Linton High School - Lintonaire Yearbook (Schenectady, NY)

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'priepwdrig Tom the Bum Wofilrl l u -- Q. , ' SQ, ii osx Girls become skilled in The operafion of a business machine in Miss FolleTT's class. OFFICE PRACTICE CLASS Modern, up-To-daTe TaciliTies aT LinTon are enabling iTs sTudenTs To go TorTh inTo business in a conTidenT manner. This TacT is especially evidenT in The oTTice pracTice class, which oTTers Technical Training in The manipulaTion oT modern oTTice equipment ln This class The sTudenTs perform many valuable services To The school: Two oT which are The Typing oT absenTee cards and The cuTTing of sTencils. The experience gained in using The modern TaciliTies available aT LinTon is cerTainly a Torward sTep inTo Today's machine age. STUDENT STORE principles learned in class. Some sTudenTs shop while oflmers learn To sell. Do you need a pen, some paper, a cover To proTecT a TexTboolc7 The sTudenT sTore is The place To go To purchase These and many oTher school supplies. The sTudenT sTore is managed by mem- bers oT The ReTail Selling course who. by working in The sTore. obTain The opporTuniTy To apply

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! ...I H21 Li: gn ? 1 I I I C Q C00 O 090i I C ,f O-Q O-0 O Q Mr. CI'1risTian assisfs These boys in learning aboui' The complex panel board in The Trade Eledricify classroom. TRADE ELECTRICITY LinTon's Trade elecTriciTy course is designed Tor boys who plan To malce a career in some phase oT eIecTriciTy. Time is spenT on elecTrical Theory and on The various Tields oT applicaTion. STudenTs learn slcills and Then uTilize Them in every phase Trom house wiring To The indusTrial areas such as moTor consTrucTion and repair, Telephone sysTems and elecTronics. Jobs are assigned in These various Tields To gd rf help give The sTudenT an insighT inTo his TuTure career. One opporTuniTy Tor a pupil's use oT This experience is his being a member oT The sTage crew which does worlc averaging abouT Two hours per week. The boys help build The seTs, manipuIaTe The curTains, and change The scenes. They musT run The sTage whenever The audiTorium is being used eiTher by LinTon sTudenTs or by ouTside groups. FAMILY FOODS and HOME MANAGEMENT In The allepurpose room oT The family living area, Miss Lewis TaughT girls a course in family Toods and home man- agement In addiTion To learning abouT Toods in connec- Tion wiTh digesTion, Tood nuTriTion, and Their use in The body The class also learned abouT cloThing, home managemenf. and inTerior decoraTion, Through movies Tollowed by dis- cussions and acTual pracTice. Miss Lewis helps Tufure luomemalers receive Training in The culinary arfx. 63 OP

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PRACTICAL MATH Pracrical marh is designed lo prepare The fulure adulr for lhe increasing complexily of living in a modern world. Sludenls learn ol fhe danger of inslallnnenl buying, 'rhe merhod ol figuring overrime and lake-home pay, and 'rhe use ol ariihmeric in fields such as sporls, conslruclion, or coolcing. Ar +he beginning ol The year resulls such as invenlory lesrs show rhe sludenl lhe areas in which he needs improvemenl. SHORTHAND l CLASS The Business Educarion Deparlmenl prepares lhe com- mercial srudenls 'lo do elficienr worlc when They enler fhe business world. One ol lhe basic subiecrs commercial srudenrs sfudy is Shorihand l, a subiecr rhal' involves learn- ing a highly specialized lheory ol using symbols and characlers which represenr rhe sounds one hears in spolcen words. A lhorough lcnowledge of lhis rheory is basic for rhe use of shorrhand as a speed-wriling device. Much concenlrared sludy and praclice wriling are required lo allain a maslery ol lhis subiecl: v Q I 'il' v,-f A xg. L A lun. 3 A - ,- if A Mx '--A- Sfudenfs receive a firm foundafion of mafh for use in the business world in Miss Bucci's class. Speed in thinking and in accuracy is developed here in Mrs. MacRae's shorihand class.