Incarnate Word Academy - Aurora Yearbook (Corpus Christi, TX)

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COMMERCIAL COURSES . . . Stenogrcphy - Typing - Bookkeeping These courses lay the foundation for successful careers for those who wish to enter the busi- ness world. Together with subject matter, the girls are taught correct business etiquette. Sister Xavier teaches stenography, while Sister Anne teaches classes in typing and bookkeeping Typing, a tool subject useful to both terminal and college-bound students, is taught by Sister Anne. Sister Xavier initiates her students in the mystery of shorthand and office practice. So well taught are they that I.W.A. graduates with a certificate in shorthand and typing often have jobs waiting for them. it 3 ...., . x- ' ' ,zf'4 I 0-'vga in' 2?

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FOREIGN LANGUAGES . . . Spanish -- French - Latin A study of foreign languages will provide a student with a variety of information about a coun- try, a way of life, its heroes, great artists and their works. Spanish is taught by Sister George and Sister Elizabethg Sister Luke teaches the Latin classes, while Mrs. Rex teaches French. 'A fi fc ,. ,. ,rw .. Kjakfr. Sister Luke checks the translations offered by students at the board. Mrs. Rex pronounces French as practice on proper accent.

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-5.1! Jay 'Ioday the homemaker is in the public spotlight. Well-equipped, modern homemaking fauli ties provide a laboratory for practice in the arts of the homemaker of tomorrow. Each student learns to sew various articles of clothing. Many of these items are displayed in the showroom on the second floor. Frequently, tests are of the practical sort, wherein a student completes an assigned garment in a certain period. Cooking classes demonstrate their acquired knowledge by serving various types of meals. dinners, party refreshments, and similar things. The test is in the tasting.