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

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Vocational Department Mr. Henry Schulze is in charge of the Audio-Visual Department and the Industrial Arts Department. There are two entirely new classes offered this year that have never before been offered in I.. I . II. S. The new electricity class teaches basic electricity and the funda- mentals of electronics. The class works on tuners, vac- uum tubes, and house wiring. In the new power mechan- ics class, the students study auto. jet. and diesel engines. Materials and machinery for the course have been donated by various business and civic organizations. The print shop has a new offset press. They print the Hi-Times each week and print many other pa| ers for the high school offices and activities. Cadet teaching is offered to those students interested in the teaching profession. Mr. Jack Hyde is in charge of these students. They go to various public elementary schools in town and are in charge of a class under the direction of the teacher. The home economics department has a new dining area where the girls learn how to prepure a table and are also taught table etiquette. Home nursing, sewing, interior decorating, and cooking are also offered. Joe Adam», Grorge Wall, and Mikr Bubalo investigate a motor in the new power mechanic » clao. Janice Bo .ek. Jane Antrim, Pal New Ion. Su»an Blunk.«ehirn, and Billie Uenhlutter are lauelil proper table etiquette in home economic» rUo. Ir«. Margaret Urine leaelic» a ela . in home nur-ving. Fred Seymour and Bill Zila help Mr. Gerald Van Wasner run off an iwuc of Hi-Time .

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Sullv Marker dictate a lc on in «Imrthnnd to Put l.ittle. Mr . Sylvia Fnibrcc pvc» Kuv Marker »omr helpful hint. in typing rla . Student work on their project in bookkeeping ela»« u ing the new adding maeliine . Com mercial Depart m en t Melodic Fritj-en a»k Mr. Hirhnrd Hauer for onie help in bu»i- ne»» law ela ». A wide selection of commercial courses is offered to I-aPorte students. Bookkeeping offered in three semes- lers teaches the facts of finances. Business law is con- cerned with court transactions and their solutions. Two years of typing is offered to the commercial student. In the first year of typing the student’s main concern is learning the fundamental techniques of typing. Its application is practiced in second year. Shorthand is also a course offered to those interested in the business world. It is also concerned with the learning of the fundamental technique and application. Some students in shorthand are being given the opportunity to work in I.B.M. under the direction of Whirlpool. One of the main purposes of a commercial depart- ment is to prepare students for their future. An excellent background in such business courses will be of much value to students entering the business world.

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Connie I'ukIi u r I hr lapr recorder in Spanitli rlu»«. In I Jilin «•!«»» Hour Siren ind Mike Wilbert Mu«l llir drm of ihr ancient Kontan . In lii« booth in the luncuam- laboratory, Kichard llerrold i ready lo go In (tork. Foreign Languages Three foreign languages an? offered in La Porte High School: French. I atin, and Spanish. This year a new feature, a language lalioratory. was added to the lan- guage department. Gasses sj end part of the hour here learning the languages better. Students learn to imitate the language spoken by native Frenchmen and Span- iards. By the end of two years, students are able to speak the language fluently. Students in the first year of Spanish learn the basic patterns of the Spanish language as a native would speak it. In the second year, they learn more compli- cated forms. This is accomplished through singing songs, reading books, and listening to speeches about the customs and culture of the Spanish-speaking coun- tries. By the third year, the students are able to discuss the literature of the countries and speak the language fluently. Spanish-speaking people often come into classes during the year. French classes this year began using new textbooks written to In used with the laboratory. French students read stories in French out of class. Latin, although no longer a spoken language, is very’ important as a basis for English and all the Romance languages. It is highly useful in the professions of law, medicine, and the sciences. 30