Downers Grove North High School - Cauldron Yearbook (Downers Grove, IL)

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E I II Mr. Stephen Skinner smiles a welcome to Mr. Gerald Fines, a new member of the business education department. Business Education Prepares Students for Commercial Ventures Approximately 50% of the students of Downers Grove High School North are en- rolled in the varied programs offered by the BUSINESS EDUCATION department. Under the direction of Mr. E. William Corr, this department offers courses in typing, office practice, general business, and stenog- raphy for personal or professional use. With an excellent variety of office equip- ment, business education has exceptional facilities; for example, Downers Grove is the second school in the suburban area to ob- tain a shorthand laboratory which is a port- able, wireless device for teaching short- hand. With a variety of courses and equip- ment, this department offers many oppor- tunities for the development of business skills. Students find that typing takes coordination and concentration, especially during a timing period. Carolyn Brown I.uthtr College. B.A. 2 year Gerald D. Fines Eastern Illinois. B.S! 1 year Iris B. Kohler Kansas Slate U.. M.S. 10 years Joan A Olszewski Northern Illinois U.. M.S.E. 8 years Harvey Wayland Columbia V . M.A. 25 years 21

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IUI! IIIIIIC The Practical Arts Offer Specialized Training The HOME ECONOMICS department of Downers Grove High School North is headed by Miss Vivian Vifquain. Under the program consisting of Foods I. II. Ill; Cloth- ing I. II. and III; and home management, students study various aspects of home life —the planning and preparing of nutritious meals; clothing construction; and the use of available resources in maintaining worth- while and attractive homes. The print shop, auto shop, electric shop, wood shop, and drafting courses, under the direction of Mr. Kenneth Lage, all strive to provide students with the oppor- tunity to create and develop the ability to work with others. The GRAPHIC ARTS courses are designed to help the student in selecting his future vocation and to make him an intelligent buyer of industrial pro- ducts. Vivian C. Vifquain Iowa Sute U.. B.S. 29 year» Louise S. Cunningham Northwestern U.. M.A. 9 years Kenneth C. I.agc Northwestern'U.. M.A. 2S years H. J. Chicoinc Iowa State U.. B.S. 9 years Mr. Gordon Eipcrs demonstrates the techniques of typography to his printing class. Denis M. Costello Western Illinois U.. B.S. 2 years Gordon Eipcrs Illinois State U.. B.A. 1 year Daniel M. Wcnc Northern Illinois U.. B.S. 2 years

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Glenn C:. Olncy Diane Anderson A!do V. Carozza Richard Carstens Charles H. Gosling Columbi U.. M.A. Purdue. M S. U. of Illinois. M.A. Knox College. B.A. Houghton College. B.A. JO years } years 10 years IS years 1 year The Social Sciences Relate Cause and Result Mr A Ido Caro za enhances ihe Study of history- through humorous anecdotes concern- ing famous men. The students who arrive early at Mr. Glen Olney's class are able to enjoy an interesting view of the glass corridor. 22