Great Neck South High School - Vista Yearbook (Great Neck, NY)

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BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Mr. Jerome Benson This year's main event for business students was their Open House. The department was open to ninth grade students and those sophomores and juniors inter attending. Through the Open House, non-business were informed of courses such as accounting, business agement, stenography, and typing. The classes themselves went on field trips to see the ness world. In order to gain working experience, business students helped to operate the school store, the school bank, and an income tax filing service. Miss Esther Goldstein Mrs. Barbara Mead COOPERATIVE EDUCATION The Cooperative Education program coordinates school work and job training for those students who can profit by vocational training. The work experience develops skills and habits needed in employment while students receive a salary for their work. In school they take subjects required for graduation or related to their jobs. Most students attend classes in the morning and work in the afternoon. The program is divided into three areas—business, distributive, and industrial— with different objectives and sponsor. Jobs involving office skills, such as bookkeeping and shorthand, are sponsored by the Bureau of Business Education. The distributive plan has the same sponsor, but its goals are training in behind-the-counter and merchandis- ing fields. The Bureau of Trade and Technical Education sponsors the industrial plan, which stresses the development of manual skills in trade and technical jobs. 19 Mr. Donald Hook

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HEALTH DEPARTMENT Mr. Albert Nagell Head Mr. Gerald Davis Mrs. Elizabeth Miller Mrs. Ruth Rapp Nurse: Miss Thelma Torbitt The curriculum of the Health Department concerns physical and mental health in general. Exchanges of ideas among students are usually preceded by a film on the topic to be studied. Often study groups are formed to look into health problems— to investigate the problem, to discuss it, to draw conclusions, and to bring the in- formation to their classmates. The entire course is planned to help students to goin a better understanding of themselves and others and to utilize this knowledge. HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT Most of the offerings in the Home Economics De- partment, which is headed by Miss Krasnecki, are designed for girls. It has come to many people's attention, however, that girls are not the only par- ticipants in these courses. A common sight (and an accepted one, at that) is boys working in the school kitchens and even producing something edible. In addition to its gastronomical aspects, the curriculum of the department extends to such topics as nutrition, household maintenance, and sewing. This year Home Ec. girls displayed their handiwork at a spring fashion show. 18

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DRIVER EDUCATION Mr. Charles Christy Head Mr. Richard Sadlo Mr. Salvatore Serpe Because of the increasing number of students desiring to learn to drive, a new instructor, Mr. Sadlo, joined the Driver Education staff, headed by Mr. Christy. This made it possible to accommodate more students than previously. The course is now available to 150 students each semester. The purpose of the course is to train students in correct driving skills. Successful completion enables students to acquire their senior licenses at the oge of seventeen. Classes meet two times a week and include a study of regulations and the use of mechanisms for testing various driving skills. Two class periods a week are devoted to road instruction; this often proves insufficient for successful development of driving habits, so students usually find it necessary to practice on their own time. After learning the basic driving skills, the student must take a final read examination called the blue card test. This test is administered by the teacher and requires mastery of all the skills learned during road instruction. These include completing U-turns, driving in traffic, and parallel parking. If the student receives the passing grade of eighty-five, he has earned his blue card and is eligible for his senior license. Having proved himself a safe and competent driver on wet roads and dry, on busy roads and empty lanes, the blue card holder proudly awaits his first solo. Our b«am«i twisted, and did thred Our eyes, upon on double string “ (Miss Goldstein and fanct) Mr. John Jones Head Mr. Michael Del Pexzo INDUSTRIAL ARTS DEPARTMENT The Industrial Arts Department, headed by Mr. Jones, is divided into four sections: mechanical drawing, woodshop, metal shop, and the auto shop. In mechanical drawing the students learn the use of the various instruments and draw rudimentary sketches. These sketches become far more detailed and advanced as the course ad- vances. The woodshop courses are designed to teach the basic woodworking and wood finishing skills. The auto shop instructs the boys in the general procedures of auto mechanics. The metal shop makes angle brackets, tool boxes, book-ends, and jewelry. Industrial Arts exhibit at Evening of Art and Music 20