Central High School - El Centro Yearbook (Fresno, CA)

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Art and Mechanical Drawing Teachersg Mrs. Eleanor Pecarovich, Mr. Vxjilson Rogers. 4 X A Barbara McClenden is tickeled about Mr. Rogers' comment about her drawing. T? if 1 Mrs. Pecarovich is helping two students with their leather work - 27 - 74A ffffwi Arti and! Mech. Drawing The students who are talented in drawing and painting should check into the art department. Mrs. Pecarovich, who teaches art, explains to the students the proper way to make posters and art work done around the school. Every year there are usually contests for making posters. The best poster is chosen and the student receives a prize. The students in mechanical drawing are instructed by Mr. Rogers. Most of the students are preparing tor-work after high school, Some ot the students are very good at designing automobiles. Others work on blueprints ot buildings and air- craft. The students work very hard on their drawings. The drawings are shown at open house every year. The proiects which show the most merit are awarded red, white, and blue ribbons. The students are very proud of their awards.

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Business Many worth-while business courses were offered to Central's office-minded students. The courses were varied and instructors taught the courses thoroughly. Typing l is open to all interested students. Typing ll is available for only those who have finished first year typing. Miss Jantzen and Mr. Weatherby were in charge of the typing classes. In the paper-work division, there appear- ed shorthand, bookkeeping, and secretarial procedures. Each has its own place in the bus- iness world. Central offers these subiects as a basic training for vocations. Many students com- plete a major by having four years of busi- ness subiects. Miss Raley helps Barbara Pizzio with one of her typing problems. Miss Jantzen, Miss Raley, Mr. Weatherby -25-

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Homemaking teachers, Mrs. Aurora Johnson and Mrs. Freda Montgomery. Homemaking Under the watchful eyes of Mrs. Montgomery and Mrs. Johnson, the girls learn to sew straight lines and to cook different types of food. lt isn't very often you see girls with punctured fingers or burned food. Homemaking is a vocational course offered to all girls at Central. Three years are required tor a maior. Mrs. Johnson teaches cooking in the homemaking department, and Mrs. Mont- gomery teaches sewing. The girls who take homemaking have a semester ot each. This is a very good course tor girls who plan to become homemakers, be- cause they learn to sew their own clothes and also to become good cooks. Elaine Kobzeff, Mrs. Johnson, Barbara Browning and Joy Jordan study home nursing. -28