Oroville Union High School - Nugget Yearbook (Oroville, CA)

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CCMMERCIAL DEPAR IME T -ef HORTHAND and bookkeeping are oirereu to Juniors seniors. Shorthand students strive to attain a usable writing speed and ability to perform office duties suffic- iently well to enable them to go immediately into office work or to continue as advanced students at college. Bookkeeping is taught to give an understanding of personal and business record-keeping for one's own information and use. However, the training in handling business papers and in interpreting current practices gives a background suitable for beginning bookkeepers, or for more advanced study if a student decides to go into that field of work. Freida M. Beik and advanced typing and general business offered as part of the commercial program. General business is for sophomores. Money, credit, thrift, invest- ments, and business methods are among the subjects studied. Beginning typing students learn correct typing procedures and receive instruction in letter writing, tabulation, and centering. Typing skill is developed to a level useful in bus- iness. Advanced typing students concentrate on developing speed and specialized skills through the use of office problems similiar to those found in office work. Emphasis is placed on business letter writing, tabulation, and legal forms. One hundred eighty-three students are taking typing this year. Agnes May Holland I9

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enriches our experience. words and expressions. graphic arts is largely French. ATIN is the basis of all Romance languages- French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Rumanian. Wherever the Roman power extended, Latin became the language of intercourse, government and law. A glorious literature was produced and took its place beside the other important lang- uages of the ancient world. The works of Caesar, Cicero, Vergil, Ovid, Horace- to mention only a few writers- will never perish. Later when the Normans crossed the English channel they brought with them the Roman language, laws, architecture, engineering, and games. This civilization was then carried to all parts of the world by the English, French, Spanish, and others. PARLEZ-VOUS francais? French has often been called the language of diplomats and of high society. We know it is the language loved and understood by countless cultured people and that our acquaintance with it surely From the time of the conquering of England in the Elev- enth Century, to World Wars I and Il on French terrain, our own language has incorporated an endless list of French Great writers of our hemisphere have generally a work- able knowledge of French. The vocabulary of most fine and Dorothy Henderson Rose Thatcher ATIN America is beckoning us southwa battles are won, many of us hope to heed that call. We of the Spanish department are preparing ourselves for these future contacts by learning as much as possible of the geo- graphy, legend, politics, history, economics, and language of the countries south of our border. It is our belief that in this area lies a great future for many of our youth. We feel that we may better understand the people with whom we will deal by gaining all the knowledge of them we can while we are young. Elizabeth C. Welty . ANGUAGE

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fc.. E . .,,..,,,.,Mm.uap-W l A SOCIAL SCIENCE LL freshmen are required to take citizenship. This course, which could more aptly be entitled social living, is very comprehensive in character and takes in a great variety of subjects. One important object of the course is to acquaint the student just as soon as possible with thc place he is to work in so as to make him feel at home in his new surroundings. Another important purpose is to develop personality and intelligent cooperation. Current events, debating, group discussions, club work, studies of commun- ity life, and vocational studies help to give the student a well-rounded personality. Oscar E. Fylling ISTORY is in the making. lt is an entity man - made. You young people will have the privilege of soon holding the reins that guide the destiny of our country. Only in knowing the background, culture, and tradition of our nation, through a study of U. S. History, can you wield the reins you will find placed in your hands. Mistakes were made in the past. Find out what they were, and make it your duty to see they are not repeated. Then and only then can your role in the tale of time be one of credit to your generation. Barbara Carpenter YOU can't get away from the Greeks, says the author of our world history text. He means that so much of our modern life got its start in ancient Greece, we can never escape the Greek influence. Democracy is one of the things in which the Greeks gave us our first lesons. But democracy in ancient Greece died. It got a new start at Bunker Hill. Whether democracy dies again or not depends less upon military strength than upon an intelligent citi- zenry. In all this you can read for yourself the reason for our study of world history in high school. Albert Campbell