Lakeview High School - Log Yearbook (Battle Creek, MI)

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Combined office skills, use ot the dictaphone. cmd typing were utilized by Iudy Iablinski. Mary V. Nellis. B.A. M.A. Marguerite M. Rose. B.A. M.A Michigan State University University of Michigan Bookkeeping Typing I, II Typing I Business Mathematics lllllII'Sl'S mnviflvfl mlnlnm't'ial tI'6lllllIlQ,. The Commercial Department was important to students planning a business career. Skills could be gained in typing, shorthand, bookkeeping, and office practice. Two years of training were available in typing and shorthand for all students seeking of- fice work immediately following graduation. Book- keeping and Office Practice were valuable in that they gave students the opportunity to familiarize themselves with modern office methods and equip- ment. Iudy A. Weisgerber, B.S. Western Michigan University Shorthand I, II Office Practice 19 Sandy Kent and Polly Richardson rolled out mimeographed material.

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Eileen M. Oswald, B.A. Mary I. Pietsch, B.A. Western Michigan University University ot Illinois Algebra I Plane Geometry General Mathematics American Government Algebra equations were solved by Kathy White. Iudy Katz. and Iim Tice. Logical rvasnning was at pmducft nl' matlwmativs. Mathematics offered more than problem solving to students. It en- couraged reasoning in logical steps. Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonom- etry classes presented challenges to seeking minds, and developed acu- men. General and Business Mathe- matics courses developed necessary skills tor every day living. Robert E. Stout. B.S. M.A. Western Michigan University , University of Michigan Director oi Guidance Algebra III, IV Trigonometry Solid Geometry , Counselor 10 Geometry pupils paid careful attention as Miss Pietsch ex- plained a problem. 18

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Mrs. Hawkins lectured to the Home and Family Living class. Alberta R. Hawkins B A Ball State Teachers College Homemaking II. III Home and Family Living Industrial Arts stressed prarrtirral crafts. Savory odors and humming sewing machines characterized homemaking classes for sophomores and juniors. While cooking and clothes styling formed the main portion of the homemaking program, studies of fabric types and food values were supplements. Home and Family Living was the course offered to seniors. Budgeting, the engage- ment period, married life, and home furnish- ings are examples of the fields which were studied by the class. The bright glare of a welder's torch was a frequent sight in metal shop classes. Boys anticipated the hour when they could cus- tomize their cars or make anything from bas- ketball rims to hunting knives. Pounding hammers were associated with the wood shop where an array of tables, to- boggans, gun racks, and desks could be seen in the making. Drafting classes benefited students inter- ested in architectural drawing and design. Chester A. Berg, B.S. M.A. Iames E. Miller, B.A Eastern Michigan College Michigan State University University of Michigan General Shop Drafting I. II Wood Shop Metal Shop Senior Science Iohn Hopper turned a bowl on the lathe in woodworking.