Center Grove High School - Trojan Yearbook (Greenwood, IN)

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CUT IT STRAIGHT . . , Brenda Merlxlin, Sharon Snedaker, Sandy Johnson, Sharon Riggs, and Beverly Hauser discuss their sewing proiects in home economics class. Vocational ?uf2il4 Smale 70 flwovnpbhlr ficcwaacq 911, Waals Vocational sciences are taught at Center Grove to train students who have special interests in home economics, industrial arts, and agriculture. Mr. Morrison-instructs classes in industrial' arts and mechanical drawing. Under his direction boys are taught to design their proiects with pride and accuracy. Many of these are constructed for the benefit of the iff 3? i Wwtfei 'TT ti i i f E1' tw' ll iiifwx JN FUTURE ENGINEERS AT WORK . . . Mr. Morrison stands ready to give suggestions to mechanical drawing students. student body and faculty members. In preparing for careers as homemakers, girls in these classes learn budget planning, home safety, child care, and wardrobe planning. Agriculture is another important vocational field. Among the topics taught by Mr. Kephart are modern farming techniques, welding, and woodworking. WATCH THAT GLARE . . . John Harrell and Jim Bensheimer take precautions against eye burns as they use welding equipment. 23

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16, 17 . . . Linda Morris operates the mimeograph machine in office practice class. The key to accuracy and speed in commercial courses, according to Mrs. Fulmer, Mrs. Howard, Mr. Lydick, and Mr. Sloop, is continuous practice. Prospective secretaries strive for 65 words per minute in typing and 120 words per minute in shorthand. Other business courses include general busi- ness, business arithmetic, bookkeeping, and secre- tarial office practice. Pupils enrolled in secretarial office praclice, which includes advanced typing, act as secretaries to faculty members. Learning to oper- ate office machines is also a part of this advanced course. Iilatww Semaxdea, ficcountzmtw Situkfe for Tpmfedwm A !:,, ' i .'.'- - Y ,. , - .., fd-'i...x 'lv , il ' - I---ww.. . Y-F1a.1e::!'i V- .44 X2 W- ..,, ,L ,,,s,, . SECRETARY-TO-BE . . . Carolyn Houpt writes FUTURE BOOKKEEPERS . . . Mary .lane Broughton, Shirley Hamlin, and Janet Fulmer her shorthand assignment on the board. do bookkeeping lessons while Mrs. Howard examines their work.

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mm :im e0m,, sap www Driver's education is offered for pupils who want to learn how to handle a car properly. Besides learn- ing safe driving techniques, students are taught traffic laws and the correct maintenance of cars. Several types of equipment are employed in teaching this course. Learning the reaction speed under certain conditions is accomplished through the use of QUIT STALLING . . . Mr. Porter and Suzan Hussung accuse Tanya Dickey of not want- ing to change a tire on the driver's educa- tion car while Tom Gaddy looks on. a magnetic board. Lectures and movies help the pupils understand the mechanism of the car. During the latter part of the semester pupils put their knowledge to work by actually getting behind the wheel. Dual controls are used in case an emegency should arise. Mr. Cline and Mr. Porter are the instructors. STOP . . . Pricilla Porter demonstrates the speed reaction equipment, while Sharon Riggs, Patsy Jones, and Mr. Porter watch. 24 l