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

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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.

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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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Pupils trained for safety and skill. A driver's license was desired by all students. Those under eighteen had to complete a Driver Education course to obtain a license. Conse- quently, the class proved popular. No one passed it without a tew amusing experiences, but everyone realized the importance ot the train- ing. The instructors taught with the hope that each class would make our highways a safer mode of transportation. Iohn R. McConnel, A.B. l Western Michigan University Driver Education Tvannwnrk was an vital part ul' Pliysiizal Education. Exercise is essential tor healthy bodies, theretore, Physical Education classes offered a varied program which made possible many types of exercise. Boys' and girls' classes participated in such activities as structor Mr. McConnel oitered advice. At the driver's wheel was Lynn McKee. as in- iootball, volleyball, badminton, bowling, and tum- bling. Together they played basketball, dodgeball, and baseball. Richard F. Colburn. B.S. M.A Ohio State University Cecelia A. Chipley, B.S. M.E.D. Physical Education Ball State Teachers College Varsity Football Coach Miami University Reserve Basketball Coach Physical Education Tennis Coach Deep knee bends kept Physical Educa- tion members in shape, among them Carol Iordan and Marianne Crooks. 21