Duncan High School - Wildkat Yearbook (Duncan, AZ)

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State law changes Affect school board elections, district financing Changes in state laws were a feature to remember about 1973- l974, according to Supt. Archie Stephens. Because of one new law, there was no school board election in 1973. Now members would be chosen at general elec- tion time every four years. State finance laws were dif- ferent also, one purpose being to reduce district taxes. For the high school, a bond election approved purchase of 28 acres of land running south of High Street approximately from the water tower above the school to the American Legion building. Two new tennis courts were laid near the site ofthe old elementary school, and the auto mechanics department moved out of the vocational trades building into one of the former sixth grade classrooms. With the flood-damaged ele- mentary building now only a memory, the administration be- gan plans for an eight-classroom school across the Gila River from Duncan on land donated by Car- roll, William, and Edwin Dean in honor of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Dean. Like most other school boards, Duncan's worried about the gasoline shortage, and the school installed an extra 1,000 gallon tank for storage ofthe monthly gas allotment. Because of increasing elemen- tary school enrollment, two new portable .classrooms came: and an elementary principal, four new teachers, and six aidesjoined the teaching staff. High school enrollment and teaching staff remained about the same as in 1972-1973. ARCHIE L. STEPHENS FLOYD D. CHAPMAN Superintendent Principal xi -T Supt. Stephens enthusiastically explains blueprint for new building as teaching aide Mrs Jane Monahan, girls' P.E. instructor Mrs. Barbara Stauffer ask questions.

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Pinning, cutting occupy Homemaking lls K.Cox, D.Green, N.Lunt. H.T. CLOTHIER, Business Education, Art. Sponsor Girls' Athletic Club. Tennis Coach. B.A., Bethany College, M.A., Colorado State, Greeley. Duncan High l93l- .IACQUE WHITE. B.S., University of Arizona. Homemaking Sponsor, Future Homemakers of America. Duncan High 1973-KAY ESRY. B.S., Grand Canyon College. English II, Business Law -Economics, General Business, Sponsor, Sophomore Class. P- g 1 fl,-gf Duncan High 1973-W -f-gf Q, ' Q Workbooks, notebooks Add practice to commerce, homemaking study Bookkeeping practice sets, business workbooks, and home- making notebooks filled up dur- ing the year as students worked problems to prove and illustrate book principles. Homemaking students studied career education, child care, and home designing, plus the usual cooking and sewing. They en- joyed planning and furnishing dream houses: they learned to read patterns and sew, in foods, they learned calorie input and nu- tritional values. In typing, shorthand, and bookkeeping, Mr. Clothier's young Janes and bucks fol- lowed rules, developed speed, practiced typing letters, index cards, and themes. Bookkeeping students learned to balance home and business budgets. Accuracy was the aim in shorthand for fu- ture secretaries and student note- takers. Workbooks were important in business law and general business. Practice problems cov-insurance, legal rights, traffic laws. Writing checks correctly, budgeting, and '-- A spending wisely were USCfl1l WOI'k. Rug crocheting: S.Shreve watches Y.Walters's nimble tingers. Above: Sewing tips by Miss White help A.Cervantesg and typing speedster C.Cathemer develops accuracy.