Mishawaka High School - Miskodeed Yearbook (Mishawaka, IN)

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Three Teachers Try Team Teaching; BEHIND THE SCENES. For a special project in team teaching class, general busi- ness students Dave Holdren and Linda Johnson tour The First National Bank. Vice-President George Barnes shows them the safe-deposit boxes. 28

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New This Year: Third Year French To learn a language better, 14 students signed up for third- year Latin and 13 for the new third-year course in French. In- terested in French things like the Eiffel Tower and the philoso- phy of Charles De Gaulle, these French students wrote two ten- page source themes while beginners studied grammar. Latin stu- dents compiled vocabulary notebooks and read about Roman customs. Besides translating stories from Cicero and learning the Creek alphabet, Latin V pupils went with Miss Mary Hess to see Euripides ' Trojan Women, a play presented by Saint Mary ' s College. To enlarge their German vocabulary, students gave speeches, recited poems, and asked each other questions like What is your name? Student teacher Dr. Eladio Martely, formerly a lawyer in Cuba, helped Spanish linguists to get the feel of the language and to learn about the culture of Cuba. FRENCH V. An English source theme is tough, thinks Dick Pawlowski, but one in French . . . juste ciel! PUSH-BUTTON CLASS. By manipulating knobs and switches, German Teacher Daniel Landis can listen to any pupil doing pronunciation drills in the language lab. 27

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Students Interview Local Businessmen Sharing the responsibilities of teaching 85 general business students, Teachers Martha Miller, Carole Isenbarger, and Gary Welch experimented with team teaching in Room 302 during the first semester. While one teacher lectured or led discussions on subjects like money and banking or methods of communication, the other teachers graded papers and prepared future lessons. As extra work ambitious pupils worked tougher insurance problems or interviewed local bankers about banking procedures. To prepare for business jobs, students took bookkeeping. After learning in the first year how to record simple business transac- tions, advanced pupils studied partnership and corporation account- ing. Taking business law, others learned the requirements of a contract and the characteristics of negotiable instruments. Besides reviewing basic grammar, business English students gave sales talks to advertise products like Fabrege perfume. The Commercial Department offered instruction not only in business theory but also in building typing and shorthand skills. With rhythm, speed, and accuracy, second-year vocational typing students aimed at 60 words per minute while shorthand students took dictation at 120 words per minute. In office practice other commercial students transcribed letters from dictaphones and used ditto and mimeographing machines. During the first semester the class toured the offices at Wheelabrator. DIRTY E. Before working on letters and manuscripts. Typing I student )udy Carter brushes cleaning fluid on the keys to unclog the letters and then types on a paper towel to remove the excess fluid and dirt. NEW ADDING MACHINES. In beginning bookkeeping Mr. Gary Welch checks the profit from the income statement that Tom Lucchi and Lee Ann Brady are computing on the new machines. The machines are small enough to use on desks.