Pendleton Heights High School - Papyrus Yearbook (Pendleton, IN)

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Some Plan for Future in Industry; Learning to use these tools properly and efficiently is just part of the training boys get for the future in industrial arts class. Here Mr. Umberger helps Ed Davis, Robert Edwards, and Glen Howard in their work. Students who wish to study vocational courses and prepare for their future occupations using the manual skills they acquire have a variety of such courses from which to choose at Pendleton High School. Boys taking industrial arts courses not only gain knowledge from text books but obtain valuable experience from spending time at the controls of the machinery used. The boys in woodworking and metalworking classes learn to use the machinery and various tools involved. They develop good safety habits to be used while around machinerv and the abil- ity to properly care for equipment and tools. Mechanical drawing is offered to boys inter- ested in architecture or drafting. They receive the fundamentals and principles involved in drafting and learn the techniques of blue print- ing. Printing is offered to boys interested in this vocational field. They learn the proper tech- niques and procedures in printing while practic- ing these techniques on the school presses as they print programs and other supplies for the school. Personal typing is one of the courses offered during the summer to students wishing to increase their own speed and efficiency. 28

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For Life in the Space- Age Kirby Carey finds Chemistry Class very interesting as Mr. Wolf demonstrates the water-displacement method. Fascinated, Mary Ann Cox and Billit Binga- man look on attentively. Barbara Hite, Bill Aynes, and Tamara Anderson demonstrate the division of human cells to Richard Nevins and Doug Nowlin during a class discussion. A good background in science is needed in order to understand the nature and meaning of the breakthroughs in medicine, genetics, atomic power, and numerous other scientific discoveries made almost daily. This background is offered to each student in Pendleton High School. In the freshman year students learn health and safety during the first semester. They learn how the human body functions, how to care for it to keep the vital organs functioning properly, and how to combat illness and accidents. In the seccmd semester first aid course the students learn how to care for people who are injured or ill. In the sophomore year students receive a required course in biology. They study all forms of plant and animal life. Comprehension of the structure and appearance of specimens is made easier and more meaningful by the use of labora- tory equipment. In the junior year students wishing to fur- ther their study of the sciences take chemistry. They study the elements and changes the ele- ments undergo during laboratory experiments. Seniors have the opportunity to study matter and energy in the laboratory while studying physics. Mr. Berry captures the attention of the physics students as he tries to make lightning in class

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Others Train for Business Careers Ron Burchette tries in vain to match speed and skill with the nimble-fingered girls in typing class. The shorthand class is all smiles as the girls dream of the day they ' ll hit 150 words per minute. Pendleton High School offers a wide pro- gram of busine s courses to any student planning to go into a career in the business world. Short- hand is the official language of the modern sec- retary. The students develop speed and accuracy through practice on brief forms and transcrip- tions. A business machines course gives valuable experience in filing and the operation of the vari- ous machines needed for a complete office. The course in bookkeeping teaches the stu- dents how to handle all the accounting problems that go hand in hand with operating a business concern smoothly. Students learn to keep bal- ance sheets, depreciation records, payrolls, and various other records used in the business trans- actions of a modern company. The two years of typing offered at P.H.S. are essential parts of a well-rounded business curriculum. The typist gains speed and accuracy as he learns to think through his fingers. The courses of business mathematics and general business cover the mathematics of commerce. The students in these classes learn to solve all the problems of finance and budget. Susan Jones wonders how she will ever get the cor- rect answer in business machines class. 29