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

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social sciences weigh world situation A. Mr. Gear's American history classes provided Joan Wegner with a better knowledge of America. B. Dave Bielak and Joe Mendicelli exchanged opinions in their current affairs class. C. Studying was a frequent pastime for Margaret Foster and other political science students. D. The eighteen-year-old '•ote gave added importance to social science classes.

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math pushes ideas for higher goals Techniques in mathematics guided students to a better understanding of complex theorems and concepts. Basic math improved students' abilities to solve everyday problems such as tax and insurance while geometry students solved problems in points and planes. Algebra courses searched for the unknown. A. John McLennan shows Vicki Eaklor, Dave Turner, and Dick Hall how to work a transit. B. Maxine Montoya waits for Steve Harris to finish using the adding machine. C. Frank Weber and Bill Larsen puzzle over a challenging algebra problem. 40

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practical skills prepare for occupations Gaining experience for business and personal use were prime objectives of the business classes. Students elected bookkeeping, general commercial, consumer education, notehand, and clerical practice. Others added typing, shorthand, and accounting. Personal use typing was chosen by many for its versatility in all facets of life. A. Dan Short discovers business law pays off. B. Typists learn the trades of the secretarial world. C. Francine Belt toys with the tricks of the adding machine.