Mason City High School - Masonian Yearbook (Mason City, IA)

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4 A JULIUS TESCH Driver Education J CHARLES PATRHJGE Driver Education . l river . SAFETY FIRST - Richard Edwards tastens his seat belt and prepares to take oft. Good driving habits and safety are em- phasized in the driver training program. Drivers learn on manual and automatic transmissions This year driver education students have been learning driving skills in a station wagon with a straight stick transmission and a sedan with auto- matic transmission. The Aetna Drivo-Trainers, which are used for classroom training, also have straight stick transmission. Other classroom study, which takes tour weeks, consists ot a study of Iowa Motor Vehicle Laws. Anyone taking the course, which is required for graduation, must have his parents till out a card giving their consent. A summer session, which may be more conveni- ent for a student with a full schedule, is on a year- to-year basis and is decided on by the Board ot Education. Driver education instructors, Julius Tesch and Charles Patridge, teach not only proper driving skills, but also the proper attitude tor driving. AND AWAY WE G0 - Before actual driving experience, students practice on the Aetna Drivo-Trainers. a ' , -,.tt.w-'s4ew- 4

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FREDERICK HUMPHREY JOHN BECHTER JULIA MACE MARGARET BRAKEL Shorthand I, ll Bookkeeping l, ll Clerical Training Shorthand l, ll Typewriring ll Typewriting I Stenographic Training Introduction to Business Problems A C0'0P Office 5fe '0QfQDl'1Y Business Training , lnff0ClUCf'0U Business I-QW ClEI'lCGlTFGIf1U'lg usiizess Cgcywcafioiz H -1' 5 as PROOFREADING - Trudy Hickok kncws that the best policy is to read the copy before removing it from the typewriter. Program changes prepare students for business world To achieve its purpose of preparing students for the business world, Mason City High School's busi- ness education department is continually changing its program. This year, for the first time, secretarial and clerical students are working on the job with a background of two full years' training. Two new courses, introduction to stenography and introduc- tion to clerical training, were introduced last year. Students who received the benefit of these courses are now on the job. A change has also been made in the order of courses. Formerly, business law was offered the first semester and business problems the second, This situation has been reversed, enabling students who were unable to take business law previously to do so now. BOOK BALANCERS - Bookkeeping students Sandi Tuthill, Dennis Lechman and Janice Beinke use adding machines. i

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-ss s f .r NOT ANOTHER GUTTER BALL - Following through and pleading for the ball to hit its mark are Scott Russel and Gerald Gordon. BULL'S-EYE-Perhaps Bette Kedrock is telling Bonnie Dougan, Maid Marian could never top this. Teachers stress techniques ot indoor, outdoor sports William Tell might find it amusing if he hap- pened to pass by in the fall when the girls' phys- ical education classes are participating in archery. At the same time, despite the chills, the boys' classes are playing football. A quarter of bowling gives both boys and girls an opportunity to learn basic bowling techniques and to develop bowling skill. Basketball, wrestling and volleyball are the in- door sports for the boys. Girls participate in bas- ketball, volleyball and recreational activities such as ping pong, shuttleboard and trampoline. In the spring both boys and girls play softball outside. During the winter the girls replace their swim- ming course with first aid or health classes, ggkysical , dacafion PATRICIA POLLECK V ROBERT HESTON Girls' Physical Education Athletic Director Cheerleaders Modern Problems l Girls' Athletic Ass'n PAUL STRATHMAN Boys' Physical Education ESTHER STARR Sophomore Football Coach Girls' Physical Education Sophomore Basketball Coach Girls' Athletic Ass'n I Boys' Tennis Coach - H