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

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Brains and reflexes make classes hum with activity Asdfg Hjklgi' was not a secret code em- ployed by undercover agents. Students soon learned this strange combination represented the first line of letters on a typewriter. Manual and electric machines raced to speeds of sixty words per minute under students, steady fingers. Stenography classes taught their own for- eign language to girls interested in secretarial courses. Mastery of initial brief forms proved essential for a foundation in the course. Many future bookkeepers learned the funda- mentals of compiling figures accurately and orderly in business education courses. Home economic courses divulged secrets on the skills of good housekeeping. After pre- paring dinners, girls learned proper etiquette in hosting meals. Guest lists often included the administration and various secretaries. Girls created new outfits of original designs on Pfaff and Singer sewing machines. Swirls and dots record important inforniation for Linda House. Stenographic forms arc written and I'CXYI'lttC'll llllill they become spontaneous upon recitation, :- I 'fu 2 A Q 4 Quai? 7 sh, ns assa y . ew.. 4- sy . . -N --rw Wfn. . qs, I az- a - - ff2wa7fQ2g9a7aai'sQ'w'n -- -- ,w?,,gl5.10.,.fq:g -wsgffwafe f af., . P A 5 , W 5. mf. :Vg J I ds, H.. i' .5 . X f t as 'li' 1 ' S' .Q Senior Debra Daily checks alignment of copy after using Ll fluid duplicator during office practice class. Academics .8

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'rim Q Ll Lila. r Q Q 'QM E 5 P: i Z -- -- is 5 vi-nf f -wm ww . M-wh... M .A ii ,Ms rA'- ii., ,:-f 0 f. A if A rr i i 3 in Mighty Bula Blll'TllS leaics the lootball field and exercises his Iimmmkkeepiiig classvs preparv Cathy Scarupmilm for the xxurlcl of iilcrmivs. HIIZCYS Whih' llllxmi H U5fxll1llH7i'1H l'Ul'V9l'- my-rlicacls, aml assi-ts. Busim-ss liirnis rcqiiirc mastery ol lmanic pmldlc-iris. 'A -Lf A i'.. - f f . 1 4 1 Q e- 3' Q1 3 A 1 R iff A E Q f ' 5 5 Q Q 'Si 'fi 41 M H gy i il iii i iv ' ' 5 ir r iiii i ' 1 FIRST ROW: Nancx Mitcl1ell.,Nliriam Stahl, Leona Zicscmcr, hmm' ecommiics. SECOND ROW: Charles Balwr, Carolyn lfriilmrly. james cllLlVlIl. TIIIRD ROW: David Jaeger, l'ilIIl0I'vl21IHIllk, 'l'l1umas Oiffoiuior. I UL'R'l'H RUXY: Barbara Smith, Ruger Sxxalik, lJllSillUSS 0ClllC2itll7ll. Nut picturccl: Alolm Baskiii. lmsimws cciilcatimi. Xlatcliiiig stripcs and liicling the zippvr class. llmmmc ccoiioriiics fuucticms as a ara- skills lic-Mila Harris lcarns in St'XXlllQ iiecesszuy L'UllI'5L'll1 lligll suliorml, ,Xcaclemics

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Stan Snyder intricately pencils-in lines on tne increasing number of pupils receiving his mechanical drawing. Stan is just one ot drafting instruction at Joliet West. Rows of saws, hammers, and planes cause a racket when the tools are used in the wood Shop, Academics fggw J., 'ctw V ' .. i jfx . - is 3 mi fm I is 4 2, K I .fe V -. - Q ' -'eh ff N ' ...V in '..' T . P ' R af ff as ft 35 . FIRST ROW: Richard Burget, Thomas Burkhart, Miles Carlson. SECOND ROW: Anthony Gutierrez, Richard Hooper, Robert jenkins. THIRD ROW: Maurice Killifer, john Murray, Lee Shan. Not pictured: Cordon Niessner. ln order to attain maximum perfection, Gerry on a bending machine. Shortened periods Audette checks alignment of his sheet metal give students less time to complete projects.