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

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GROOMING WAS ONE of the areas covered in Mrs. Alice Wood’s Home- making class. Here Yvonne Kiszienia practiced styling Linda Crouch’s hair. The girls also studied textiles, color, design, careers. This class is a part of the exploratory course in home eco- nomics given to 9 B and 9 A girls. MRS. McGILL, representative of Car- son, Pirie, Scott and Company, ad- dressed homemaking classes on good grooming and the importance of the proper use of make-up. HELEN COCHRAN and FRANCES CRANE used visual aid in the study of the ear in Miss Thomas’ Health and Safety class. Some of the units covered in the course were nutrition, and good health habits. Instruction in first aid was also given. FLORENCE SNOW and KAREN WILLIAMS practiced making an oc- cupied bed. Joan Peters was the patient. Under the supervision of Miss Thomas, the girls learned to care for the sick and injured.

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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.

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CALISTHENICS is an important part of all physical education classes. ELECTIVES ROUNDED OUT CLASS PROGRAMS Music, drama, art, Tech Times, Chart, and physical education were some of the many electives offered. THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION PLANT in- cluded modern locker room facilities for girls. Left to right are: Joan Simon, Karen Saberniak, and Christina Buono as they changed for gym class. KARL SHAKE WORKED on the par- allel bars while the other members of his class looked on. Everyone was re- quired to take physical education dur- ing his freshman year. INSTRUMENTAL was a one-period elec- tive offered to students who wanted to learn to play instruments or to those who wanted to develop their talents so they could go into band. Here Mr. Robinson is instructing Charles Lakatos on the clar- inet. MUSIC APPRECIATION was a new class in 1958-59. Some of the units covered were Music and Dance, Music and Ceremony, Sightseeing Through Music, Music and Legends, and Magic and Phantom. Students learned to decide between different kinds of music. Pictured from left to right are a group from the class: Cathy Robley, Larry Clark, Bobette McCall, Wendell Donelson, Miss Volkman. instructor, and Sharon Luther.