Parkersburg High School - Top Talk Yearbook (Parkersburg, IA)

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coMMsRc1A1. s UPPER LEFT PHOTO: Shorthand Class. UPPER RIGHT PHOTO: Bookkeeping Class. SHORTHAND NEWS tSe.niorsj The shorthand class work dur- ing the first semester con-sisteJ mostly of learning the shorthand vocabulary and reading letters and articles in shorthand, characters from our text, and drill on dicta- tion on previously studied mate- rial. We also began taking dicta- tion on simple new matter material. The second semester work con- sisted of dictation and transcrib- ing, both new and old material. Dictation on new material for fire minutes was given at 40 to 90 words a minute: two to three min- utes dictation was given at 60 to 100 words a minute, and for a period of one minute dictation was given at 100 to 120 words a minute. The class finshed three books The third book had very little new material in it, consisting of drill work, on previously stlidied vocab- LOWER PHOTOS-Typing Classes ulary with ju-st a small amount of new material. It is especially de- signed for drill and for develop- ing our speed in writing of short- hand forms. Also much new mat- ter was dictated, the latter part of the second -semester being devoted largely to new matttr. TYPING NEWS Uunioi'-sl The typing class, because of its size, was divided into divisions. Each division spent about one period on drill and speed-accuracy work and one period on exercises on projects each day. Speed and accuracy received about equal em- phasis during the drill period, while neatness of appearance as to placement of the exercises on the pages and typographical errors were the special thought of the other period. Even here the time element entered because great ef- fort was put forth to make the first attempt in producing an ex- ercise so good that -both additional time and paper might be- saved. BOOKKEEPING NEWS lSoph0moresJ The daily double period plan for Bookkeeping permitted the course to be taught by the teacher instruc- tion and teacher supervised study plan. This insured a better un- derstanding of the subject matter by the various individuals in the class. our War Bond Investment Is Your Investment In America - - - I ' I

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BAND L STANDING, Left to Right: Mary Trey, Gene Bode. BACK ROW, Left to Right-Charles De Vries, Doris Reints, Hilda I-Iaack, Harley Schwerdtfeger, Gordon Tebben, Stuart Green, Bruce Van.Eman, Bobby Rogers, Verland Brown, George McDowell, Henry Maihanke, Marilyn Tidman, James Green, Beth McLean and Alta Mae Christensen. MIDDLE ROW, Left to Right-Evelyn Van Eman, 4 Joan Schoeneman, Patsy Ryan, Dorothy Claassen, Mar- gie Van Tassel, George Humphrey, Mildred Heerts, Irene Nieman. Edwin Mulder, Kenneth Palmer, Robert Watson and William Tofft. FRONT ROW, Left to Right-Jo Ann Cramer, Anna Mae Engelkes, Sally Watson, Virginia Van Tassel, Kathleen Behnke, Jeannetta Tebben, Adele Schoene- man and LeAnn Meyers. pleasant to listen to, but pleasant to look at also. 'I'hey perior.. ed Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be , Gardens , Bless Us 0 Lord . and Two Little Shoes for some of their appearances. Thelma Jean Fleshner, Jeanette Tebbeu, Mildred Heerts, Shixuey Palmer, Anna Mae Engelkes, and Kathleen Brown were the mem- bers of the girls sextette. These girls were also called upon to sing for various occasions. INSTRUMENTIAL The Parkersburg High School music department has presented four concerts during the year. These concerts have been compos- ed of solos, small groups, chorus, glee club, and band. Pop-ular, classical, novelty, and sacred music have been performed Included in the repertoire of the band this year are the following selections: Morning, Noon, and Night, an overture by Karl King? American Fantasief' by Victor Herbert: Bi-asses to the Front, a difficult march featuring cornets and trombones: King's Barnum and Bailey's Favorite : Triumph- al March , from Peter and the Wo1f , by Prokofieffg All Hands , a medley of sea songs: and Mill- tary Maestro . Two novelty band numbers, The Bedtime Story of Dangerous Dau McGrew and Jack and the Beanstalk were features of the concerts. We have been working for a well-balanced group, and we be- lieve -we have the best balanced band we have had in many years Special emphasis was placed on sight-reading and interpretation. BAN D Twelve new members have been added to the organization during the year. These are Hilda Haack and Patsy Ryan, clarinetasg LeAnn Meyers, bassoong Edwin Mulder, baritone saxaphoneg George lHum- phrey, cornetg Marilyn Tidman and Henry Mahanke, troinbones: Gene Bode, bass drum: George McDowell, and Verland Brown. bassesg George Thorne, French horn: and Shirley Palmer, bells and tympani. The band was fortunate to be able to start out the year with all the school-owned instruments, as well as some Of the privately owned instruments, reconditioned It has made a great improvement in tone quality and intonation. Two brass quartettes made ap- pearances during the year. The high school group was composed of Harley Schwerdtfeger and Gor- don Tebben, cornets, and Alta Mae Christensen and Beth Mc- Lean, trombones. Bruce VanEmaI1 and Bobby Rogers, cornets-, and Jimmie Green and Henry Mahanke, trombones, are members of the junior group. A clarinet trio, JoAnn Cramer, Anna Mae Engelkes, and Sally Watson played Lubin's Scherzo on one of the programs. This- is a vely difficult number and calls for much technical skill. Instrumental soloists of the past year were Harley Sclrwerdtteger, Gordon Tebben, Jeanette Tebben. Adele- Schoeneman, Kenneth Palm- er, Bob Watson, and Anna Mae Engelkes. The present beginners group is composed of Mildred Huisman, Marjorie Berends, and Donna Jean Mlnnick, clarinetslg Ronald Evans, Paul Claassen, and Jack Pierce. snare drums: Jackie McLaren Donald Truax, and Jimmy Siems, cornetsg Loyal McLean, trombone, and Lois Knock, baritone. Sev- eral who began this year are al- ready in the band.

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HOMEMAK ING 1 UPPER LEFT PHOTO, Left to Right-Anna Mae Engelkes, Alma Jean Brown, Frances Kalkwarf, Roberta Wiley, Carol Jones, Sally Watson, Lois Rutledge, Eleanor Ascher, Evelyn Cordes, Shirley Palmerr, Virginia Van Tassel, Marjorie Galpin and Ruth Jane Adolfs. LOWER LEFT PHOTO, Left to Rgiht-Thelma' Jean Fleshner, Shirley Etjen, Marjorie Cramer and Flora Kramer. UPPER RIGHT PHOTO, Left to Right-Marilyn Tidman, Minnie Siebenga, Cornelia Freesman, Anita Lei-mms, Erma Johnson, Audrey Freeseman, Kath- leen Behnke, Dorothy Claassen, Irene Pruisner and Jean Holmes. LOWER RIGHT PHOTO, Left to Right, Standing -Velma Blohm, Minnie Siebenga, Kathleen Behnke, Elizabeth Darby, Kathleen Brown, Irene Pruisner, Dorothy Claassen and Jean Holmes. Seated+Aud- rey Freesemzm, Erma Johnson, Cornelia Freeseman. HOME ECONOMICS I The Freshman girls began their first work in the Home Making department, with the study of color and how it applies to the home and also to clothing. This was followed by a clothing con- truction unit , which included learning the parts of a machine, how to use and care for the ma- chine, the simple essential con- structive process, in general how to sew. The garments made were aprons, pajamas, jumpens, skirts. blouses, and dresses. The next unit was a Foods Unit , in which .they planned and prepared foods -suitable for break- fast, studying the calorie value and food value. Different groups then planned, prepared and served a Ioiw cost breakfast for their own groups. To close the Foods Unit'. a class breakufast was served. The class -was divided into committees. which were given a certain part of the work to plan and carry out. Table serving manners, and cus- toms were also studied. The Foods Unit was follow- ed by a unit in Family and other Relationships . The high light of this unit 'was a skit given by five girls of the class. The final unit of the year was one of design This unit helped the girls of the class to think about design in the home as well as in clothes, enabling them to choose styles of clothing which show good taste. HOME ECONOMICS II The first unit consisted of the preservation off food, after which the girls together with Home Mak- ing class III canned peaches, pears, and tomatoes. Apple fbutter and grape jam fwere also made. These were used later in the Food and Nutrition unit, and in the serving of dinners. This was followed by a cloth- ing construction unit , in which each girl was to have at least one make-over project, garments made were dresses, blouses, pajamas, slips, and skirts.- Thursday afternoons class time was devoted to a well-spent and tCont.inued on the next page! l x