Canonsburg High School - Canon Log Yearbook (Canonsburg, PA)

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Sw! COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT Lfft to riglzf: Mr. Ralph Spence, Miss Vera Neish, Mr. Alfred DeLucia. Commercial Students Prepare For Business Life. Each new day brings greater need for better trained office personnel. As industry expands and becomes more complex, oHice Work increases and becomes more complicated. Can- onsburg High School's Commercial Department has kept pace with industry. Many students graduate to take their places in business olicices as secretaries, bookkeepers, or typists. Some go on to continue a business education. Canonsburg's typing department offers use of newest and modern type- writers. Otiice machines class grows and adds new and improved machines. Bookkeeping class teaches improved methods of keeping records. Students at Canonsburg take pride in the modern business department of the school. Ralph Spence teaches bookkeeping I, II, clerical training-oversees 6th period study hall-senior magazine sales adviser, supervises Room 4- Vera L. Neish teaches business Alfred De Lucia teaches salesmanship, othce machines, Typing I, II, general mathematics -successful coach of varsity foot- ball team - coaches hard-fighting baseball team. English, Shorthand I, II, Typing I, supervises Room 9, capable adviser of the busy Com- mercial Club. Typing I class practices exercises. Antoinette Di Piazza demonstrates a billing machine.

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I resIune:1 investigate scientific theories. . SCIENCE DEPARTMENT: Mr. Kavoulakls , h , , I demonstrates the Left to right-Mr. Louis Aquilino, Mr. John Ross, Mr. Alex Kavoulakis. proper use of balances. Sciences Stimulate Intelligent Observation. Students of science courses receive basic experience that becomes a stepping stone to the complex fields of science and engineering. Experiments and problems in the classroom help them to an understanding of the knowledge needed to enter careers they may have chosen. Field trips, slides, and research add to their knowledge. They gain valuable experience by using laboratory equipment under the guidance of etlicient teachers. They become accurate observers. The atomic age in which they live has made students aware of the need for trained minds to understand the problems of humanity that only science can solve. Louis Aquilino Alex Kavoulakis teaches biology and science- teaches general science, chem- supervises Room M-2-directs lstry-supervises junior talent sophomore talent show. show-has care of coke ma- chine - supervises Auditorium l. 1 John Ross teaches biology, history I - supervises Room A -coaches Wrestling, Junior football, and golf.

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Int to right: Mr. john N. Neal, Mrs. Elizabeth Morford, Mr. Alex Supinski, Miss josephine Laib, Mr. Daniel Caruso. Vocational Courses Open The Door To Opportunity. Vocational department oliers boys and girls valuable opportunities to develop various skills. The shop program provides boys with the opportunity to learn woodworking and mechanical skills. Boys learn how to operate machines efiiciently and intelligently, and they study mechanical draw- ing. Students use the skills they learn to enjoy leisure hours, make home repairs or earn extra money. The home econom- ics department enables future housewives to learn how to plan and manage a home. Girls learn how to prepare food, plan menus, study calories, practice basic rules of etiquette, cut patterns, use sewing machines, and wash and press gar- ments. John N. Neal Alex Supinski teaches industrial arts, mechanical instructs drivers' training - super- drawing I, II, VVoodshop I, II, stage vises Room 10. manager of junior and senior plays, sponsors new Rifle Club. Elizabeth Morford Josephine Laib teaches cookinggsponsors Beta Tri- instructs related arts, clothing, home lil-Y7LSllPCI'VlS6S Room Cafeteria. management - sponsors Ellen H. Richards Club. Daniel Caruso teaches machine shop, welding, ma- chine drafting, use of metal cutting tools. Freshman girls keep the Home Economics Building clean. Boys work at the new foundry in machine shop. VOCATIONAL DEPARTMENT