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

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Practical skills leanned in these clause a Nothing like good exercise To minimize the accidents of teenagers, Nebraska City offers a driver's education program. This course, taken one semester, is open to any student who will be 16 during the semester or is already 16 and desires a better knowledge of driving. It has been proven that students having taken this course do have fewer accidents. Boy's and girl's gym is required for all freshmen. This course gives exercise, stimulates health and helps show students the need for good sportsmanship and fair play in every thing they do. A freshmen health class is also given to helpstudents gain a better knowledge of what to do in case of an emergency and the practices that they should use to enable themselves to become more physically fit. Business has always been the basis to American economy and free enterprize has helped our democratic form of government. Teaching young people the p r i n c i p I e s of business and showing them how to operate is most important. Today's youth will manage the industries of the coming generations and it will be their responsibility to make them sound and secure. High school training in any phase of business will help the student. To left students give helpful criticism and finishing touches to a speech. Below journalists work hard to publish the high school paper.

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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

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machinea help, tnain studenta fion buiinenn Any student wanting a business education may take a variety of courses. Students wishing to become efficient as secretaries may gain practice in shorthand land II. Office practice, which gives the students practice of actual situations, is offered in the twelfth grade. Typing I and II also are available. Those students interested in just learning to type for their own personal advantage may take personal typing for one semester. Bookkeeping, which secretaries find important in office work, is given for one semester in our high school. No better training could be given any high school student than that of on the joD training. Seniors are eligible to work in the afternoons and on Saturdays after a half day of school. This trade ana industries program is proving to be most successful in helping stude nts find their vocational choice. Even though these students get up earlier than most and are in class by 8 o'clock they find that their experience is very valuable. The youth of today faces many problems and there will be much to face in the future. A good education will help the individual gain experience in expressing himself in differences of opinion and help him to make careful, logical decisions. To right Pat Blevis, industrial student, works diligently. Below high school students take advantage of the school library. Peck-peck watch that key! Ambitious seniors at the Mimeograph i.