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

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ShortliaiKl stmlciilx write furiouslij as Miss Rcha Wing dirtntcs a practice letter. Office Specialists While peering from benc.ith a typewriter sp.itc b.ir, I ob- served the activities of the typing classes, .iclinittcd Nitsi. Under the instruction of Miss Prances X cbcr and Miss Reba ' ing, who both sponsor Tri-S, students learned the parts of the typewriter besides developing typing skill, leariilng correct letter forms, and mastering other mechanics. The typists checked their skill through speed tests. Bookkeeping and shorthand, also taught by Miss Wclx ' r and Miss Wing, complete the commercial program. Shorthand students first mastered the characters later using them in actual dictation, added Wit. Elementary retailing, instructed by Mrs. Ililda Delaplaine, helps to prepare students for the business world, continued i ' t. Business math, instruction in operating a cash regis- ter, learning to handle customers, plus numerous other busi- ness necessities are included in the course. Students having studied elcmcntarv retailing are given first chance to enter DE. Business teachers. Miss lieha Wing. Mrs. Ilildn Detaptainc. (mil Miss Frrnices ' eher, lind dnilii incidentx (iiniif:iii;i. Neil, Roseanna. mid . !(e i look orer a complicated forni which their study in cteiiiciitniii retailing n ' ill help them understand. Ceitrai Lif Page 18

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Skippy gives serious thought to the tj mpany part in Over The Rain- hojr. Marian Jacoi .,:;. . :•:,;:■• , , ,, ;;,,- . j. a? ba :kgroitn4 jar the White Christmia-s assembly. Leaders In Arts Being musicaUj ' minded, Nitsi asserted, The music coming from the senior assembly is the mixed, boys, and girls choruses under the direction of Mrs. Thelma Brenton. Sometimes the band or orchestra, conducted by Marion Jacobs, accompanies them. Aided by the band sergeants and officers, Mr. Jacobs used the sunny days for training the hand in snappy marching for the competitive spring band tournament, offered Wit. Knoxsangly Nitsi repHed, Mr. Jacobs and Mrs. Brenton spent many extra hours training indi- vidual ensembles which have entertained for school and community events and participated in niimerous concerts. Both the orchestra and chorus performed over Mutual stations from coast to coast during the Christmas season. Art under the direction of Miss Ruth Higgins must be fascinating, marveled Nitsi, Along ■with painting and sketching, she leaches sculp- turing, clay modeling, and plastic car ' ing. Miss Higgins, who is the Junior Red Cross and bulle- tin board sponsor and secretary-treasurer of the Grand Junction Community Education As- sociation, teaches art students to express them- selves creatively through numerous artistic med- iums. 2 Are yov sure rfs a lamp:? qu rie Miss Ruth Higgins, art teacher. Diann4 pf her. V V Page 17

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Mrs. Kddlf lloijsilt rritlains tlie mechanism of a reading accelerator iiiachine to John Pendergrast, John Sutrina, Ulrs. Elizalieth Lynch, and Miss Virginia Futyhum, English teachers. Learners of Basic Skills While wandering about the halls one afternoon, I caught a whiff of coffee. Investigating, I found that the language arts group was meeting. Curling up to listen, I discovered that many of the English teachers have co-curricular activities whic h lend a break to teaching, revealed Nitsi. Miss Emma Groom and Miss Ruth Wood instruct third and fourth year English students. Miss Groom also has the respon- sibility of being SBA bookkeeper. Miss Virginia Fulghum, be- sides teaching first and third year English, is a senior class sponsor. Co-sponsoring Pep Club and sponsoring Bible Club is Mrs. Aluine Whalley, who teaches freshman and junior English, Nitsi explained. Enlivening his sophomore English classes with his twinkling English teachers, Mrs. Aluine Whalley and Miss Emma Groom plan daily assignment books for their I ' lnsses. humor is John Pendergrast. To instruct freshmen in improv- ment of reading and written expression as well as other skills in communications are the aims of Mrs. Sadie Hogsett and John Sutrina. Mrs. Elizabeth Lynch is a sophomore class sponsor and teaches English fundamentals to first and second year students, she continued. These teachers strive to give students a basic understanding of their own language. The first two years present the most significant fundamentals of reading, speaking, writing, and listening. Junior classes emphasize American literature, and the senior course is concerned with a study of English liter- ature and greater improvement in communication skills. Bob tries to convince Shirley that sentence diagramming is simple. Page 19