Lew Wallace High School - Quill and Blade Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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Under the supervision of Mr. Joseph Mrak, Bill Zone and Ron Kacir learn to touch up negatives for offset printing. Jdcinds dre drained ddi a Larry Morgan carefully measures his lines to check with those in his me¬ chanical drawing manual. With the aid of the table saw, Tom W’allin completes the foundation of his poker table. Lindell Hammond laces together the pieces of his leather project.

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“If only she’d dictate a little slower . . thinks Man Alice Boyle, hurrying to keep up with her Shorthand II classmates. With notebooks opened and pens poised, the secretaries and stenographers of tomorrow prepare for their careers as thev are drilled in typing and bookkeeping. In these courses thev learn the importance of accuracy and the price of erasers. Along with these fundamentals, the girls land hoys) are tutored in the qualities usually attributed to a good secretary. After all. a successful office worker must be neat and friendly, as well as efficient. Although relatively new. business law has taken a sharp increase in enrollment this vear as more and more students are realizing the benefits of this course. Legal rights and duties, discharge of contracts, bailments and mortgages are just a few of the subjects under discussion in Mr. Robert Yates’ class. As a great service to our school, several of the students in business courses volunteer their talents in the offices. In this way they not onlv relieve the office staff of unnecessary burdens, but they also gain valuable experience. Four of the girls work on financial matters with Mrs. Elizabeth Speck, the business advisor of the Publications Staff. Page 15

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From morning to night the supplement to classroom work is the audio visual department which provides projects, films and operators to classroom projects. Vie ffoL Of Oc omorrow A useful tool is being shaped on the metal lathe by Fred Dow. From the 2782 students enrolled in our school will come the future doctors, lawyers and other professional people of Gary. Others, too, will be molded here — our carpenters, elec¬ tricians. printers, technicians and photographers. Their prelimin¬ ary training is offered in the yariety of vocational classes offered in high school. This is. in part, a tale of hands. In vvoodshop and crafts the main tools are creative hands. No machine could possibly produce attractive lamps and wallets without the imagination and personal toil of man. The ink-stained fingers of the printers produce the professional-looking programs, schedules and tickets used for all school activities. The fundamentals of electricity and metal work constitute the curriculum for the metal shop advocates. Mechanical drawing enthusiasts need a steady hand and precise straight edge ruler. In radio classes the hands team up with a clear voice in the direct broadcasts of our school station, WGVE. An imaginative eye and a quick hand are the primary assets of a photographer. These, among other things, are cultivated in photography. The opportunities for training offered in a modern high school are limitless. The training story of hands will continue for many years to come. Page 7