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

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48 ACADEMICS With a steady hand Laverne Arnish ftopj sews what she hopes will receive an A for her final sewing project. Without an electric mixer Alan Smith frightj completes the ardourous task of hand mixing batter in his foods class. In order to find the mistake in her knitting, Sue Gryz Qabovej consults her teacher, Mrs. S. Sine, for assistance.

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Work experience, field trips bring outside World in to business curriculum Three main types - secretarial, business, and work - made up the Business Department's courses. Each worked to prepare students to enter the business world with knowledge and confidence. Teachers tried to relate courses to real life situations. Business law classes took a field trip to the federal courts and law enfor- cement agencies. Two probation parole officers conducted the tour which enabled students to witness two actual cases of sentencing in the chamber of Judge Crowley. The business section of consumer education studied the use of fraud, types of advertising, and use of credit by modern business. The cooperative education curriculum directed its efforts to provide actual work experience for students in distributive educa- tion, office occupations, and diversified occupa- tions on-the-job programs. In an office machines class, Doreen Lacey fbelow, left, uses an electronic printing calculator to help her complete the problems found in the workbook. Distributive education students like Art Hart, Bill Elliot, and Archy Haully fbelowj reinact working situations in class to aid them in their job training. -Q' 1- inwwcmh ,EJ t s is ACADEMICS 47

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Foods class tries a new cake recipe and samples some interesting results Students walking down B-hall often met with appetizing aromas coming from the foods classes. A new microwave oven allowed students to try more complicated recipes and cook and eat their creations on the same day. Occasionally results were not satisfying. One foods class mixed the canisters of soap and flour. The group, while eating their beige-colored cake, tasted the soap and realized their mistake. More boys continued to enroll in the foods courses to go along with the changing roles of our society. Some, however, entered foods courses to prepare themselves for the growing opportunities in commercial food preparation. The nine week home economics section of consumer education provided a good background in home man- agement of money, time, and energy for students' future, domestic lives. Student preparation of balanced meals is one of the foods classes' objectives. Using an orange for juice Qabove, leftj helps a student fulfill a well rounded menu. Little smiling faces brighten the day for Lori Scornaien- chi and Linda Krysiak Qleftl during the allotted free time in child development play school. Displaying the T-shirt style favored by many students, sophomore Lea Anne Gardner Qabovej, while utilizing a pressing cloth, irons her handmade skirt. ACADEMICS 49