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

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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.

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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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it E 3113 H April McKeon smiles as she prepares to take another les- son in behind-the-wheel class. Industrial arts is influenced by money, noise, and law Over 811,000 was spent for raw materials and complicated machines which added fuel to the fire of education. Industrial arts expendi- tures were squeezed to a minimum, despite rising numbers of students. Lack of money was one of the major headaches encountered by Mr. Lee Shaw, new department head at West. Rasping saws and whining drill presses filled the wood shop with a fragrance of fresh- cut timber. 'iShop projects gave students the satisfaction of creatingfi observed Mr. Maurice Killifer, who was new at West this year. Over 2,000 board-feet of lumber were converted into gun cabinets, book cases, and sawdust. Policemen laid down the law to student apostles of Drivers, Education. Lecturing of- ficers explained the state-wide regulation: after january 1, 1969, no person under 18 years of age was to receive a license unless class- room and behind-the-wheel phases of drivers' training were completed. Drivers, Education was more in demand than ever because of the new law, explained instructor Mr. Robert jenkins. Two-wheeled terrors known as motor- cycles also gained increased popularity in 1969. High fatality statistics pressured teachers to spend more time on highway safety laws. Using a clean file is essential in machine work, Don French wears protective glasses to shield sparks created through friction between file and rotating brush. Academics