Nebraska City High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Nebraska City, NE)

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We uae oun handa in H'm--smells good home ec and hop An increasing majority of American women are now going out of the home to work and it has become important forthemto combine both a pleasant domestic life and a career. The teaching of home economics in high school has become almost a must in every girl's life. The arts of homemaking, as cooking and sewing, are offered to freshmen girls and all other girls who are interested in gaining experience in homemaking either as a vocation or so that they may become better homemakers in the future. With the mechanical age already here industry needs new ideas and experienced workers to fulfill the demands of the gadget minded people. Boys interested in industrial arts or a vocation along the mechanical line can obtain an unlimited knowledge of crafts -manshi p and ski 11 by taki ng either woodworki ng or metal shop. Freshmen boys are required to take shop but the older boys find the experience and enjoyment of creating things with their hands of value. Mechanical drawing is useful in certain industrial purposes and to those interested in design and architecture. To left William Vacek is busy teaching the boys in metal shop. Below Larry Hasty and Glen Grafe are working busily on their projects in the general shop. Don't prick your finger

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Hirtonif and math a le important ton all Further practice of correct spelling and punctuation can be obtained in the highschool journalism course which you may enter second semester of your sophomore year. You may continue your newspaper ana English experience by taking journalism in your junior and senior years also. Any senior may work on the yearbook regardless of previous experience. Ninth graders become acquainted with our local, county, state and national governments by gaining a better and broader knowledge of these various governments. World history takes the sophomore from the beginning of civilization right to our present day international problems. Eleventh graders learn through American history how our government grew politically, economically and socially. Seniors study the problems of the American government and other nations working together in international relations and also the various departments of the Federal government. Through these studies we hope to develope better citizens and better thinking Americans. Algebra is the study of formulas and equations and is the basis for the advance study of mathematics. Geometry is offered to any high school student and any elementary algebra student with a three average or above can take advanced algebra. To right two seniors look over opportunities of scholarship and colleges. Below Louis Huff and Lynn Letellier try to solve the equality of angles. A general math class, math essentials, is provided for those students not caring for a specific mathematics course. Our guidance instructor will give help and guidance to any student who faces either a personal or sc ho I ast i c problem during the school year. She will also give advice concern! ng a vocation or a col I ege of your choice. During your senior year a vocational course is given for one quarter to help students select a vocation to which they are most adapted. Where in the world?

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Budding, acientiitA. olmebve would abound ud Count your grams As science becomes more important in our I ives there is a greater need for scientists and those who are interested in science. General science in the ninth grade begins any student'sscience course. Sophomores find the study of all living things quite interesting in biology. Physics, the scientific study of the physical happenings in the world, seems to be the haydayfor boys and girls interested in what makes things tick and those interested in engineering or similar vocation. Chemistry, the study of the composition of matter and the changes it undergoes, is offered to any twelfth grade student. These students study formulas and work like chemists on their weekly experiments. One of the many goals of vocational agriculture is to experience and train the present and prospective farmer to be more proficient in his farming. In our farming community in this agricultural section of America, farming is necessary for our livelihood and experience is essential, so our high school, offers this instruction for four years. LOWER RIGHT: Two ag boys working hard at welding. BELOW: Senior chemists try their hand at distilling water. Oh-they wiggle