Crown Point High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Crown Point, IN)

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Mrs. Florence Thomas and Mr. Eldon Ready are shown going over a sheet of music together. Must be good from the expressions on their faces. Both of these “old timers” work hard to prepare their various choral and instrumen¬ tal groups for public appearances. Mr. Ready has also taken on a class in electricity to help out in the new war program. CULTURE ADDED TO Miss Helen Albright dem¬ onstrates artistic table dec¬ oration in the cottage dining room. In her home eco¬ nomics classes she teaches sewing, care of the home, proper nutrition and food preparation. This is the first year of teaching for this loyal Purdue alumnus. Miss Albright also has class¬ es in biology and refresher math. Toward Fitness in Body, Mind and Spirit To keep up the cultural side of life the study of music in the school has continued with little interruption. Though some students had to substitute other courses, many still found relaxation in being able to take chorus and band. Home economics prepares girls for vocations in the home or for work in specialized fields. With the newly equipped and decorated cottage to work in, practical experience was gained. 1 he cottage has besides its large kitchen and sewing room, a smaller model kitchen, dining room, living room and bedroom. Lunches prepared by the girls provided low-cost, nutritious noontime meals for the students. War has made unusually heavy demands upon the commercial department. Skilled typists, stenographers, and bookkeepers are needed in industry. Students in the commercial courses are being taught actual situations they will encounter in their future jobs. Physical fitness has been given special emphasis by the armed forces and the war factories. Boys and girls are now required to take “Com¬ mando” training every day besides receiving instruction in health and safety. Page Fourteen

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Vocational Courses Lead the Way to Victory Army, Navy, and Marine officials tell us that the men they need, in their respective groups, must have a ready knowledge of the principles of mathematics and science. Even many workers in war industries must know these fundamentals. Both boys and girls are now trained to enter into the war effort through pre-induction courses that are provided by the school program. These courses are Auto Mechanics, Funda¬ mentals of Radio, Fundamentals of Shop, Fundamentals of Machines, Fundamentals of Electricity, and Refresher Math. Shop has been made available to girls and boys, teaching students to use important tools, operate lathes, and to do creative and accurate work. To determine who needed to take the refresher courses, tests were given to juniors and seniors. Every upperclassman has been required to take one of these Victory courses unless they are doing commercial work or preparing for some specific vocation. Agriculture is a vital subject because of the war time food problem. Those who study “Ag” have the start of a practical vocation for themselves. You can always tell and hear jokes from Mr. J. R. Hindle. We all laugh even if sometimes they aren’t funny. Mr. Hindle teaches biology and agriculture. In the two years Mr. Hindle has taught here, he has been active and interested in the school affairs. He is sponsor for the Future Farmers. In this picture he is showing Kenny Patz and Bob Rich¬ ards some of the finer points on soil analysis. Page Thirteen

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PRACTICALITY COMPLETES THE PERSONALITY Miss Dorothy Wright is displaying and ex¬ plaining to her bookkeeping class the correct way to do their bookkeeping exercises. Other classes taught by Miss Wright are beginning and advanced shorthand, typing, and a secre¬ tarial course. In the secretarial class, taken by advanced shorthand students, the students learn from actual experience the things they will need to know when working in an office. Miss Wright is another of our newcomers. Miss Lorene Foulk has a most strenuous job. With the new Victory courses comes Commando for girls. It is Miss Foulk’s job to keep an active interest in her classes. She also teaches health to the girls. A graduate of Indiana State Teachers College, she is teaching here for her first year. Besides teaching at the high school, she has art classes in the grades. Herb, you shouldn’t tell those stories when you’re taking pictures! It wasn’t an easy matter for Mr. Henry Orner to find time to teach extra classes, but this was necessary due to boys’ Commando. As head football and basketball coach, he has a full schedule. He also teaches health and safety to the boys. This is Mr. Orner’s third year of teaching in Crown Point. One of our new teachers, Miss Dorothy Eggebrecht, is shown here instructing Eleanor Trepanier, Phyllis Phillips, Farrol Compton, and Norma Lee Fields in the fine art of typing. In her typing class Miss Eggebrecht has strived for a “business office” attitude among the students. Miss Eggebrecht also teaches sopho¬ more English and first year shorthand. It is through her hard work that defense bonds and stamps are being sold. She came to Crown Point last fall from Hammond. Page Fifteen