Lowell High School - Lowellian Yearbook (Lowell, IN)

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industrial education When Mr. Kalbac was asked about the Industrial Education Department, that he chairmans, he replied; In great con¬ trast to the meager industrial arts facility of yesterday, today, we are equipped and organized with shops that were uniquely planned for Lowell. Each week has shown evidence of new growth and dimension in the program; we are in¬ creasingly more positive that our vision for the future was well founded. Moti¬ vation , which use to be a lecture by the instructor, is now the word for what happens to a student as he begins to recognize the potential of the shop equipment, the staff, and his own inter¬ ests, abilities, and attitudes. The Industrial Education staff has favor¬ ite, and accurate descriptions of our shop program. We believe it to be com¬ prehensive, and we encourage a cross- section of students. We endorse activities that are real; we are not im¬ pressed with pretend kinds of assign¬ ments. We believe in assignments which vary in depth as determined by the student. We make a very conscien¬ tious effort to match the activities of the courses with the personality, interest, and ability of each student. I AM ACADEMIC 29

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business L. to R.: Marva Barrett, Robert Miller, George Ham, and Nancy Reyes. has witnessed the tremendous value of this on-the-job course as the girls trained in Lowell High School ' s Inten¬ sive Lab are getting well-paying jobs as secretaries. Team teaching allows the business department to teach more peo¬ ple, and recorded lessons allow the teachers to give each student more in¬ dividual help. The office machines course use reproducing machines such as mimeograph, spirit duplication, colla¬ tors, joggers, and other machines used for preparing tests. The Business depart¬ ment is an important part of any high school because it trains students in many of the fundamentals of the busi¬ ness area. 28 1 AM ACADEMIC The Business Department has vastly grown since moving to the new high school. Through the use of many new machines and new teaching methods, the students have been given a better opportunity to learn business courses that will aid them in the business field. The students may take a course such as personal typing in which they learn the fundamentals of typing for their per¬ sonal use, or the students may take a course that will prepare them for a job in the business area. Last year a new concept in teaching was developed in the Business department—the Intensive Lab—which trains girls in actual se¬ cretarial work. This year the department

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physical education With the new facilities and the many different areas covered in the physical education program, the student has an excellent opportunity to increase his ability and skill. The course may cover anything from swimming to gymnastics in any given six weeks. The required P.E. classes offer the fresh¬ men and the sophomores a break from the regular school day. Offered again this year, for the interested junior and senior, was the Individual and Dual Sports class. This co-ed course is for the upperclassman who is interested in the many sports activities it has to offer. These classes could be found in a bowl¬ ing alley, ice skating at Evergreen Pond, or outside playing archery. The Physical Education program allows an individual to gain knowledge of the fundamentals of a sport and then through practice, gain skill. Sportman- ship, self-control, co-operation, and leadership are a few attributes hopefully gained through the P.E. program. 30 1 AM ACADEMIC