Manistee High School - Manichigan Yearbook (Manistee, MI)

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BAND, GYIVI AND CHOIR ADD VARIETY TO SCHODL LIFE Choir meets every sixth hour in the audito- riurn. President Kennedy's physical fitness program is stressed in gym. v 18 Stagger can prove to be both worthwhile and entertaining. ,. A refreshing break entersa student's schedule when he belongs to band or choir or is taking gym. The student can forget for an hour the problems of the classroom as he enjoys himself musically and physi- cally. The band and choir of M. H.S. put on many activities during the year - -halftime shows, a Christmas Concert, a Band Bounce, and an opperetta--all which suc- ceed in diverting the students' minds. Gym is a required subject for all fresh- man and sophomore boys and girls. This class always manages to give them oppor- tunity to use up their extra energy.

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STUDENTS GAIN USEFUL KNOWLEDGE FROIVI DOMESTIC COURSES Miss Woldridge, Home Economics teacher helps a number of girls with their knitting. Many boys take metal shop to acquire a practical skill. lfa student would like to learn how to sew her own clothes or to cook a tasty andnutritious meal, M.H.S. has several elective courses just for her. Year after year, our Home Economics courses turn out many fine chefs and seamstresses who will always be able to use their new skills. Hard and neat work is required of all mechanical drawing students. Working with wood in shop is entertaining and very satisfying. Metalwork, carpentry, printing, and draftsmenship are all subjects a student can take in the Industrial Arts courses . Most of the students will use the funda- mentals they learned in these subjects in their future occupations.

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BUSINESS COURSES OFFER PRACTICAL EXPERI Gm, ' . The business students of M.H.S. en- joy a number of varied courses. They can learn everything from typing asdf to multiplying and dividing with a comp- tometer. One way to finish an assignment more quickly is to type it out--thus, you will see manyM.H.S. students pounding away at typewriters from first to sixth hour. Students also take shorthand, both for the experience it will give in future life and to ease up on writing cramps during a note- taking session. Other courses offered are bookkeeping , office machines, commercial arithmetic and commercial law. 19 ENCE These girls discover how much business cours es mean to them as they help Miss Pluter in the of- fice. Typing can be fun, but also hectic at times, as Steve Stephens will verify. Students in bookkeeping class pay close attention toMr. Brastrom as he explains the importance of the six-column work sheet.