Fairport High School - Hourglass Yearbook (Fairport, NY)

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-.mi-.a COMMERCE Arilhmelic always spells worried looks and headaches plus ink slains on lhe hands. Boolclceeping, using arilhme- lic. brings more 'rhan ils share of lrouble. Many a disgusled sfudenl says, l'll never go lo 'rhal class again , buf The nexl day he is baclc lo worlc harder lhan ever. When he 'fries lyping or shorlhand, he finds lhem equally dif- ficull. Accuracy means everyfhing To good fyping, so, allhough we scoff al lagging fingers, we envy Their painsfalc- ing accuracy. Typing sludenls have speed classes alfer school in which some sludenfs dislinguish Themselves. Short .,..ff ka- l hand sludenls develop speed in making fhose odd scrawls. Laughler follows if The scrawls can'+ be read. bul if is slill hand. A business career is praclical business dominales The world. quiclcer lhan long- in lhis age when I8 Mr. Paul W. Allison, A.B., M,B,A, Sl. Lawrence University Harvard Universily Graduale School of Business Adminislralion Mrs. Gerlrude C. Ryon, A.B. Oberlin Colleqe Mr. Edward K. Schworm, B,S. New Yorlc Sfale Colleqe lor Teachers

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Mr. Leon B. Warner. A.B. Union College Miss Doris A. Brown, A.B. U niversily of Rochesler Miss Helen E. June, A.B. Syracuse Universily The hisiory of our counfry and our anceslors is very imporiani To 'fhe beffer undersianding of exisfing condi- fions. We are 'raughi no? only European and American his- Iory bu+ also Ihe organizalion of our governmenf. Teach- ers require The correcl answer plus i+s background and why +he pupil Thinks if is correcf. Though The queslion may nof say explain , explanafions are always in order. In 'the siudy oi our governmenf we are faughf Ihe necessary care required againsf commifling wrongs. Laws are made nof only for our profecfion buf for The pro- Teclion of Iufure democracy. The So- cial Sfuclies Deparfmenf is imporfanf fo 'rhe lives of The cifizens of fhe United Sfaies, a democracy. SOCIAL STUDIES I7

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I Mr. Gilson M. Slaler, BS., M.Ed Sl. Lawrence University Mr. Joseph W. Cummings Cortland Normal Miss Helen J, Hodge, AB, William Smilh College All .,...,,, , in .. l The laboralory is a busy place in Fairporl High School during any period of the day. Once in a while fhe experi- menl flops and is evidenced by an odor! Usually, how- ever, if ordinary care is exercised, The experimenfs prove successful. Biology or general science is inferesfing, if gruesome al limes. Microscopes and charfs illusfrale any organ or germ which may nor be clearly underslood. lnrermediale algebra, algebra, ge- omelry, .and frigonomelry enioy equal imporlance in The schedule. ln lhese classes, sufiicienr care is falcen so Thai each sludenf learns enough abouf fhe subiecf 'ro apply rhe knowledge. Neces- sary apparafus is being added each year 'ro make lhe sludies easier for fhe in- creasing number ol pupils lalcing lhese subiecfs which are required for enlrance in nearly all colleges. MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE I9