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

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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.

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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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Phyllis Bartocci proudly shows Nanette Marzec and Kim Karofa one of the jars of fruits that she preserved in her foods class. All three girls attended this valuable course in summer school. New Approaches to Learning Tried During Summer Session This summer new approaches to learning were attempted during the summer school program. One approach, used in a sociology class, was the creating of a more relaxed at- mosphere in the classroom. Seating arrangements were changed from day to day, and the tradition of raising one's hand was abolished. Also programs were constructed for the gifted grammar school graduates who were interested in science and mathematics. Their classes allowed those stu- dents who received satisfactory grades to be given high school credit and to he placed in advanced courses in the fall. Besides grammar school graduates, several selected eighth-grade students were chosen to participate in such courses as personal typing. Among the regular subjects of- fered this summer were typing, English, and a majority of the courses in the Practical Arts Department. To relieve the students from the stress of daily, three-hour classes, an assembly was held once a week, and each semester was climaxed with a talent show presented at Morton East. At the end of thelsecond semester, twenty-two West students received their high school diplomas after they had com- pleted their credits for graduation in summer school. U ' 1 Gloria Fonte, one of the few selected grammar school students 'al- lowed to enroll in summer high school courses, learns personal typing to aid her in her future high school career.