Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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Every afternoon there IS a near stampede as co op students leave the bulldmg for thetr jobs uptown Caught ln the scramble are John Gray John Matomcan Jxm Mrlks Sandy Landers Non1Wh1te Glorla McKay Sharon Polasek Geral In pracflclng we learn Through a co operatrve work study plan, our re tallmg students leam to face the busmess world on steady lf youthful, feet Attannlng polse and self confidence w1th a great deal of professlonal sk1ll are only two of the factors stressed 1n Seaholms re talllng program As a result of constant effort and the deslre to lmprove the mdxvxdual student attams these necessary qual1t1es as he prepares hxmself for a place 1n the world of supply and demand 4To effectively sell cloth one must know somethlng about lt thus retallmg students are gxven practncal experience 1n testmg fabrlcs Testmg a materials quahty Mary Jo Sweet exammes a swatch of cloth under her mlcroscope durmg a classroom experiment dmc McKay Joan Marks L... Q Ss. l 0 U 1 I - - - 9 - ' ' 5 n I . . y . I - n 1 y . . . , , . ' 7 - ef,-4 vw W, . 1 y 1 , I . , l ' 3 Y 9 - - V l .Q-.W I ' A L. I P ,, , l f l 1 'S I 1'V nhl N . f f . K Q K V 4 1 , ..-X 'f Q qs X .. . . ' , X. 54

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Auto shop students w To one whose greatest vuoodworltmg venture has been 1 not too secure brrdhousc the products done by woodshop students seem zlmost ll1lpOSSlblL L'-.pcrt craftsm mshrp rs the hmshcd result ol the course whnch includes rnstructlon rn follomn plans s rndrnf xx lxun and stnmng From plcture frames to file c lbmets projects we the students 1 ch ance to lc 1rn the how s and why s of the woodshop whrle -ettml the enjoyment of dome somethrnfv wrth therr own hands As well as havrng complete 8C21dCI'IllC flCllll1CS Sex holm also has one of the most complete ruto mechamcs the day to auto mechamcs class spendmg some tame rn lecture and some workmg on the cars The mtterrals used rn the classroom mclude a text book pamphlets on vrrrous umts of the lutomoblle whrch have been provrded by varrous car manufac turers vrsual alds and lrfe srze cutaway chrsrs and engrne Lab provides the perfect opportunity for the boys to make reparrs or addrtlons to thelr own c 1rs Teachers may also send therr cars rn for 1 tune up or for other mrnor reparrs Wrth apprehensron usual to most car owners when therr cars are berng reparred Mr Goodrrch watches crrtlcally the work of Dan Foulkrod Ken Hornacek and Ross Akerley But he has no need to worry for mth three expelrenced hands nothmc could go wrong ork on own others cars AProbably one of the greatest advanta es of takmg auto shop rs bexn able to make repalrs yourself Bull Rapp IS able to get to the heart of the trouble wrthout guessxng or paylng a brg b1ll g I 1 ' ' . ' . ' ' 2 . qz ' 1. fa ' 2. . 1' ' . ' 5 1 ' ', l Y , , t by V . l . l . Y . . . . k C' ' C V f ' I , L , L' N 1 V A r . , . Z , ' T, Q setups in the area. Boys devote the entire last half of .1 L , . . . . . Nl ' 7 7, 2 . .5 2 . , . . , . -. vt Z . . 1' . Q . 2 - Mn- ,, if t ' ' V I ' . . K ' ', Q- g 1' . , I , A , D A- l g - 1 ' K- D - I I ' v I . ' U . ' v ' ' . l ,I U-' H, .Q?' 53

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We get practlcal experience for future career Half day Jobs wlth local busmess establtshments enable students to gam workmg expertence whrle at the same ttme earn money The lure of a htgher salary or an advancement lend the co-op student the mcentrve to prod htm on workmg ever harder Be stdes becommg a well rounded and busmesslrke person he IS dtrectly or mdtrectly stagmg the background for a future career stortng up a fund of practlcal knowledge for later use The programs measure of success can eastly be measured rn the numbers of courteous and constderate bustness people Seaholm produces each year people who are prepared to meet the many challenges of our twentreth century economrc srtuatron Oh lll never get all these clothes tn thts box moans Peggy Moore as she trtes her hand at packtng dress boxes A ltttle real worktng experlence goes a long way and Sea holms co op program takes full advantage of thrs letttng students learn and earn at the same ttme 4 Attractive wmdow dtsplays draw many potenttal customers but arranging these showcases takes both talent and plannmg Tum Herter dtrects Carol Coles placement of a Jolly Santa Claus accordtng to thetr preplanned dtagram Thts wmdow tn thc retatltng department IS changed often to gtve many Conversatton lS a valuable art tn which all retatltng students strtve for perfectton Talking on the phone spealung wtth a customer deahng wtth a buyer or salesman all requtre assurance and naturalness Mlke Smtth watts for Sandy Landers to flntsh her call on the retatltng classs own phone system 'lg O O - . . , 5 , . . U , students a chance to work on it. , , . v I , J 1 Q. , N -1 C 'P 55