Ionia High School - Ionian Yearbook (Ionia, MI)

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Gregg speedsters Debits and credits White-Collar Trainees Commercial subjects have an important part and a very essential one in many of the students' programs at this time because of the lack of help in downtown offices. Some students prefer book- keeping, while others enjoy typing and short' hand. Two years each of shorthand and typing are offered and one year of bookkeeping. ln the second-year shorthand class the stu- dents who pass 60, 80, or lOU-word dictattons re- ceive certificates. ln previous years pins were awarded to the students but, because of the shortage of metals, certificates are awarded in their place. The Commercial club was organized October 24 for those students taking commercial subjects. The club met every two weeks. Bonnie Wedder- burn was chosen president, Lucille Lee, vice- president, Martha Hasman, secretaryg and Bar- bara Macklin, treasurer. Seventeen members joined, all girls. Under the supervision of Miss Norris, the girls had a pleasant year. At one of their fall meetings Mr. Frank Kingston presented Commercial club them with a movie and talked about Indians of Florida and their home life and customs. As an all-year job the girls aided the local Botary club by writing letters to lonia soldiers and sailors, giving them information about their home town and sending them pictures and addresses of their friends who are in the service. These patriotic typists were named the Victory club. ln the social line, the l'Commercials' had two theatre parties and a bowling party. ln the month of March, which was pretty breezy, the girls took an over-night trip to Woodard Lake, where they had plenty of fun. To end the year the l'Com- mercialsu journeyed to lohn Ball park in Grand Rapids, where they took in the amusements. Commercial club members at the end of the year were Loraine Kohn, Lucille Lee, Doris French, Lorraine Darnell, Bonnie Wedderburn, Belvey Schroeder, Elnora Minaker, lanice Donal- son, Dorothy Kenny, Marie Coates, Doris Bane hagel, Martha f-lasman, Barbara Macklin, Esther Tafel, and Geraldine Stout. Peck session

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if Lg Cookin' with gas t 'T'g,, A . A perfect fit Domestic Specialists Those savory odors stealing from the foods room these last few days are the result of weeks of studying foods and planning menus. The attractive showcase decorations have included examples of balanced meals, suggestions for inf teresting party themes, and methods of dyeing Easter eggs. At Christmas time the girls busted themselves making boxes of candy for servicef men, and later made soft desserts, attractive salads, and fancy cookies. The girls in the clothing department have worked with cottons, rayons, and wools, and many lovely creations have come from their labors. At Christmas they tried their skill at hanf dicraft by remodeling old wornout toys for small children. Miss Margaret Snow took over the homemaking duties shortly after mid-term. The Home Ec. club has carried on many ace tivities this year, starting with a hike and picnic to the County Park, Next was a short hike to Tea, please! alt X 'imgts sm Harpers Park, planned by Pauline Tuller and Mariorie lohnson, where we enioyed hot dogs and cider, and sang while sitting around the campfire toasting marshmallows. A Heiiowelen party given by Mildred Kemp and Agnes Howard carrie next An evening of games was followed by a hot chili supper Other parties were: Christe mas caroling with refreshments at Miss Vistas, a school party sponsored by the Home EC, club and the FPA., and a farewell banquet for Miss Vista, which the FPA. attended, Club officers this year were Belvey Schroeder, president, Valeta Hoople, secretary, Agnes How- ard, treasurer, Pauline Tuller, point keeper, and Mariorie lohnson, scrapbook collector. Other members were Helen Eddy, Mildred Kemp, Bar' bara Ketchum, Dorothy Ketner, llene Mier, Velma lean Signs, Martha Skinner, Yvonne Smith, lean Todd, Betty Wilcox, Barbara Wilson, Dot Dreger, and Doris Sheriff. Home EC. club :Wi

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CIHSSICS For Culture The academtc classes Enghsh hrstory socral studtes Lattn and Spamsln were un der excellent supervrston thrs year Freshman sophomore and tumor Engllsh Atnertcan hrs tory and c1v1cs are the reautred subjects he thers are electrve Our new trrends the lreshn en under the sstpervtsron ot Mlss Buth Gneve demonstrated thetr speaklrg talents by gtvtng declamatrons The sopttomores under the drrectron ot Harvey Thompson who replaced Mrss Lots Bobrnson studted the Engltsh language as a devrce tor expressrng the1r th oughts n wrtttng and speech and appl1ed the1r knowledge tn decla mattons and term reports The tumors learned the rnterpretatron ot poetry under tle super v1s1on ol MISS Mabel Brown and made an an tnology of poetry as one of the1r protects for e year They also surveyed ne Nspaper work and modern drama The college preparatory Engltsh students struggled to wrrte term re ports and themes learned co rect grammar usage by studytng trouble spots and sur veyed Englrsh lrterature from 1ts begtnmngs The ettorts ot Mrss Vrrgtma Cooper were great I apprectated when the class learned tnat 'tone ot the1r predecessors have ever tatled tn college Engltsh alter havtng taken Englrsh l2 Tte qpanrsh classes d1scussed the culture ot our South Amerrcan netghbors mth the help ot Mlss Brown and the Lattn groups learned of Borne and Caesar arded by Mrss Cooper The modern mstory classes taught by Miss Betty Lehman who replaced Mr Harold Mrkle and Mrss Cooper learned of the do1ngs ot Napoleon and other great men ot the past Mtss Marcta Gulltord s ancrent hrstory students took Chma as a separate pro1ect and also rrtade a senes ot maps The soctal sctence group dtscussed socral problems and studted countertert money The Amerrcan htstory stu dents learned from Mrss Lehman and Pnnctpal Lloyd T Smrth the story ot the Umted States from rts begmntng whrle the ctvtcs students drrected DY Mrss Martha Zemke rnvestrgated our system of government at the present ttme Soctology and econom1cs were added the sec ond semester when Mr Clark Dye 1o1ned the taculty The students tn both classes wrote term reports about nat onal soctal and eco normc problems Lu clcxse de espanol Book reports due Fnday' For the R A F Footnotes Economlc policy 1.1 I 1 1 I 1 A A r . . , O . 1 . t . X . . . 1 1 . 1 H . . I , . N - A . - 1 . . th . ' ' , Y . 1 l-1 ' ' l 1, A 1.1 C , . . Y . 1 , r 1 r - 1 1 1 1 rg . 1 1 1 1 ,