Jackson High School - Reflector Yearbook (Jackson, MI)

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Mr. Richard Smock Mr. Alvar West Mr. Raymond Barbour Mr. James Daines Mr. John Doty Mr. Robert Eriksen Mr. F. Mark LeBon-te Mr. Conway Oren Mr. Russell Patterson Mr. Edward Prahl I du trial fttuctztizfn Department As a whole, the Industrial Educa- tion Department is planned to de- velop the student's interest in the In- dustrial Arts. There are many courses offered on this subject, some of which are courses in metal work. The specific courses are welding, ma- chine shop, and metal shop. Other courses offered are Mechanical Draw- ing l through 6, which prepares the student for further Work in drawing such as engineering, and architec- tural drawing. Courses in electricity, wood work, printing, and auto me- chanics are also included under this department. Mr. Edward Prahl, the head of this department of the school, and Mr. Barbour, Mr. Daines, Mr. Doty, Mr. Ericksen, and numerous others help students learn this type of work for a vocation.

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Miss Doris Carlson Miss Adele Erickson Miss Roberta Gibson Mr. Paul Griswold Mr. Philip Hunt Mr. John Kraeer Miss Ruth Nagler Mr. John Nidelcheif Mrs. Gwendolyn Trevillian 15,11 Ines 5duc1zf2f14 Drparfmeuf Miss Ruth Nagler heads the de- partment which constitutes business education, Bookkeeping 1, 2, 3, and 4, office practice, stenography, type- writing, and transcription, consisting of stenography and typing, are some of the courses offered by this depart- ment. Also coming under the business education department is cooperative training. There are three different types of vocational co-op into which students may enter. One of these is cooperative office training for stu- dents who Wish to Work in an oiiice while still attending school. Another is retailing which offers students jobs in stores. The last of the cooperative training programs is trade and indus- try skills. ln all these the progress in the job is supervised by the employer and the coordinator.

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Mr. George Tramp Mr. Gerald Barnett Mr. Charles Christensen Mr. Charles Conrad Mr. Robert Fedore Miss Zabelle Goolian Mr. James Hantula Mr. Chris Jensen Mr. Dennis Kiley Mr. Gordon LeCronier Mr. Philip Lincoln Mr. Donald Ogden p Miss Vernette Phelps Se ia! Studies Department M American History, taught in inter- mediate school, gives the pupils much information about the birth and growth of the United States. High school history, 3 and 4, helps us acquire additional information on the subject. History 1 and 2 is an elec- tive course which covers the history of the world. In the twelfth grade, one semester of American Government is required of each student. This course teaches us to become better citizens and gives us a greater understanding of the government-its creation and its con- trol. The Social Studies Department un- der the direction of Mr. Gerald Bar- nett is one department familiar to all the students at J.H.S. Other courses included in this de- partment are Economics, Interna- tional Relations, Psychology, and So- cial Problems.