Central Community High School - Centralian Yearbook (DeWitt, IA)

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Peck, peck, peck, peck, ....... Thump ..... OUCH! The music of the typing room echoes down the halls under the supervision of Miss s Schoetke. Bein able to decode your own short- hand is one of tie first musts for any future secretary. Miss Schoetke teaches classes of typing, shorthand, and office practice, After they repossess your refrigera- tor, then what? Solving case problems, business law gives a background of what's right and wrong in the business world. Fast and furious is the pace of the com- mercial department as speed and accura- cy are the ultimate goals for all typing, shorthand, and bookkeeping students timed writings, taking dictation and charting ao- counts are all necessary skills for future businessmen and secretaries. 32 Business Students Obtain Skill, Speed Mr. Schurr, having trouble balancing the account, looks through the files for an answer, Deciphering curly-cues from the thing-a-ma-bob Jackie Donnelly encounters a major s orthand pro blemz reading what you've written.

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Mr, Johnson prepares exhibit for upcoming lecture, Mr, Kreul corrects tests to brighten up his day, No. I think I'll take this oneg It's more explosive! Science Department Widens Knowledge By Experience And Fun The science department provides pos- sibly the most enjoyment from high school. The labs in particular, which are manda- tory in every science course. Sounds of shock and surprise fill the biology rooms as students dissect everything f r o rn beans to frogs. In the next room, things are quieter as physics fiends use slide rules to predict which will fall faster--a ton of feathers or a ton of bricks. Chemistry students are often shocked at the unexpected developments in the lab such as the instantaneous explosion of cer- tain chemicals and the consequent black mark on the ceiling.

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Sherry Fletcher and Jean McDermott happily discussing future sewing adventures. A worthwhile project by a former student. Two attentive students getting a bit of helpful infor- mation from Mrs. Cobb, ,af , ttyy it Homemakers Study Domestic Skills Central's homemaking program con- sists of Home Economics I, II, and III, all taught by Mrs. Lucille Cobb. The basic principles of cooking, sewing, baby and child care are stressed in Home Eco- nomics I. The second year of Home Ec. consists of meat cookery, canning and preserving, plus a little sewing. Home EC. III is mainly concerned with home management and sewing with wool. A ..