Linton High School - Lintonaire Yearbook (Schenectady, NY)

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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.

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HEALTH CLASSES The new Torm oT healTh educaTion which was esTablishecl aT LinTon lasT year, ThaT of having local docTors conTribuTe Their Time in insTrucTing The classes in The Tield in which each physician specialized, has been carried Through This year. The lecTures were conducTed one morning a week wiTh The physician addressing Tour healTh classes consisTing oT boTh boys and girls. The remain- ing class days were spenT, under The direcTion oT The healTh Teachers, on The sTudy oT relaTed subiecTs. GYM PROGRAM LinTon's gym program is arranged in such a manner as To meeT The needs OT every sTudenT. The many gyms malce iT possible Tor The girls To pracTice Their modern dance rouTines in small groups raTher Than in large classes while The boys have plenTy oT room To carry on Their wresTling maTches or oTher acTiviTies geared To meeT Their needs. Through The use of The excepTional TaciliTies, boTh inside and ouT. The enTire program can become more diversified, Training sTudenTs boTh in leadership and in cooperaTion. lnTerschool playoTTs are a new parT oT The girls' physical educaTion program. These playoTTs are held in hoclcey, baslceTball, and volleyball. They Tend To improve leadership, sporTsmanship and inTerschool relaTions in addiTion To providing Tun Tor all concerned. As we loolc aT our physical educaTion program here aT LinTon. we can easily see ThaT iT is deTiniTely one oT The TinesT in The counTry. Miss Klein's class creaies a Modern Dance. A healfh class learns from Dr. Wagoner. N 5, W, u, a,,' 67