New Carlisle High School - Olive Branch Yearbook (New Carlisle, IN)

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And now boys, to plan a desk, you... Boys Use New Shop Classroom Two Industrial Arts courses are offeredat New Carlisle. Mr. Harry Tolmen taught mechanical drawing and Mr. William Lynch taught shop. During the year, shop classes made desks, lamps, cedar chests, and other items of furniture. Know-how incare and accuracy in carpentry and design were taught with emphasis on safety. The students also became skilled in the use of woodworking and metalworkingtools. . . results-- an accident free year. In the first year of mechanical drawing, major emphasis is placed on graphics and scaling, and in the advance course more specialized training--diemaking, designing and drafting are emphasized. Mr. Tolmen offers technical advice while the boys supply the elbow grease.

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Conversion of another's property results in punishment, as John finds out. Wanted: Three Million Office Workers Whether planning to be a secretary, bookkeeper, typist, receptionist, clerk, or an owner of a small business, courses in the Business Department will be useful to the student. General business covers aspects of business life--taxes, insurance, com- munication, and other skills. Following this beginning subject, courses in type- writing, shorthand, and bookkeeping are offered. First year typewriting gives the student a basic knowledge of the typewriter and develops the skill of touch typing. Advance work develops additional skill in typing and applies this skill to office problems and Ruth finds that gum has no place in the shorthand class. procedures. Shorthand give the student another useful skill in obtaining employment, as secre- tary or part-time work while going to col- lege; it is also useful in taking lecture notes for the college -bound. Two new courses this year were Busi- ness Law and Business English. In law, the basic understanding of business law-- contracts, checks, minors rights and obligations, etc. all are discussed. Busi- ness English will aid the student in developing writing skill for business reports and letters. Bookkeeping, a two year course, aids students in record-keeping methods. No, Herb, that is not touch typing.

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Practical Courses in the Classroom Both Home Ec. and Ag. hold important places in the New Carlisle vocational department. Home Ec. teaches the girls improved methods of home - making and Ag. proved helpful to boys who desire to pursue farming as a career. Home Ec. was taught by Mrs. Margaret Ekstrom and Miss Bonnie Clingenpeel and Ag. by a new member of the faculty--Mr. Wayne Asche. Home Ec. instructs girls in the fields of food preparation, good grooming, home management, nursing, and home decorating. In Agriculture the boys learned new and improved farming methods to be used in their Future Farmer program. Looks like the girls are helping Bev complete her sewing project.