East High School - Arrow Yearbook (Sioux City, IA)

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CCMMERCIAL :Q L. J. Schroeder ,w From the four rooms of the commercial department step the future business men and women of our time. It is gratifying to know that East High' turns out some of the best office workers and stenographers in the city. Civil Service tests have sent many of our girls to various parts of the country, besides selecting others for work here at home. More than 75'l of the students pass through the typing rooms at one time or another. Although typ- ing can be a vocation, it is very often needed for personal use and is a great help for those who plan to attend college. Shorthand writers are in great demand, and the wages paid make it well worth the time the girls spend in learning this art. The office machines course offers a varied and interesting semester of learning how to operate the dictaphone, mimeograph. comptometer, and calculator. The electric typewriter-donated by Miss George- has added to the speed. efficiency and enjoyment of many typists. No commercial department is complete without bookkeeping classes. As each semester goes by, more and more students are selecting this interesting and worthwhile subject. Figures, complicated ledgers, and headaches complete the bookkeeping year. FUTURE STENOGRAPHERS practice using comptometers. adding machines. dictaphones and mimcograph. Gladys George Edna Murphy 20

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STUDENT COUNCIL The second semester Student Council had a full schedule of events. President Chuck Carter did an excellent job as head of the council, with cap-able assistance from Buck Miller-vice president, Ra- mona Copple-secretary and Paul Noble-treasurer. The council was in charge of the printing and sale of a new student directory, which includes names, ad- dresses and telephone numbers of everyone in the ninth to twelfth grades. The council supervised the election of the Sioux City Relays Queen and made other arrangements having to do with her presenta- tion. To get ideas for future projects, a suggestion box was placed in the front hall so that students may write down things they think should be done. Plans were TOP ROW: ll. Wegher. K. Gill. B. Miller. D. Haley, T, Rush D. Moore, D. NVenham. B. Tillo, D. Schroeder, P. Noble P. Bray. C. Carter. M. Diment. R. Winter. THIRD RONV: J. McDermott. R. Stokley, H. West, J. Rembc D. Kennedy. l.. l.ynberg. A. Butcher, D. Grote. D. Kiscr D. llllmnnshofer. D. Van Vleet, made to cash in war bonds purchased by a previous council and to apply the money on the cyclorama. The semi-annual school party was another Student Council project. Student Council officers attended a conclave held at Le Mars, at which 250 schools were represented. Committees in the student council second semester were the yard committee, which picks up papers and trash after the lunch periods, the building committee, which keeps the walls of the school clean from marks and dirt, and the canteen committee, which cooperates with the recreation department in management of the canteen. SECOND ROXV: J. Rhebb, H, Gerson, J. Ruff, R. Langley. J. Morehead. D. NVade. E. Shea. M. Meyers, B. Sencenbaugh, M. L. Oleson. J. Linduski. BOTTOM ROW: B. Peterson. B. Holdcroft, R. Copple. M. Gibson.. C. McDole. C. Porter. M. Harty, B. Edwards. G. Aalfs. i i

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HOMEMAKING if' ,fi- ,fag Jean Clark POLIO PATIENTS at St. Vincent and Sr. Joseph Hospitals received the Christmas gifts being packed by Homemaking students Joy Haugen. Ar Adaline LaBrune. Incidentally, Homemaking classes made all th decorations, too! The homemaking area was completely altered as part of East High's remodeling project and is now one of the most modern and complete departments in the city. The model apartment has been redecorated with the help of Homemaking 4. The new drapes, cur- tains, furniture, lamps and paint job give it a note of sophistication and reality. The new electric stoves, dishwasher, Bendix and fluorescent lights make the work laboratory a very pleasant place, as well as an educational one. The Homemaking classes-l through 6-include sewing, care and color of clothing, appearance from lene Smith. and e Christmas tree the health standard, basic nutrition, toys for children, choosing and preparing food, canning and preserving, household equipment, interior decorating, stuffed furniture, tailoring and selecting materials, child care, contagious diseases, and family relationship. Home Economics for boys teaches facts about cooking, clothing and family courtesies. Home Planning, offered only to the 12th grade boys and girls, includes the study of getting along as a family, budgeting, using money wisely. selecting men's clothing, and managing a home. Problems of marriage and divorce are considered. DESIRABLE QUALITIES in men's suits are pointed out to Home Planning students Joyce Sweisberger. Jim Rembe, Joy Haugen, Don Stin- ton, Betty Bulizak, and Chuck Poches by Mr. Kelly of Weatherwax Cloth- ing Store. Lucille Cochran sasassm mm . any