Fordson High School - Fleur de Lis Yearbook (Dearborn, MI)

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 0000000 90000000 GOOGOQC LEFT PAGE TOP LEFT: Mrs. Rif kin helps a student read shorthand. TOP RIGHT: Mr. Kopp is surprised at a typing student's first perfectly typed paper. LOWER LEFT: Students transcribing shorthand aloud for the first time come up with new pronunciations for words and Miss Taylor hears them all. LOWER CENTER: Finding a job a student wanted not only makes the student happy, but also Mr. Bates. LOWER RIGHT: Miss Lombard sets the timer for a five-minute timing in typing. RIGHT PAGE . TOP LEFT: Mr. Weller teaches typing in a personal way which is very effective. TOP RIGHT: Mr. Provenza prepares for a trying after- noon schedule. CENTER LEFT: Mr. McIntosh finds a bit of laughter in a student's paper. CENTER: Miss Westrich keeps an eye on a student as she works on her note hand homework. ABOVE: Mrs. Ivanoff types on one of the typing ma- chines to make sure it is functioning properly. LEFT: Mr. Todd spends his spare time keeping up-to- date on business affairs through reading. Business Education 29

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Business Ed provides office training, How could we function without business trans- actions? Our offices are filled with clerks, bookkeepers, typists, secretaries, and business machine opera- tors who keep the wheels of American enter- prise rolling. Many business executives started out in these same class rooms rising to their prominence through ambition, talent, and further education. The classes in Business Education form the foundation for the American way of life. 28 Business Education

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Social Studies provide new courses In horror of war, men have many moments to reflect on the crudities, starvations, tortures and killings that they sec. “Won’t we ever learn from our mistakes”? In our social studies classes though, we not only look at these points but also at the knowledge and wisdom of times past as well as the present. There have been four new ten-week elective coursese introduced this year in the social studies department. They are World Today, America To- day, Michigan Life, and Minorities. The old courses along with the new, work to show how the past affects us today. They establish the bonds between the past, present, and the values they have for our future. TOP: Come on you guys, quit pulling my leg”, says Mr. Zakolski. CENTER LEFT: Mr. Stasinos is disappointed; he is off target with his chalk. CENTER RIGHT: With a lunch box in front of him, and lunch next hour, Mr. Burnett finds it very hard to concentrate on a student's paper. LEFT: Smile Mr. Rockwell, you’re on Candid Camera!” ABOVE: Mr. Bloch tells the students about the movie they are going to see. 30 Social Studies