La Porte High School - El Pe Yearbook (La Porte, IN)

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 I better re-check my answer on the adding machine, decides Using modern aids to secretarial work, Judy Meier and Diane Rodney Starmcr as Norm Bceslcy watches during bookkeeping. Baggs practice on the electric typewriter and dictaphone. ccutAA i josi the Vocationally minded students find that the well- rounded commercial program at L.P.H.S. has much to offer them. Two years of shorthand and typing greatly aids girls interested in secretarial positions. In shorthand the fourth semester girls also receive instructions on how to use the dictaphone machine and the electric typewriter. In bookkeeping class the students learn to be accurate in working their different problems with budgets, in addition to being very neat and accurate in their work with ledgers. The girls in Miss Huddleston’s beginning Typing class wonder if they will ever be able to type 60 words a minute with no errors.

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 teUnincj, and cate aj the IxadLf, ate itteM d and Judy Crouse finds that mastering the parallel bars isn’t too difficult and is sure to keep a girl trim. The high school drivers’ training car this year was a black and white ’56 Ford. It was often seen in the business area during the school day. Every student takes Safety at one time or another and receives driv- ing lessons in the school car from either Miss Cosand, Mr. Doloway, Mr. Miller or Mr. Hubncr. With the larger enrollment in school, the new gym has proven a great help since it has a divided floor, enabling boys and girls to have gym at the same hour. The health classes teach us about our body struc- ture and the importance of good habits of living. One of Miss Cosand's driving classes is just getting started as a student puts the car in reverse and backs down the driveway. Wayne Wagner is shown by Diane Walston one of the major internal organs and is told how it functions.

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Cooking and sewing helps any girl to bet- ter understand two of her most important fu- ture homemaking responsibilities. Some of the activities of the cooking classes include prepar- ing and serving complete and well-balanced meals and learning the nutritional value of foods. In the clothing classes the girls learn about fabrics and color combinations. They also learn the importance of personal appearance be- fore beginning to study patterns and construct garments. This is a scene from last year's Home Nursing course in child care. The girls tell the children stories and teach them different games stressing muscle coordination. Q L' ohA Lcuyi' ilv p, claAA L Some of the girls in Home Ec prepare their lunch. They find that by sharing the work more can be accomplished. This is a typical scene from the ad- vanced clothing class. These girls arc making their own skirts.