Maplewood Richmond Heights High School - Maple Leaves Yearbook (Maplewood, MO)

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Speed Test in Shorthand 4 Practical Arts For Practical MRH is essentially a traditional high school - not a technical school. However, it is the sin- cere belief that a liberal education today must inl clude some practical skills, and must offer to cer tain students an opportunity to develop some sale- able skills. Many students will terminate thei. formal education with graduation from higl school. For these reasons the offerings in th. practical arts are varied and fairly numerous. Great numbers of students manage to takf at least a half year of typing - a skill almos indispensable in many occupations and useful fo all people. Many students, especially girls fin Accuracy before speed in Type 2 ELSA BRASE B.S., SE. Missouri State. M.Ed., University of Missouri. Shorthand, Office Practice, Secretar- ial Practice. FORREST WHITWORTH BS., Central Missouri State. M.A.. University of Missouri. Metal Shop, C.O.E. that they can prepare themselves for office worly by taking secretarial or office practice. Employe ers find that MRH graduates are skilled and use ful employees. Boys may take as many as four years of shop and mechanical drawing courses. The objective. of course, is not to prepare mechanics for partic- ,,I-M 55A ,,r, Y1.1,,,, I., . ' I 'I 1 ' 1' '1 1 Home Living class poses CLAUDE MIKKELSEN B.S., S.W. Missouri State. M.S., Washington University. Bookkeeping, Business Law, Salesman- ship, Typewriting. BERTHA YACKEL B.S., North Central College Illinois MA., University of Chicago. Home Economics.

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Math ls l Students A constant testing program helps students to evaluate their progress and to eliminate weaknesses wherever they may be. The usual four courses in science are offered at M- RH. Most students study at least two of these - general ' ce and biology. ln these courses the basic knowledge the physical world is taught and the basic method of on problems is learned. The large number of students who go on to chemistry physics is attested by the fact that this year there are chemistry classes and two physics classes in oper- ln view of the fact that the total enrollment of Junior and Senior classes is about three hundred and students this means that more than one third of our study advanced science. Many girls who plan enter nursing and allied fields are found in the chem- classes. Boys who plan to enter advanced training science and engineering find that both chemistry and provide the essential requirements for success in Chem students study elements Learning proportion in Geometry LUCILLE MURCH B.S., University of Illinois. M.A., University of Missouri. Counselor, General Math, Algebra. CHARLES SENG A. B., McKendree College, Illinoisg M.S., University of Illinois. Using Math reference shelves in library. DWIGHT L. ROBERTS B.S., Central Missouri State. M.A., Washington University. Biology. LUCILLE SMITH QM B.S., Southeast Missouri Teachers Col legeg M.A., University of Missouri. Counselor, Advanced Math. d. i r V... 4 1

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re pare Students U U 1V1I1g ith skill with basic tools. In addition many boys ake shop courses for their ov-1 personal pleasure nd enjoyment. As our society changes and in- ividuals have increasing amounts of leisure time eople find that manual skills offer pleasure and rofit in home work shops. In the Co-operative Occupational Education ourse senior students are able to get practical ork experience on a job, earn some money, and earn in the class certain particulars applicable 0 the industry or trade into which they hope to nter after graduation. There are a fairly large umber of MRH graduates who are now success- ully pursuing occupations which they entered hile still in high school. Home Economic classes are offered all girls or all four years. In addition to the traditional xperiences in cooking and sewing, girls now re- eive instruction in decoration and home manage- ent. KENNETH WALTON B.S., University of Missouri. Comp. Shop, Wood Shop. Machines hum in metal shop C.O.E. make work reports Working on table tops There isn't one in every -picture - it just seems like it - Mechanical Drawing Not Pictured ORVAL CRAIG B.S., Kirksville, Mo. Drawing. Comp. Shop, Handcrafts, Mechanical