Brilliant High School - Blue Devil Yearbook (Brilliant, OH)

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20 MISS IUDITH ROUTZON, B.A, Wat Liberty State College MRS. IMOGENE LOUK, A.B. Fairmont College MRS. SONJA ARMSTRONG, B.S. Ashland College Business The Business Department strives to prepare career-minded students for work in the commercial world. Basic skills taught to commercial students include: typing, shorthand, bookkeepe ing. Typing teaches the pupil to use the typewriter efficiently. Correct typing procedures and the use of electric typewriters, duplicators, and the mimeograph are some of the precision in- struments used in the business practices. Shorthand is an ab- breviated written language which increases one's skill in taking dictation. Bookkeeping gives basic fundamentals of bookkeeping. Bookkeeping II is a conclusion with more detailed information. Essential supplements to these basic subjects are courses in Business Law, Office Practice, and Business English: A law course in high school supplies a general knowledge of basic law, which is fundamentally based on the ideas of morality and ethics. Such a course should be mandatory of all graduating students. When an accredited commercial student graduates from Brilliant High School, he or she isprepared to face most problems of the business world. From an early position as a typist, one may aspire to higher goals, eventually leading to the top as a private secretary. Or he may wish to continue his high school commercial training at a business university. If he applies himself faithfully to his work, he will be secure in the fast pace of the business world today.

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Md-G5 'U' i - '- 'X Bel is -E MII: am Q Shalinpu is ' , MRS. MARY E, MOYNIHAN, B. Mus. Ithaca 4' MR. J. THEODORE DALRYMPLE, M.Ed. U. of Pittsburg MR. ANDREW SURANOVICH, M. Lit. U. of Pittsburg English Through the years the English department at Brilliant High School has given us valuable knowledge. Besides the difficult gerunds, infinitives, and diagrams, our teachers have portrayed vivid personalities in American Literature--Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Thoreau. English Literature has given students such immortal characters as Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Macbeth. These dominant figures in the Shakespearian plays are often dramatized in the classroom or on stage. Group tape recordings renew the memory of these presentations. In the course of the English program, students learn funda- mentals of compositions, themes, and essays to prepare for future college work. Oral recitations build confidence and poise in one's own ability. The daily addition ofwords increases our vocabulary. Without a doubt, the English department is a working organism-- emphasizing the use of English in every field and in practical life experiences. An absolute must in any English courseisthe study of Speech. Within the Speech Class, students develop correct articulation. They become adept at co-ordinating their thoughts with the expressions of their ideas. Nervous students learn to control their speech before an audience. Throughout the course, the class learns to give tributes, introductions and individual orations by practicing their wit and their various intellectual aptitudes, I9

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.... I MRS. GLADYS M. KULL, A.B. Muskingum College Home Economics Home Economics prepares young girls for their future role as homemakers. Teaching the practical arts - cooking, sewing, cleaning, and baking - enables-these future housewivesto fulfill their duties. In spacious, comfortable kitchens of the Home-Ec Lab, students can apply the new practices they have learned. Moreover, Home-Ec stresses the importance of nutrients in the diet and well-balanced meals. It provides scientific facts for some home needs. The student learns these facts while working in the kitchen. Not only are daily home making habits stressed, but also factors of interior decorating and child care are previewed. Consequently, the home-economics division gives a complete course for the young homemaker. MISS LOUISE VOORHEIS, B. Mus. Muskingum College Music In instrumental and choral music the melodious voices and full sotmds blend to present lively entertainment at the concerts. Yet, does one realize how much work and effort are involved to make these performances a success? Within the band, members must learn fingering--hitting the correct notes on a brass instrument--dynamics, rhythm, tempo, major and minor scales--the list is endless, Each student must put forth a constant stream of effort and practicehpractice--practice. The chorus, too, must learn many factors essential to the harmon- ious combination of their voices--breath support, tone, diction, and the musical notes. As they work, the chorus members develop good posture, vocal control, and musical ability. Not all is work, however, for there are many rewards. The most important highlight of the year, to some students, is the music festival. This occasion holds considerable attention, for both band and chorus, who strive to place a I , ass 75: MR. FREDERICK ROSS, B. Mus. Geneva College