Niles Township High School West - Spectrum Yearbook (Skokie, IL)

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. Wt ' bnorc There Is nothing more requisite in business than dis- patch. ■-AatlLsdii D. Schuhtian Business is really more agreeable than pleasure; it interests the whole mind . . . more deeply. But it does not look as if it did. -- H ' fl f; Bagehot I

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} Business Education The click and ring of typewriters plays a tune to anyone walking down the hall in the business education section of Niles. The color and vigor of this department deny the belief that businesslike means Stark, gray, and drably efficient. Instead, such courses as typing, secretarial practice, and bookkeeping offer variety and an opportunity for future success. Time is tlie measure of business, as money is of wares. -Bacon I

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Home and Sparks fly from a welder ' s torch in an industrial arts class. Home econom- ics teachers stress the importance of color-keyed clothing, flower arrange- ments and table settings. These courses prepare ' students for the future, but they also help enrich their daily lives. The girls who study home arts wiU eventual- ly fulfill one of the highest callings, that of wife and homemaker. The boys who pursue the trades will soon meet society ' s great demand for skilled tech- nicians and artisans. Little doubt e xists that the vocational skills of industry and home are receiving increased em- phasis. A modern society would fail without them. ' Tis God gives skill, but not without men ' s hands. -G. Eliol Hilk Jmsm, Linda Load, Kathy Gilchius, Debbie Lazar. Pray for peace and grace and spiritual food, For wisdom and guidance, for all these are good, But don ' t forget the potatoes. John Tyler Lettee