Calumet High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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A few members of Mrs. Elsie Waldron ' s French class are making posters to decorate the room. Verb conjugation is an important part of learning a foreign language. These students are conjugating a French word as Mrs. Elsie Waldron watches. LANGUAGES STRESSED Foreign languages are an important item on the curriculum of all high schools. Students have had the opportunity to take Spanish for several years at Calumet. In addition to this, French is being offered to the students this year for the first time. In first year Spanish and French, vocabulary and grammer are studied, and a limited speak- ing knowledge of the language is acquired. However, a second year of Spanish gives the student a chance to develop this further. Vonda Howell is about to hit a pinata in Miss Yatsko ' s Spanish II class. This is one of the customs of the Spanish during their festivals. Miss Pauline Yatsko ' s Spanish I class listens to a report given by one of the students. Pauline Yatsko seventeen

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COMMERCIAL NECESSARY Miss Francis Meyers plays record in her shorthand class to time students on taking dictation in shorthand. The Commercial Department provides an excellent opportunity for students to obtain training in the commercial arts. The department helps to develop an understanding of business functions by teaching certain basic principles of business education. Typing is taken by many students whether they are preparing for clerical jobs or not. Personal typing is recommended for students who wish to type for their own personal use, while two years of typing are offered for those who are planning on a career in business. Shorthand is an important part of secretarial training. Two years are offered; the first year is to introduce the use of the symbols, and in the second year the student achieves rapid transcription and accuracy. Salesmanship, bookkeeping, secretarial training, and business law complete the cur- riculum . These students have the advantage of using the new typing tables bought this year. Betty John Holmgren McCall Frances Valeria Joseph Meyers Wojcik Yacko sixteen Mr. Joseph Yacko, typing teacher, is showing new typewriter to Barbara Bradley.

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HOME EC IS ESSENTIAL Susan Griggs is shown cutting out the pattern for a dress she is making in home economics. Miss Krone, hair specialist, is shown demonstrating hair-dos on Martha Hodge to the home economics cla ss. Esta Judith Garland Vandergriff eighteen The Home Economics Department offers a complete course of study for any girl desiring to take it. Starting with the first year, the girls learn fundamentals in food preparation and clothing construction. In the following years of high school the girls are given instruction on such things as practical nursing, maintaining a home, child care, and advanced clothing construction and food preparation. Two awards are given in the foods depart- ment each year. One is the Betty Crocker Search for the Homemaker of Tomorrow Award, and is given on the basis of competitive ex- amination. The other is the Pillsbury Bake-Off School Award. After preparing meals the girls in home economics have to wash tne dishes. Here Sandra Pitterline, Charlene Phillips, and Nancy Loomis are finishing their share of them. Watch the fingers! Paulette Victor is watching Marla Swank as she sews a hem on the piece of cloth.