North High School - Polar Bear Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Industrial Arts and Drivers Ed. Increase Technical Know-How Shop classes endeavored in all phases of in- dustry this year. Woodshop began with simplici- ty items and finished with projects such as dressers, cabinets, and other home furniture. Metal Shop students were taught to handle tools and machinery properly. Auto Mechanics, operating on the theory of basic principles, had students work on one cylinder engines and then install them to automotive engines. Drivers Education taught students to become safe and responsible drivers. Larry Wiedemeier, auto mechanics teacher, works on an intricate piece of nnachinery. David Hardie Metalwork V- Leo Koester Remodeling ABOVE: Leroy Parsons, Woodshop teacher, gets his fingers stuck to the board while assisting one of his students. LEFT: Glen Steward, Drivers Education teacher. Glen Steward Driver Education Jack Gray Driver Education Sheila Johnson revs up the car nnotor. Irvin Wildman Driver Education Allan Schutze declares that it he gets his hair caught in that darn thing again he is getting a perma- nent. Hubert Sergent Driver Education Francis Belding Driver Education 23

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Job and Home Training Connbines Two Phases of Life Sue Cook makes another sale to an eager customer. These numbers have put me in a trance. William Funte Phyllis Phoenix Bookkeeping Typing, Bookkeep- ing, Business Law m Betty Jackson Sam Treichler Shorthand, Typing Business Math, DE. Sales Mary Jane Blee, business educa- tion teacher, says Let ' s put our books away and have a chat about what went on last weekend. Karia Darner catches up on some office paper work. Margaret Baldwin Work-Study Judith Blackledge Work-Study Erma Wilson Home Economics Elaine Peterson Typing, Clerical Practice The business education and home management departments played an essential role in the lives of future graduate workers and homemakers. Business skills such as typing, bookkeeping and others taught through Office Education, and work experience provided by DECA and work study, trained students for graduate jobs they were placed as secretaries, receptionists, salesmen, and window designers at corporate businesses and department stores. There they were introduced to the working world. Nancy Lovely, home economics teacher, listens atten- tively to marriage counselor Dan Forth ' s answer to an inquiring student ' s question.

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The Center 1 Gary Wilson gives an exannple of a rarity in the library; sonneone quiet and studious. Above Marge Overholser, Kathleen Allen — steno-secretaries. Rita Oline — steno-secretary; Ruth Eason — attendance clerk. Beulah Fjelde Nurse Wanda Meffert Registrar Jean Hensley Counseling Clerk Mrs McConnbs laughs that another of her crew nnembers has broken a projector. Students using the Media Center for research and reading enjoyment were greeted with a friendly and relaxed atmosphere created by Mrs. Phyllis Sellers and Mrs. Jo Dwiere, the librarians. Alongside Mrs. Jody McCombs, A.V. coor- dinator, they managed to keep an abundance of books, reference guides, and special equipment available for students whenever necessary. Another group responsible for the well-being of North were the office workers. An invaluable ser- vice they performed was making an- nouncements that informed students on current happenings. Last but not least of the important personnel is Mrs. Beulah Fjelde, the school nurse, who patched up the minor ills and injuries of students. « HI Phyllis Sellers shares a connic book with Jo Dwiere (far Left), and Vickie Strickland.