Emerson High School - Emersonian Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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You Can Succeed In Business If You Try There is a new Broadway play entitled “How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying.” May¬ be it can happen on the stage, but in real life things are different. Therefore, EHS offers business courses to help students prepare for careers in that field. General Business breaks the ice. Here students learn fundamentals such as writing checks, study¬ ing the stock market, and keeping elementary rec¬ ords. Bookkeeping is the follow-up in which the student actually handles ledgers and journals. For those inclined to secretarial work, courses in Shorthand (I and II) and Typing (I and II) are available. These two, however, are helpful to col¬ lege-bound students too. Fast note-taking is helpful, and homework that is typed is impressive and often required. Clerical practice offers work with stencils, adding machines, and files. Here the girls get the real feeling of office work. Distributive Education offers on-the-job training. Those taking DE attend classes in the morning and work in the afternoon. Miss Beeler helps Janice Grigonis with her shorthand problem. 9

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We Cannot Defend What We Do Not Understand CR WORLD of the world’s trouble spots on We cannot defend what we do not understand. This is the reason for social studies courses. Who is able to stand up for his rights when he has no idea what they are? Who knows the reason for today’s world problems without knowing the backgrounds of the countries involved? How can corrupt government be cleaned up when the people do not know its func¬ tions from the most insignificant post to the Presi¬ dency? Man’s existence is traced back to the “Cradle of Civilization” between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers on the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. World History follows him from this beginning through an¬ cient Egypt, the Golden Age of Greece, and Anglo- Saxon England to the exploration of the New World. United States History continues through the coloniza¬ tion period, the Revolution, Civil War, the Presidents, and American issues and development until the present day. United States Government is a detailed study of our Federal, state, and local governments. Here, too, the fundamentals of voting and political parties are taught. Community Civics centers on the function of municipal government. Man’s financial difficulties such as budgeting, monopolies, and the farm problem are topics of Eco¬ nomics. American Problems is concerned with major issues in our country today. World Geography acquaints students with the peo¬ ple of other lands. In this class one learns the living conditions, industries, governments, and geographical 8

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Math And Science Tackle A Growing Problem Sharon Grau checks her calculations on a tough math problem. With the modern-day need for scientists, it is neces¬ sary that the science and mathematics departments offer students a solid foundation for college. Bio-physics is a preliminary science course. Biology is more advanced in the study of living things. Plant and animal life are studied thoroughly with a special emphasis on economic importance. Students get the “feel” of things by making the required insect collec¬ tion. Chemistry, the study of the composition and structure of matter and the changes in energy that are involved, gives the first opportunity for laboratory work. Physics students learn to apply various laws of nature through more advanced laboratory experiments. Among the many things they work with are light, mirrors, lenses, and images. In the mathematics field. General Math and Applied Math are basic arithmetic courses. Senior math is a follow-up to these two that is given to seniors only. Algebra I and II are available for those more interested in the subject. Plane Geometry is usually taken between the two years of algebra. One-half semester of Solid Geometry and one-half semester of Trigonometry are the final courses for math majors. Susan Charbonneau and Sybil Russell experiment with the distillation of water. The structure and functions of the flower are explained by Miss Tinsman to her biology class. 10