Northside High School - Horn Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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The Classroom fcontinuedl Mrs, Summers and her students in Typing III found they had quite a task assembling the booklet for Lock Hill, However this was excellent prac- tice for the a spi rants in her class for steno- graphic and secretarial jobs. Mr. I..ynn's business arithmetic c la s s tackled the problem that he had put on the board. The problem concerned the mark- up price on clothing. The class also studied income tax. stock markets, and civil serv- ice, A brand new subject at Northside is the leather craft class. The class learns to make billfolds, purses, belts, and evendog collars. Mr. Blankinship, one of our new teachers, has done a fine job withhis classg and if you see a girl carryinganew handbag or a boy with a new belt, Mr. Blankinship can take full credit. M-ww-use ,gm ki - ,,,, ' TN T ,.,. ' tl' .ZQ A new course at Northside this year was first- aid which was taught by Mrs. Ewing to the physi- cal education classes. The girls learned all the principles for immediate first aid. A bandage or splint applied correctly, knowing when to move and when not to move an injured person, and other things were learned which c ould easily s a v e a person's life.

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un.-,uh 525 'ii Under the careful guidance of Mrs. Neel the first year homemaking girls turn out many beautiful garments in their sewing class. Not only are the y learning to sew but also are adding beautiful new clothes to their ward- robe. L , we .,,. M xgll 5 lttn 9 J V A Us 4 M in 'Q i as Q The Class room fC0HYCi-11'-ledl A greal deal of practical knowledge of en- gineering is gained in m e c h a. n i c a l draw- ing. The boys in this class will find many uses for the knowledge gained here in later life. In college and in future careers these techniques will be handy. B o y s P.E, classes offer pleasure, healthfu exercise, and a knowle dg e of our nationa games to the students. Baseball, America' The mysteries of the internal workings of the universe ar e often disclosed in a chemistry class. The students take gr ea t pleasure in the many experiments and 1 e a r n many n e w things. These e x pe r i me n t s clarify many points from the textbooks for the students. favorite sport, is also a great favorite of thi P.E, boys. g-I

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In a shop such as this construction engineers Of the future learn the down-to-earth details which will aid them in their later careers. Not only do they le a r n but also they perform valuable services for the school. The Class room fcontinuedl In plane geometry the students p r o v e c such interesting problems as In any tri- angle the product of two sides e qua 1 s the altitude on the third side multiplied by the diameter of the circumscribed circle. lj L Y.. , ' . a- x A f X . X rf 1 an .Q ...f--- Mrs. Summer's s hor thand class can write notes that no other student, if he hasn't had short- hand, can read. But it also helps the girls hold down better jobs after they graduate. Whe n the girls finish their year in shorthand, they are able to take dictation at an 80-word-a-minute rate. Mr. Freeman's 8th grade arithmetic class is making practical use of knowledge gained in his class. They are using their knowledge in an out- of-doors class bymeasuring different things and finding their dimensions. The outnof-doors class study is a new experi- ment at Northside.