Mount Vernon High School - Skagina Yearbook (Mount Vernon, WA)

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Safer Place to Live for ow and in the Years Ahead MURIEL GURNEY - Wash- ington State University BA Home Economics Family Liv mg Horizon Club Adviser RODA INMAN Washington State University BA Home Economics NANCY ZIEGLER Washington State University BA Home Economics Home Furnishings FHA Adviser 'ff' sf Q, . Q xt Sew a fine seam . . . and that's what Pat Flannigan is doing in freshman home economics class. The girls start with aprons and develop their skills until they can complete a dress. Keeping slim and trim, Melody Libby and the freshman girls in physical education classes spend several weeks on calisthenics. PERRY BROWN - Washington State University B.S., P.E., His- tory, Health, Assistant Football Coach, Head Swimming Coach. MONA KENDALL - Western Washington State College B.S., P.E., G.A.A. Adviser. In N--u-nu--M Home Economics In Home Economics courses offered at M.V.H.S., girls prepare for a challenging career: that of the housewife. They learn basic skills in cooking and sewing, besides gaining experience in home management, budgeting. and baby care. Freshmen learn basic fundamentals in cooking and sewing, while sophomores do advanced work. Visits from hair stylists, industrial home economists and demonstrators, and salesladies who describe the uses of many different types of products, vary the classroom rou- tine, and liven interest in many areas of home economics. Students are encouraged to judge goods and services wise- ly, because this ability can enable a girl to manage a household efliciently. Physical Education Physical education classes provide fun and relaxation for students. The major purpose of physical education courses, however, is to condition and strengthen the body. Stu- dents learn the thrill of competition, and the importance of courtesy and good sportsmanship. In P.E. classes, the importance of personal cleanliness and grooming is emphasized and students are taught to better understand themselves and those around them. KATHLEEN KNOWLES - University of Washington B.A., P.E., Pep Club Adviser. JAMES THRASHER -- Central Washington State College B.A., M.A., P.E., Assistant Football, Wrestling, ands Track Coach. 19 i 1' We .4 ,. - , 5

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Through Them We Prepare to ake This World a Business Goals of the business department are the development of the basic skills of the business world: typing, shorthand, and bookkeeping. Students are directed into channels in which they will be able to conduct their personal business intelligently. VVith the exception of shorthand, which is taught at both beginning and advanced levels, most business courses serve as only introductions to job possibilities connected with the business world. Although none of these courses are required for graduation, many students take typing be- cause they consider it an essential in college work. The business department attempts to give each student the ability to choose wisely and prepare properly for his career. Vocations Many students take advantage of the two industrial arts courses offered at Moiint Vernon High School: wood- working and mechanical drawing. ln wood-working they learn to use tools and machines and working with their teacher, complete a chosen project. As future consumers of industrial products, students learn to recognize and ap- preciate high standards of quality and workmanship. Those with interest and ability are shown the job oppor- tunities available to them in our industrial economy. GEORGE MOWRER --- Washington State University B.S., Weld- ing, Agriculture, lfarxnshop, F.F.A. Adviser, HlLDlNG NELSON f Washington State University B.S.. Vocational Agriculture, F.F.A. Adviser. -L. A steady eye Terry Norris and a lot of for all good practices this --., LES COPNER -- Washington State University B.A., Typing, Business Law, Economics. A.S.B. Adviser. CORNELIA HODSON - lege BA., Columbia Univer- sity M.A., Shorthand, Ofhce Skagina Adviser. WALTER KEMMERER - University of Washington B.A.. Bookkeeping, Typing. Whitman Col- Practice, and a skillful hand are needed to guide a band saw, as and Dan Vopnford learn in woodshop. Care, precision, fun carve out each sernestr-r's projects, Now is thc time men . . , Judy Lovelace shows concentration as she familiar exercise in first year typing. BRUCE PARKER -- Washington State University B.A., Wood- working. JOE PEDERSEN --f Washington State University B.S.. Mechanical Drawing, Junior Adviser. 18 xx

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Senior English students in Mrs. Chicoratich's class worked on special projects in connection with English literature. Ralph Jewell and Jerry Nelson built a scale model of the Globe Thea- ter. Learning Today for Tomorrow Typing is an art, especially with Pat Wardenaar, Gene Young, and Sharon Bonner, students in Mrs. Hodsonls advanced typing class. Audio-visual helpers working with Mrs. Torrell in the projection room are Leo, Herrell, Doss, Matheson, Helde, Hansen, Gray, Allan, Johnson. Flower arranging was just one of the i projects that Miss Ziegler's home furnishings class worked on this year. Discussing the possibilities of dried material are Paula Snyder, Louise Johnson, and Barbara Raymond, SEATED. 20