Grand Junction High School - Tiger Yearbook (Grand Junction, CO)

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Looking over freshman social science notebooks. Paul. Peg, and Gary confer with Bernice Branson. Citizenship Is Prime Objective In Social Science Courses Social science students seem to spend most of their time gnawing on their pencils on test days, waiting for facts about governments of the local, state, and federal variety to return to their minds with some semblance of order and reasoning. The course is required of all freshmen in an at- tempt to acquamt the young citizens with outstanding social and economic problems and with some solutions to them. The world history course supplements the freshman course, painting colorful pictures that show the social, economic, and cultural development of the world ' s people from their origin to the present. Starting its first year in GJHS ' s curriculum with a great deal of popularity and success, a semester of the world affairs course was carried on. Members of the class par- ticipated in discussions of current events and world prob- lems with only rare clashes of opinions and ideas and a great deal of pleasure. Second semester the course shifted to a study of economics, which gave students much op- portunity for research. Although the joke page of the American Observer is almost always read first, nevertheless members of American history classes learn a great deal from their paper which presents valuable information and ideas on the world ' s latest happenings. The American Observer is just a supplementary part of some history classes which relieves the routine of learning dates, places, names, and conse- quences of important events in the history of our country. Nancy introduces a guest speaker to the irorid affairs class. Gathering facts for a class discussion in American history. Geralyn. Sue and Ronnie look over the weekly paper.

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Commercial Studies Prepare Future Business Leaders Preparing to be the business men and women of to- morrow, students are trained in bookkeeping, typing, shorthand, and secretarial work. Throughout all five periods of the day, clicking keys and ringmg carriage bells may be heard coming from the typing room. After students master control of the keys, they learn the proper form for business letters, with speed and accuracy drills to test development. Knowing how to type proves valuable to students whether they en- ter office work or not, for thev also gain knowledge of theme writing and techniques of composing at the typewriter. In bookkeeping classes, students learn to keep rec- ords accurately and systematically and how to bal- ance that all important budget. Supplementing this study, a course in shorthand is offered. For about a month, the new shorthand students wander around in a maze tr)-ing to sort out the characters in their minds, and later they struggle to transcribe the char- acters while typing. Combining the techniques learned in typing, short- hand, and bookkeeping, secretarial work acquaints the students with the applications of what they have learned and gives them actual experience which proves to be valuable in future career plans. iff C 14 i n Elemental II , :i,j,l,„;i . iiiuml.s ;ii I (Uu jion Artliiir Barms. Charlotte exiilains the proper tray to keep accounts straight. Concentrating 011 ti ping and shorthand, a secretarial praittte class noils tlimugh tin hour Page 21

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Music, Art Courses Enrich Appreciation of Living High school voict ' s .ire raised in song ,is the mixed chorus and ensemble groups rehearse and perform for assemblies and various concerts. One of the most outstanding ensembles of the year was a group of freshman boys who start- ed their group while still in junior high school. Blending with the chorus for a special Christ- mas number, the high school orchestra and the chorus comphmented each other in a delight- ful performance. In the Greater Music Series, both the band and orchestra have distinguish- ed themselves, showing a great versatility in their choice of various types of numbers. With suc h popular ditties as The Thing and a ren- dition of John and Marsha, the band enter- tained the student body with a lively assembly which showed off the school ' s musical talent to advantage. Dabbling with water colors or oils, sketching, and carving arc all taken up in the three years of art that are offered. At various times throughout the year, GJHS-ers may be seen standing in front of the bulletin boards admir- ing the artistic talent which their fellow- students have shown in their pastel, water color, oil, anj black-and-white works. The Freticli hnrx •: ■ ' ■•■ - ■.; ' ■ it ' ■ -- «, fo„,.„,, ,,, , ■ (fomptrir ,7„, ■ -irr,, ' ' ' ' - ' . ' .v are Ma Page 2.