Emmerich Manual High School - Ivian Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Future Homemakers Learn to Cook, Sew It takes a heap of work and skill to make a house a good home. Home Economics classes at Manual teach homemaking skills such as cooking, sewing, and living graciously such as foods classes, girls learn to plan, prepare, and serve nutritious and tasty meals. In social practice classes, students learn to plan teas and parties, set tables correctly, and practice good grooming. Practical experience is avail- able when the students prepare for and serve at the activities of the Home Economics De- partment; for example, students served lunch- eon to Indianapolis principals when Principal Stahl was host for a meeting of administra- tors. Also, members of boys ' foods classes, wearing chef hats, served luncheon to the speakers for Opportunity Day. In sewing classes, girls select various garments to make. As a school service project, the sewing classes made Pep Club mittens. Advanced sewing classes learned tailoring. Members of Mrs. Jean Bacus ' sewing class learn to adjust patterns. Bottom: Home Ec labs are equipped with the latest modern appliances. Vaida Mikits and Mary Turner fold clean towels from a lab dryer. Members of Boys ' Foods class — Dick Cummings, Merrix Wilson, Bob Price, Jerry Cummins, Larry Walker, and George Tolan — receive instructions from Mrs. Thelma Morgan, their teache. , before serving lunch. 11

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All Major in English; Some Master Other Languages Steve Brownlee listens intently to a French lesson. The twenty-five teachers in Manual ' s English Department promote creativity in English through contests — such as short story, poetry, and essay. On the Academic or Fine- and Practical-Arts Diploma, eight semesters of English are required while the other plans require six semesters. New this year is a Dramatics class. In the spring, on English Honors Day, students who have excelled in English and languages are recognized and awarded prizes for their contributions. Man- ual was represented in outside competition such as the Indiana University Regional Eng- lish Exam. Sara Broz, senior, was a national winner in the competition sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English; Paula Williams, senior, received honorable mention. In the Language Laboratory, students are able to hear themselves recite in the modern lang- uages — French and Spanish, by the use of speakers and tape recording equipment. One of the projects of the French classes was the publication of a bi-weekly newspaper, La Souterrain. The p aper provided French stu- dents a chance to apply the language. Melony Doty, Nancy Wolford, Kathy Burks, )udy Bernhardt, and Janet Lowe from Mrs. Stewart ' s English IV class portray characters from the novel, Silas Marner. They presented a skit for several other English classes. 10

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Typing students throw away the old hunt and peck method as skill and precision develop through practice and drill Business Teachers Train Us In Practical Skills In the Business Education Department, second semester, 1,597 Manual students took advan- tage of the opportunity to develop their skills in operating business machines and in learn- ing office procedures. Though some were not preparing for careers in business, 548 stu- dents, in the spring, were enrolled in typing classes. Students realize the value of typing skill whether they intend to choose business as a career or to continue on with their formal education in college. Business students also learn to operate the multigraph, ditto, and mimeograph machines. From the dictaphone, they type as they listen to letters that have been recorded on tape. Other business courses include the composition of various types of business letters, messages, and applications for employment. Office training classes enable students to perform secretarial duties and to do production work for the school. |udy Hogue listens to the voice on the dictaphone, as she types a business letter in response. Noramae Branham and Mona Cole mimeograph material as part of their work in a business class.