Dearborn High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Dearborn, MI)

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Those Who Taught Practical And Leisure Skills Leroy A. Knuth Commercial B.S. Western Michiqan M.S. Univ. of Michigan Anne Kopp Commercial B.S. Michiqan State Normal Mary Haight Commercial A.B. Univ. of Michiqan M.A. Univ. of Michiqan Patricia Cyr Art B.S. Wayne Univ. Josephine Rogers Commercial B.S. Michigan State Normal M.A. Univ. of Michigan Susie Schade Commercial B.S. Southwest Teachers College Dearborn High’s commercial department offers classes in typing, shorthand, bookkeeping, retailing, office machines, and business English, as well as a placement office to aid in the securing of jobs. It boasts modern, efficient equipment and skilled teachers to prepare students for commercial work after graduation. For those students whose plans include vocations or hob- bies in music and art, courses in fine arts are available. Several courses in home economics, for boys as well as girls, are offered. Modern living, a course to acquaint stu- dents with child care and family and community relationships, is offered by this department. Students in Mrs. Kopp’s typing class improve their speed by practicing fundamental typing exercises. W. Duane Smith Music B.A. Oberlin College M.A. Wayne Univ. Frank C. Suda Instrumental Music B.M. Univ. of Michiqan M.M. Univ. of Michigan Joan M. Waters Home Ec B.S. Wayne Univ. Margaret L. Wilson Home Ec B.S. Michigan State Normal 15

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We Salute Our Instructors Of Mathematics Elden H. Lossing Mathematics B.A. Michigan State Normal M.Ed. Wayne Univ. Cornell W. Guth Mathematics B.A. Michigan State Normal M.A. Univ. of Michigan Kenneth Graves Mathematics B.S. Bowling Green State Robert L. Bridges Mathematics B.S. Michigan State Normal Mr. Lossing observes his students as they solve algebra equations. To develop the ability of think logically is the chief aim of the mathematics department. Included in Dearborn High's mathematics curriculum is four semesters of alge- bra, the fourth semester being college algebra. Two semesters of plane geometry and a semester of solid geometry are offered, as well as trigonometry. A one semester course in shop math is available for students on the industrial course. Completing the department is senior arithmetic which is required of all students who fail to pass the senior math test. Mr. Marshall demonstrates geometry principles to his class. Harold Manley Mathematics A.B. Michiqan State Normol M.A. Univ. of Michiqan Donald F. Marshall Mathematics B.A. Michigan State Normal M.S. Univ. of Michigan Mary L. Olsen Mathematics B.S. Univ. of Minnesota M.A. Univ. of Michigan Leith B. Wetiel Mathematics A.B. Michigan State Normal M.A. Wayne Univ. 14

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. . . Our Teachers Who Taught Industrial Arts Frank Davies Print Shop A.B. Illinois Wesleyan Univ. A.M. Univ. of Michigan Rex Anderson Industrial Arts A.B. Alma College Wood shop provides practical experience in carpentry. Dearborn High's industrial arts department strives to give training for a future vocation by actual work on various projects. In classes such as wood, machine and electrical shops pupils can learn to operate lathes, drill presses and other machines. They repair cars in auto mechanics, and they can learn the printing trade in print shop. Mechanical drawing, which includes construction work and the process of making blueprints, is offered by the vocational depart- ment. Shop mathematics may also be taken by the industrial arts student. Harold Nelson Metal Shop B.S. Michigan State Normal M.A. Univ. of Michigan C. M. Roberts Drafting B.S. Michigan State Normal M.A. Univ. of Michigan Marion E. Alley Auto Shop B.S. Purdue Univ. M.S. Purdue Univ. Stephen Vanek Coordinator B.S. Stout College Mechanical drawinq classes offer preliminary traininq in drafting. 16 Students of auto shop learn the fundamentals of engine repair. Machine shop teaches the use of common power tools