New Athens High School - Vespa Yearbook (New Athens, IL)

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‘Never use your fingers to greose a cookie sheet’’ advise the 8th grade home ec girls as they prepare to bake Christmas cookies . . . Jean Tote. B.S. . . . The freshmen home ec girls tell us it really gives them a thrill to turn o helpless, lifeless piece of material into o beautiful dress, skirt, or blouse ... By taking a test the 7th grade home ec girls will discover how well they understand the fundamentals of attractive food preparation and meal planning . . . “Discussing personal habits and assets is our way of improving our personalities say the sophomores. Today's home ec students are tomorrow's homemakers. Every girl wants to be an ideal homemaker. 1 o encourage thrift each girl made a budget and ’‘bought china, silverware, linens, towels, sheets, and pillowcases. To help learn the arts of cooking and sewing, the home ec girls prepared breakfasts, lunches, dinners, Christmas foods, and made woolen skirts and cotton blouses. By studying units in gcx d grooming, personality, and dating, the students found answers to some of their personal problems. With her helpful suggestions and planned field trips. Miss Jean Tate has made the study of these problems interesting, and has gained the respect and admiration of her students. 14

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 Betty Jane Shaughnessy, M.Ed., C.P.S. Commercial courses are included in the curriculum to give students a basic foundation of business principles which can be used not only for a career after graduation but also in the students’ personal lives. Keeping household records and budgets, typing personal letters, taking messages in shorthand and filing important papers are just a few of the many uses of these courses in daily life. To provide office experience the members of the secretarial practice class serve as secretaries to the faculty, and provide mailing and duplicating services for business organizations and individuals in the community. Because of her many years of actual experience in secretarial work Miss Betty Jane Shaughnessy is able to give her students an insight in practical business problems. Business courses help students select their future careers. The shorthand class expresses a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in their way . . . “Let's concentrate on accuracy — all right — go . . . Our “future accountants” are thoroughly absorbed in accurately recording transactions and carefully pre- paring financial reports for the Hunter Practice Set . . . Whether it's making tickets, programs or booklets, the secretarial practice girls are ready to help the organizations of the community. 13

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 In the four years that industrial arts has been a part of our school curriculum, many boys have received valuable training not previously offered them. Our industrial arts’ shop includes the equipment and tools necessary to teach our boys crafts and trades they can use after graduation. Mechanical drawing, electrical essentials, metalworking and woodworking are the major divisions included in this program. The boys make many useful projects which can be seen in the homes of the community. Mr. Joseph Pieron, shop instructor, has the ‘‘know how from years of experience and uses it to guide his students. Junior High varsity sports and boys’ physical education classes are also included as a part of his teaching schedule. Quality before quantity But why is a dove-tailed joint stronger? the puzzled class inquires, as Mr. Pieron gives a few tips on building furniture to his seventh hour shop class . . . tenshunl This is the line up for the last ten minutes of our next game, announces Coach Pieron to his 8th grade basketball team . . . Joseph Pieron, B.S., M.S. . . . Muscles are tense as the 7th grade basketball teams prepare to vie for the tip . . . Now give this lamp another coat of lacquer and if will be ready to wire, advises Mr. Pieron.