Gavit High School - Futura Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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HYPNOTIZED by the illumination of the world globe, Connie Groce examines geogrophicol features of Europeon nations. Budgets, Politics Depict Social Studies Social Studies guest speaker, Senator Konrady of Indiana lectured to students on slides taken of the state capitol. Preparing mock budgets, stocks, and tax returns supplemented borrowing, finance, and consumer aspects of Economics studies. Far East History classes delved into the history, philosophy, religion and geography of China, Japan and South East Asia. Colors on map productions featured physical as- pects of countries explained, studied and explor ed in Geography. United States politics, social politics, and problems of federal and city governments dom- inated Government discussions. Westward surge, lib- erating wars and familiar heroes reflected studies in U.S. History. World History incorported cultures, war result and influences in world politics review. EXAMINING MAP PROJECTS, world history students Sue Blondford and Stewart Benson point out central African trouble spots.

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SEARCHING HIDDEN Asian country. Far Eastern History pupils dispute the location of the area in question. BACKED by the Declara- tion of Independence, Government students pre- sent the class with pa- triotic details of the day ' s lesson. 20

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MANIPULATING OFFICE MACHINES, students acquire experience solving math problems for future reference. Clericalists Stress Speed and Accuracy J Capitalizing class time, representatives from Illi- nois Bell, Inland Steel and Indiana University lecture interested business majors on future clerical careers. Stressing accuracy at required speeds, typists en- dured speed tests, accuracy tests and manuals. Classic equipment of stenographer’s notebook and pen con- tained daily writings of shorthand students. Two-hour transcription class combined shorthand and typing stressing speed and accuracy. Pre-figuring projected business problems ruled computative stud- ies of Business Math and Bookkeeping. Amateur sales- men syncronized smiles, knowledge and handshak- ing abilities to prospective buyers in Salesmanship. New one semester course, Personal Typing, drilled students on correct school and personal typing tech- niques. Future clericalists explored and operated mechanics of dictaphones, dito machines, mimiograph- ers, adding and I.B.M. machines in Business Machines. ADVERTISING SKILLS ore displayed when Mary Jo Dolosxycki explains techniques of electric toothbrush to consumers in Selling I. 22