Monmouth High School - Maroon and Gold Yearbook (Monmouth, IL)

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MATH XYho could ever forget the good old math Remember how we struggled with algebra how willing she always was to help us? classes? under Bliss Klclieown our freshman year, and Those students preferring a more generalized course took general math, taught by Mr. Robert Talkin, instead of algebra. Then in our sophomore year Came plane Miss MeKeown. How those axioms, postulates, Last. but not least, was advanced algebra was a semester under Mr. Lester, but how much geometry directed by Mr. R. G. Lester or and theorems ran through our heads! and trigonometry for the bolder students. Each we learned in this short time. .-23,

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M002 BUSINESS CU-Ol' The Business Co-op class not only attends school, hnt they also hold down good johs in dif- ferent Monmouth firms. The class hegins at one. under the direction of Miss Pauline Perry. At 2 :3U the girls go to work uptown. The class learns typing, shorthand, and all other things pertaining to office work. Office Practice, as it is generally called, gives the girls valnahle experience and assures them of a good job after graduation, - SALESMANSHIP lfor thc first time this year Salesmanship has a full year in which to teach the fundamental principles of selling. This takes a lot of personality training done hy Miss Esther Scott. The main class project is door-to-door selling. Convincing people that they need greeting cards and stationery is where their training comes in handy. The profit from this project is used for a class party, equipment and charity. The class also had several speakers during the year. wgg-

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1 . .. - ...- VC DCATIC JNAT, AGRICULTURE lu years to come, the training being ac- quired now will he invaluable in many ways around the farm, shop, or whenever a need arises. Vocational Agriculture is a course connected with the farm youth of America and leads directly to the job of making farmers. Mr. Raeburn Rehn is the teacher and has done a line job of performing his duty. liach boy who takes ag must spend 7 hours in supervised study which means that he must also spend either 2 study periods a week in ag or all activity periods plus the regu- lar class time. Ag is connected with F.F.A. and many activi- ties are carried on jointly for each cause. INDUSTRIAL ARTS If Mr. Howard Noreen's industrial art classes continue with their constructive projects, they may have to begin paying union dues. Un- der expert leadership, these boys did themselves proud with such achievements as their building a stand at the football field. This is just one side of their assorted activities. They also work with metal, electricity, and anything else in the way of manual arts.