Joliet West High School - Alpha Omega Yearbook (Joliet, IL)

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Miss Nancy Newman, Home Economics Department Chairman Miriam Hancock M.S., University of Illinoisg B.S., Western Illinois State University Home Economicsg Sponsor: F.H.A. we X .pkg Nancy Newman M.S., B.S., University of Wisconsin Home Economicsg Department Chairman Leona B. Ziesemer M S B S University of Illinois Bu S Ss d H 8 Home Ecvonomicsg Sponsor: F.H.A. Economics Offered ,Variety Two departments which gave stu- dents advantages not found in every high school were the Business Edu- cation Department and the Home Ec- onomics Department. These departments offered courses to students desiring skills and infor- mation to prepare themselves as fu- ture employees, intelligent consum- ers and efficient homemakers. 5 l Charles Baker B.S., Illinois State Normal University Business Ed.g Sponsor: Yearbook Zollie W. Hall M.S., Northern Illinois Universityg B.S., Eastern Illinois University Distributive Education, Typingg Sponsor: Distributive Education Clubs of America Elmer J. J amnik M.S., University of Illinois Bookkeeping, Consumer Educationg Department Chairman Mary Sellers M.A., B.A., University of Iowa Office Occupationsg Sponsor: Office Occupations Club Barbara Smith M.S., Millikin University Stenography, Typing Roger L. Swank M.S., B.S., University of Illinois General Business, Bookkeeping, Typing, Coach: Track, Cross- Country . Q up Mr. Elmer J. J amnik, Business Education Department Chairman A 207 ,S

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l Roy Johnson Nebraska Music Michi an Basketball Band M.M., B.M.E., University of Arthur D. Katterjohn M.M., B.M.E., University of 8 Bandg Coach: Marching Band, 206 Peter Labella, Jr. Mr. Peter Labella, Music Department Chairman M.M., B.M.E., Eastman School of Music Orchestra: Music Department Chairman l Helle Ajango A.B., Indiana University Germang Sponsor: German Club Lawrence Alvarez M.A., University of Colorado: B.A., Colorado State College Spanishg Sponsor: A.F.S. Louis G. Businaro M.S., B.S., Southern Illinois University Latin: Sponsor: Latin Club Clara Alice Hartman M.A., B.A., University of Illinois Frenchg Foreign Language Department Chairman May Lloyd M.A., Swarthmore College French Violeta Martinez M.A., Loyola Universityg B.A., Havana National University, Havana, Cuba Spanish Anita Joan Page M.S., Indiana University: A.B., Indiana State University Frenchg Sponsor: French Club Alice Wilbur M.Ed., University of Virginia: B.S.Ed., Illinois State University Spanish: Sponsor: Spanish Club Miss Alice Hartman, Foreign Language Department Chairman They Taught the Languages of the World Our foreign language and music teachers had a common aim. They taught us to communicate with the world through their individual lan- guages and the world-wide language of music.

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nl eaaarfi' .i ,P ug. . 208 Industrial Arts Offered Vocational Training West's industrial arts department offered a large variety of vocational training courses to interested students. These courses included general shop, welding, electric shop, auto mechanics, wood shop, drafting, machine shop, graphic arts and photography. i Also taught by the men of the 111- dustrial arts department was dr1ver's education which is a required subject during a student's sophomore year. Mr. James Kichefski, Department Chairman Richard Burget U I B.S., Northern Illinois University Graphic Arts, General Shop Carl Carlson M.Ed., University of North Dakota Photography, Driver's Education, Freshman Shop John Davis t , M.A., B.S., Indiana University Associate Dean of Students, Driver's Education . Advisor: National Honor Society Anthony Gutierrez M.S., Northern Illinois Universityg B.S., Illinois State University Drafting, Machine Shopg Coach: Varsity Basketball, Sophomore Baseball - 1 A p Richard.Hooper + B.A., Illinois State University Auto Mechanics James A. Kichefski M.S., B.S., Stout State College General Shop, Wood Shopg Department Chairman Maynard E. Leatsler M.S., University of Iowa Photography p ,ssii Gordon G. Niessner I 'ssl M.S., B.S., Stout State College Diversified Occupations Ice Shaw B.S., Northern Illinois University ' Electricity, Welding Ned Vargo M.A., Ball State Universityg B.S., Indiana Central College Driver's Educationg Coach: Sophomore Football, Freshman Wrestling