Park Falls High School - Torch Yearbook (Park Falls, WI)

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Business courses at Lincoln High provide students with the education to become efficient office workers and to prepare the students for future encoun- ters of everyday life. Typing I is taught by Mrs. Graf and Mr. Clemmensen. Typing I is the basic course in typing that stresses tull mastery of the keyboard, with the most emphasis placed on the number row. Typing II is a vocational course with office practice features that acquaint the student with skills used in clerical jobs. Business forms are explained through the textbook material and supplemented through the use of practice sets with actual printed forms. Gregg Shorthand, taught by Mrs. Graf, is a vocational course. A minimum of 60 words a minute is required to pass the course and to continue with the sec- ond year class. The objective of Shorthand II is to turn out a mailable letter. The under- standing and practice of the mechanics of punctuation, spelling, and accurate transcript make this possible. Girls are allowed to train on-the-job within the city. This prepares the student for either the first job or further study beyond that of high school. Accounting, formerly called Book- keeping, is taught by Mr. Clemmensen. Accounting is tne study of the beginning accounting principles and terms. It is the complete accounting cycle in its simplest form. It consists of journalizing, posting, proving, interpreting and closing. So- cial journals tor purchases, sales, cash receipts, cash payments and miscel- laneous entries are studied along with accounts receivable ledger, accounts payable ledger and general ledger. Sue Fuhrman develops the art of typing without looking at her fingers KNOWLEDGE FOR THE FUTURE Jim Habas masters the art of putting the assets and the liabilities in the right journals during Accounting class Mrs Graf teaches Typing II and Shorthand I and II. Mr Clemmensen is the instructor of Accounting. Typing I. and Consumer Economics.

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Mr Warshail teaches all World History classes, instructs German I and II classes and teaches Senior Political Science and Economics. Mr Armstrong has the opportunity of instructing seventh and eighth graders with Civics and History He also is the coach of the Junior High Basketball team World History is taught at the freshman level. Students investigate the world of the past in order to gain a better understanding of the world today. A study of current events also encourages this understanding. Newspaper articles are consulted frequently and class discussions help students in their interpretation of the news. Duetsch at Lincoln consists of the entire field of German know-how. Not only do students learn to speak it, they learn to write it, read it, sing it, and use it in poetry. German newspapers are received once a month and films are viewed frequently. Students read books written in German and are required to write book reports in German. Students in German also study the culture of the Ger- man people. Junior High students learn about the government of the United States in civics. They also study the cultures, climates and topography of foreign lands in geography. STUDYING CULTURE AND THE PAST 28

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NEW ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS Physics is the physical science which deals with matter and energy and their transformation. Under the watchful eyes of Mr. Reas, physics students study the effects of force, motion, heat, light, and sound of the world around them. Numer- ous laboratory experiments augment the regular classroom lectures and help explain natural laws and phenomenon. Practical applications of physical princi- ples are also covered by the course. Atoms, molecules, and crystals are combined in the study of Chemistry. Chemistry is the study of matter: what it is and how it behaves the way it does. Students examine the atomic theory in its relation to the actions of chemicals. Numerous laboratory experiments inves- tigate physical and chemical properties of matter. Through lab exercises, chemists learn how to produce horrible smelling sulfur. Diligent practice allows the expert scientist to break a test tube perfectly. Juniors soon learn that mercury and their new class rings don't mix. Lincoln High Biology class continued to probe the depth of the life sciences; using all the tools of the modern biologist. Under the direction of Mr. Van Keuren, biology students exam ined the I iving world from the single celled amoeba to the giant blue whale. The intricate human anatomy and the simple structure of fungi and algae all came under the watchful microscopic lens of the Lincoln biologist. (TOP RIGHT) Mr Reas, a familiar face at Lincoln, teaches Chemistry and physics. (BELOW RIGHT) Mr Van Keuren. a member of Lincoln's Science Depar- tment. teaches Biology and Jr. High Shop (ABOVE) Lincoln's skeleton is used to help explain body structure to interested students. Here Mr. Van introduces Willy Rattle' to his class. (RIGHT) Juniors have undertaken the study of Chemistry this year at Lin- coln Members of the class listen intently as the mysteries of Chemistry are unfolded 30