Nicolet High School - Shield Yearbook (Glendale, WI)

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GLISH EXTE DED SKILLS AND CCNCEPTS Mwst is e ,Q'L' ' 2 I , Free period was not so free for these teachers who busily prepared tests or graded themes. Each year in English involved a more complex curricu- lum. In the freshman year a student learned to write para- graphs. He acquired knowledge about literature and inves- tigated the contents of a one-act play. The following year this same student worked on longer oral and written com- positions and learned to read three-act plays and Shake- speare. By his junior year he discovered how to refine his compositions. He also studied the famous poems, short sto- ries, and plays from American literature. His last year of high school, he analyzed literature and learned to express his ideas in a term paper, utilizing all the skills gained in his study of English. After students had discussed clear thinking, Miss Hoefs helped them in- corporate these ideas into their compositions. These freshmen English students conducted a panel discussion of the clear and logical thinking used by short story characters. W -ag,- -1g

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,NNN R. by, -af 17' , f, eff?-1f'f ,J C-WI GCLASS S MEANT BUSINESS Students received preparation for the world of business as well as every day economics through such business courses as typing, shorthand, bookkeeping, gener- al business, clerical practice and office practice. Those students interested in working beyond the regular class curricu- lum could study advanced typing and shorthand in a two-hour class. With a background in business, students could pursue careers in office occupations, law, accounting and business management. Tape recorders were the teachers in the advanced shorthand classes as students practiced taking dicta- tion. gf, B' shorthand class. l hour bookkeeping class. Girls worked independently on areas in which they felt they needed practice in the two hour advanced typing and y Diagraming on the board, Miss Hansen explained the use of a l cash receipt journal to her first

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fwwllw Outlining the battles of the Discussing a thesis from a source book, students smiled at the ideas of some early histori- ans. Connie Manske, Julie Schur, Howard Bernstein and Herb Wiedemann analyzed current anti-American posters brought back from Russia this summer by Nicolet students. Revolutionary War, Mr. Davis explained to Sally Gaedke, Phil Rosenfeld and Kyle Johnson the British fighting strategy. SGCIAL STUDIES SMASHED TIME B RRIER As the classes began their voyages through time, the so- cial studies student Iearned ofthe origin of man, of Dr. Leakey and of the Neanderthal race. Soon, the great Egyp- tian, Roman and Greek empires came into view. Still whirl- ing through time, the classes came upon the Middle Ages where students analyzed the feudal systems of govern- ment. As the classes picked up speed, students found them- selves in the midst of the Renaissance, the rebirth of learn- ing. The breakthroughs of such great men as Columbus and Galileo marked the era. The trip continued through the es- tablishing of the colonies to America's independence. As the classes sped on, they saw the world powers being in- volved in major wars. Then the classes raced through time and once more caught up with current events. Students discovered the present-day situations in Africa and Asia. The voyage ended with an analyses of American govern- ment and enconomics. vflt. .,..,, ..----................D,,