Hammond Technical Vocational High School - Chart Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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TO A DEMOCRACY JIMMY SOLOMON HELPED CARRY on class discussion in Mr. Brown’s English IV class. During the year every student was given this chance. BOOK REPORTING was a routine part of Miss McCort ' s American Literature class. Here Elizabeth Swain made presentation of a novel she read. IN ENGLISH V CLASS Mr. Rice looked on as John Collins checked the correct spell- ing of a word.

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CHARLES PHELPS read for Mrs. Walburn ' s English II class. LEARNING TO DEVELOP speed and accuracy in read- ing was the main purpose of Mr. Rudd ' s Reading class. Vocabulary and comprehension were also stressed. TECH TAUGHT COMMUNICATION SKILLS - NECESSARY A democracy depends for life upon the ability of its citizens to talk, to listen, to read, to write effi- ciently and critically. Every Tech student was scheduled for seven semesters of language arts courses including study of American literature and public speaking. College prep English and business English were offered to seniors.

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•S i at The senior girls studied business training to acquire an aware- ness that getting a job, holding the job, and making good on the job, require the planning and organization of one’s per- sonal, vocational and social lives. Units of study included not only business terms, office attitudes, and etiquette but also instruction in budgeting, insurance, investing, and other matters of importance of one’s own economic life. HELEN CONWAY and MARYANN BERZINIS were pictured as they practiced composing application letters in Miss Eastwood’s business training class. It was important that the letters be good so they would impress the employer enough for him to want to interview applicants in person. GIRLS IN BUSINESS training were given mock interviews. They dressed as if they were going for a real interview. The instructor asked questions that are ordinarily asked by personnel managers. Here Mrs. Rainey interviews Jackie LaFond, while in the back- ground Karen Weaver played the part of the receptionist and gave aptitude test to Janet Judy who was waiting to be interviewed. GIRLS WERE PREPARED FOR BOTH HOME AND JOB MICHELLE COLEMAN, Anna Hooper, and Judie Stepp worked on the fuse box in Miss Daggert’s Home Manage- ment class. Some of the subjects studied were window treatment, meters, house planning, and the buying of and caring for furniture. At Tech, girls were educated for both home and job. Academic courses, as well as shops, provided practical training. A girl studying to be a good homemaker would find herself in class studying budgeting, re- pairing iron cords, or learning how to care for the sick. A girl studying to be a businesswoman would learn the proper business English, what to do when being interviewed, and how to get along with different types of people. MRS. HIGGINS DISCUSSED with the freshmen, the budgeting and managing of a home in family living.