J Sterling Morton West High School - Talon Yearbook (Berwyn, IL)

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'Xu-1 X. Nick Potsek and Chris Svoboda confer on the cutting angle of a wood plank in their woodworking class. Woodworking is just one of the many industrial arts courses offered here at West. William Troff, clad in safety goggles, uses an oxyacetylene welding torch to finish his project in general metals. Safety goggles are re- quired by state law in most industrial art courses. Industrial Arts Dept. Prepares Students for a Creative Future Enrolling in an industrial arts course is almost an es- sential part of any hoy's education at Morton. The de- partment is equipped with excellent facilities and offers a wide range of subjects from which a student can choose. One of the most popular courses is industrial arts survey, a one-year major course for freshmen that studies six dif- ferent areas during the school year. This course and gen- eral drafting as a minor are the only two courses open to freshmen. After the freshman year, the student can spe- cialize in any area he wishes. Architectural drafting, auto mechanics, machine drafting, electric mechanics, general metal work, graphic arts, machine shop, patternmaking, and woodworking are courses offered at West. Many ad- ditional courses are offered at the East building to provide other advanced training. The junior or senior may enroll in special vocational industrial subjects that meet for three- hours a day for a period of two years. Upon completion, the student receives a certificate denoting skill in the area. -NN... 4.

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At the nursery school held by the Home Economics Department this spring, students such as Kim Karafa were able to gain practical ex- perience in handling children. Here Kim aids a child in coloring. Interior decoration and home furnishing are important units in any homemalfing class. Phyllis lovino and Judy Lanenga apply acquired knowlege by rearranging a floral piece. New Course Offers Experience ln Child Care and Development lVlorton's Home Economics Department, which both in- troduced new courses and revised old ones, offered a new child care and development course this year. This co-edu- cational course made its debut second semester and was open to all interested upperclassmen. Primarily instituted to help students acquire a better understanding of child behavior, this class gave the students a practical adapta- tion by arranging a special nursery school. Home Economics' foods and clothing, a most popular and highly recommended course for freshman girls, con- tinued to provide a stable basis for other department courses. Among the other courses, foods and boys, foods studied major units in food preservation, good nutrition, and bal- anced meal planning in family units. Clothing classes were offered on a number of levels of development to meet with the varying degrees of student aptitude and progress in sewing from the simple construction of a cotton garment to the advanced tailoring of a wool suit.

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1-atflefvaaa A ji-W Cherri Thompson and Pam Pafack practice filing office cards in' their zero hour filing class. Business skills such as filing are invalu- able assets to those entering the secretarial world. Modern Equipment Purchased To Provide Practical Application New equipment was the key word in the Business Education Department available funds, three chines were added to ment. These machines this year. Recently purchased with different types of dictaphone ma- the already well-equipped depart- have already increased speed in dictation, transcription, and reading comprehension. Machines such as the IBM key punch, comptometers, rotary calculators, duplicators, and mimeoscopes along with several different kinds of typewriters are also found within the department at the disposal of students taking courses such as office machines, basic data processing, and vocational office occupations. Although the department en- rolls a majority of students who plan to enter a career in business, courses such as personal typing and notetaking are extremely valuable to the college-bound student for his personal use. The college-bound student may also find the business courses invaluable in helping to secure a well paying summer job to finance his college education. N-.ww Lynda Pribyl takes dictation by using one of the new dictaphones purchased this year. These machines will greatly improve speed in both dictation and transcription of shorthand.