Pendleton High School - Papyrus Yearbook (Pendleton, IN)

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...and'F ' C. Martin, T. Rogers, and L. Gardner repair a tire while B. Ellis, J. Neely, D. Fisher and G, Mingle finish some carpenter work. Home economics prepares girls for a home- making career. Whether they plan to get a job or get married, girls need to know something about homemaking. Home economics starts in the seventh grade where the girls have six weeks of sewing and six weeks of grooming. In the eighth grade they begin preparing simple foods for six weeks and then have six weeks of clothing. Mrs. Woschitz, student teacher, gives Tony Foutch assistance in typing. It flu i J. McCoy, M. Merrill and S. Sheets try their luck at making a sponge cake under Miss Burton's supervision. The freshmen have home economics as a full year course with cloth- ing construction and meal preparation more complex. The sophomores study health and home nursing for one semester and then begin baking, preparing meats, and preserving foods. Last fall they took a trip to the Market Basket where they witnessed a demonstration on meat cutting. The juniors and seniors, during their study of child care and de- velopment the first semester, visited grade school, the public library, and the hospital in Muncie. During the second semester they studied house planning and furnishing. 23

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0 I ws. -ccosmo TRKAL aAtANc: . a cm., ,.,i...,. -X L .. ,.....a LED mai wa r at ,mama V JO jf' stew. we A .1,,,,, me ww V ,qgoanuc K m,,,,..., wmv- . W-uw . . 1 K on 5 1 2 ,,,Z,f,..t. i i VU' ,gg Symbols and brief forms of shorthand interest J. Brandenburg and K. Sawyer in Mrs. Dimich's shorthand class. Keep your eyes on the copy, Toni. 22 The commerce department prepares stu- dents to accept positions in the business world immediately upon graduation from high school. Many former students of Pendleton High School are employed by local business firms as Well as by companies in surrounding cities. Typing is a must for those who plan to work in offices and also is very helpful for those entering college. At Pendleton a stu- dent may have two years of typing if he chooses. A ledger page is no puzzle to Carolyn Main and Jack Ashby. jobs with a future are always open for bookkeeping students. Bookkeeping is offered to those seniors who are interested in acquir- ing a sound business background for account- ing or a position as bookkeeper. Shorthand prepares students for higher sal- aried secretarial positions.

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Hugh Rider, student teacher in sociology and Eng- lish, instructs the juniors. Mrs. Rittenhouse assists the physical education girls in a difficult relay. Denetig Lykins shows Mr. Swander her completed design in art class. I