Muskegon Heights High School - Oaks Yearbook (Muskegon Heights, MI)

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The Secretary Song COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT The commercial department in our school offers courses in bookkeeping, shorthand, typing, and office training for all those who wish to enter the business field after leaving school. Students may enroll tor four semesters of book- keeping and shorthand. In this time students can learn the fundamentals ot general book work and can take dictation in shorthand at the rate of from 100 to 120 words per minute. Students pursue typing for three semesters, and at the end of this time average students can type trom 50 to 55 words per minute. In the senior year, commercial students take the final steps: letter writing. tiling, typing of forms and docu- ments, and operation of certain business ma- chines. MISS KATHRYN REID, A.B. Shorthand, Senior Office Training Western Michigan College oi Education MRS. MARGARET ELENBAAS. B.S. Typing Westem Michigan College of Education 1 ROY PETERMAN, A.B.. B.S. Commerce Oaks Subscription Advisor Western Michigan College of Education l. A. HUTTENGA, B.S. Commercial Subjects Senior Class Advisor Ferris Institute MRS. VERNA VERDUIN. B. Ed. Commercial Subjects Whitewater State Teachers College fWisconsinl Page Fifleen

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Stars and Stripes Forever IAMES W. VERDUIN, A.B.. M.A. Social Sciences Student Council Advisor Westem Michigan College of Education University of Wisconsin E. W. GILLASPY. B.B. Speech and History Assistant Faculty Athletic Manager Co-coach of Debate and Dramatics Westem Michigan College of Education DELMAR FIRME. A.B. History Football Coach Junior Class Advisor Western Michigan College oi Education Page Fourteen HISTORY DEPARTMENT Our school offers courses in general history and in American history. Each is a study of the records of man's achievements, past and present. The purposes are manifold, but uppermost is the aim of teaching students how to avoid the pitfalls and mistakes of the past, in the future. American history gives all students a back- ground ior good citizenship. It is therefore one of the required subjects in high school. Coupled with Senior Civics, American history is intended to make good Americans. World history helps us to become good citizens of the world-an im- portant idea in these days of speed and atomic energy. DAVID R. MC KENZIE. LB History Football and Track Coach Central Michigan College of Education H. A. KRUIZENGA. A.B.. M.A. Latin and History Faculty Athletic Manager Hope College University of Michigan MISS RUTH L. ERIKSON. B.S. History and English Michigan State Normal College

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The Anvil Chorus M.......... WILLIAM H. DINGLER, I-LB. Woodshop Instructor Junior Class Advisor Western Michigan College ot Education A. M. COUHTRIGHT, B.S., M.A. Mechanical Drawing and French French Club Advisor University of Michigan Columbia University Page Sixteen 4? -, '-.fax tim-. , f ' 1 I 1196- INDUSTRIAL ARTS All classes in industrial arts are closely re- lated in principle and purpose. In our high school at the present time industrial arts is limited to Woodshop. machine shop, and printing. It is the hope of many in this community that some day this department may be enlarged and improved to tit more adequately the needs of an industrial community such as Muskegon Heights. t Woodshop offers students an opportunity to learn the fundamentals of hand tool and machine wood working, and offers some experiences in some of the fields of wood working vocations. Machine shop offers a study in machine opera- tion, arc welding, and acetylene welding. Print- ing teaches the fundamentals ol the printing trade, and includes an interesting study ol the history ot printing. In addition, the high school print shop is responsible for printing all of the high school literature, forms, and extra-curricular publications like The Oaks and The Acom. CALVIN F. KOEHN Printing Life Certificate United Typothetae School of Printing Westem Michigan College oi Education ELMER OIALA. B.S. Machine Shop Westem Michigan College oi Education