Montebello High School - Golden Key Yearbook (Montebello, CA)

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V COMMERCE lf all fb l ,iw mand and the commercial course in high school offers the beginning of this training. junior business training and business principles teach the fundamental business procedures such as Writing checks, figuring interest, and the keeping of simple ac- counts, as well as principles of general business practice. More specialized training is offered in bookkeeping, typing, and shorthand, where students Work intensively on a particular phase of the subject. Tearing their hair over balance sheets and figuring out accounts of make-believe stories are problems of am- bitious young accountants. Through persistent drill and testing, typing students develop skill and pre- cision in handling the typewriter. With constant practice, by the end of the sec- ond year, many attain speed records approximating sixty or seventy Words. After one year of learning the meaning of the queer Hgures which constitute shorthand, second year students are ready for actual practice in applying their knowledge through drill in taking dictation. Members of the transcript class are also given real secretarial experience by being assigned as secretaries to various teachers. Nlany also go into offices of local business men for part-time work. Today well trained business people are in great de- o Qi- J fa x 'fs 0 MATHEMATICS '5 O The binomial theory, algebraic equations of all sorts, 'L lines, angles and logarithms become familiar terms to the CSX student of mathematics. If he is at all serious about the work, he learns various manipulations of the principles 2- studied: he finds short cuts to the solution of many every- -Q V day problems, and discovers numerous practical applica- 4 if tions in other subjects and in daily problems. Since mathematics is not a required subject for grad- uation from high school, enrollment in these courses is made up largely of college preparatory students and those with special interest in mathematical subjects. Two years of algebra are offered, and many do not go farther, either because of inability to cope with the problems or because of no apparent future need for that particular type of training. There are also classes in plane and solid geometry, and trigonometry, neither of which is required for college entrance, but all are essential for those planning for work in engineering and advanced science. Students of drafting also find advanced work in geometrical calculations valuable. X Page S ixteen

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. j iq N ' 1' :.f ,ff ' j U thi Q 1, I 71,7 A I V, 4, f V ,l , 1 I .. I , . .. 1' .1 Elf A X,-' V' in , t f A 0 lm - 4. . i .- - W l' l li, DEPARTMENTS l 1 FINE ARTS 5 aj , The aesthetic side is not overlooked in the process of W ,Q developing the boy and girl, Art and music classes take care of this need and in Montebello they play a prominent . part in school life. f I In the music field are instrumental and musical groups ' I fykwhich appear at gatherings of all kinds with numbers re- ' if XA iw' ng credit to themselves and giving pleasure to the . fl Jflistene s. Besides the two orchestras, one advanced and , F , ', J! , ll the other beginning, several smaller groups have been ora -' ' ' 5 Q ganized for special work. ln the instrumental group are ty!! J, E the boys violin trio, the marimba ensemble, and the girls fx ensemble. ln the vocal group, there are two boys glee clubs, a freshman girls chorus, an advanced and junior girls glee club., a boys double quartet and a girls ninette. There are art classes for beginners, for those more advanced and for those with more than two years' training. The work covers simple design and com- position, leather work, mural painting, figure drawing, and numerous other projects. Quantities of fine work are produced by this department. Posters galore help advertise activities both in school and community: advertising posters in the busses are school projectsg hundreds of programs are block printed on the hand press. f MANUAL ARTS Some people are naturally manually minded and to meet the needs and abilities of this group, courses are offered in subjects which require much work with the ' hands. For freshman boys, there is wood shop where they learn to cut and fit pieces of lumber into attractive furniture. They begin the year's work by all working on the same project-it may be a footstool or a simple table. Later they branch out ,into individual projects for their own particular purposes. Some of the projects developed were toys for small brother or sister or perhaps some gadget for mother's kitchen that would simplify her work, or even sleds and surf boards for outdoor fun. Older boys may join the machine shop classes. Here the work is definitely mechanical with practice in the handling of different machines used in working with machinery parts, as well as painting and repairing automobiles. Mechanical drawing, although different from shop work, is in a similar Held with it. junior draftsmen learn accuracy and make blueprints. of homes, build- ings, and machines. A Q 0 I Ox S ' 45 9 f l ' fr H HW' Ig Page Fifteen

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LANGUAGES, LITERATURE and HISTORY VENI ' VID! Vlcl jj Spanish is a popular language subject in Southern kd X California, due in part to the nearness of Mexico. V. NA N - Three years of the subject are taught and by the end S Ss' of the course students are able to speak and write it eo? . , . .. K with a certain degree of fluency. In the activities of the R ' Spanish Club it is the only language used. T V Though not universally popular, Latin has its place in the curriculum. Two years of it are offered. In the field of English there are four years of in- g struction open to students with three years required for graduation. In this course training is given in the cor- rect use of the language. Sophomores are required to have one semester of oral expression. To meet this requirement two teachers, especially trained in speech work, conduct the speech classes and give drill in voice control and informal speaking. b Advanced work covers a study of the classics, formal grammar and com' position, with greater emphasis on originality and fluency of expression. journal' ism is offered as a substitute for advanced English to those with special writing ability. History is another generally required subject. It covers world history, which nearly all freshmen take, United States history and civics, which are required of juniors and seniors, and modern history and social problems. SCIENCE six ei? 9 s N I iv ,VS Many of the freshmen, including all those who are HQ taking a college preparatory course, enroll in general sci- ' -- , A ence. This course includes a very general study of sci- ence, touching briefly on all its phases by way of an in- , -i T troduction to its more detailed study later. Here experi- L I ' ments are performed by- the teacher, and the student notes l what is done and what results. For the college preparatory students biology is a re- 6 quirernent. A somewhat thorough study is made of plant and animal life in the first year, but in the second year it is studied more deeply with detailed consideration of many of the higher forms of life. Here pupil activity in- volves dissection of animals for the purpose of learning by actual observation the structure of the higher forms. This subject may now be substituted for chemistry as a requirement for graduation. - Other advanced science courses offered are chemistry and physics, chemistry being a graduation requirement unless cedit is earned in advanced biology, a new subject in the curriculum this year, or household science, open only to girls. Page' Seventeen