the Span world. 'Si Spanish club members study to be good neighborsn by acquainting themselves with ish speaking nations of thc