Plainfield High School - Milestone Yearbook (Plainfield, NJ)

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E . . 'li 1 -up Ig Q1 Q. . t ff- e ei 4 5 ' 'I . . l ' A O E . g ,. Q a . l K tgtltpxwutsk as V H xujd . 1 Fiv-.rt rout Elaine Morecraft, Ruth Wyer, department heady Conahey, Aclella L. Wotherspoon, Marie Maurel, and Miles Philomena Garretson. Second row: Warren Sterling, Nora Riggin. COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT Do you want to be a secretary or an office worker? Is selling or merchandising your vocational choice? Does owning your own business sound attractive? Since many students answer Yes to these questions, the Commercial Department of P.H.S. is a vital part of our school's total educational program. To help pupils secure and hold their initial jobs in the business world, this department offers courses which prepare students for many different business fields. The future secretary takes courses in stenog- ,ETTER PERFECT l-Miss Marie Maurel's Steno lass practices transcription. Cynthia Judson and -ucille DiCellis demonstrate. raphy, typing, and a special course in secretarial office practiceg a potential clerical worker-'s program includes studies in bookkeeping, business mathe- matics, and clerical office practice. Courses such as Business Law and Merchandising, Economic Geog- raphy and Salesmanship, and junior Business Train- ing are offered to students whose interests are in those fields. There is also a special typing course for students who wish to acquire a knowledge of the fundamentals of typing for their personal use, SECRETARIES IN THE MAKING-Mrs. Ruth Wyer observes as Sheila Bergner demonstrates speed and accuracy. Xa..

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lNDUSTRIAL,HOME,AND FINE ARTS Tantalizing aromas from the cooking classes and the clanks of the workshops permeate the ground Hoot halls as many of our future technicians, mechanics, and homemakers learn the skills which will prepare them for their chosen vocations. The Industrial, Home and Fine Arts Department offers a large selection of courses to students interested in acquiring varied practical experiences. The students of art are taught the fundamentals of art as well as the principles and elements of design. The home arts course covers food preparation, buying, and planning meals. Selection of materials, clothing construction, grooming, social etiquette and interior decorating are studied. The Modern Living course helps students prepare for happy human relationships. The boys who elect industrial arts develop basic skills in auto, machine, mechanical drawing, metal, and woodwork shops. In these shops instruction is given in the handling of power machinery and various tools. This year the department offers two new courses, arts and crafts and interior decorating. By learning, observing, and doing, students gain a working knowledge of their prospective careers. With practice behind them, they can do a better job and look forward to a better future. Fil-rt row: Edison R. Burden, Elizabeth M. Geiss, Kermit Whitehead, department headg Marjorie J. McConnell, William Gordon. Second row: Robert P. Schultz, Helen G. Morton, john J. Pearson, Marion Berry, Julius Senshyn, and Lina D. Gulushko. FUTURE MECHANICS OR HOT ROD ENTHUSIASTS-Mr. Burden tells his Auto Shop boys how the engine func- tions. Left to right: Albert Brick, Dom Procacci, Ben Capua, Jerry Coleman, Mr. Burden, and Joe Cepparulo. PRIDE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT - Girls in the Arts and Crafts class learn the technique of creating linoleum block designs. Left to right: Pat Faber, Sue Meaney, Carol Walton Qseatedj, and Mrs. Geiss.

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16 KEEPING US HEALTHY-Every pupil reports for the annual Patch Test. Dr. Willis B. Day and Nurse Marie Whelan on the job as Nancy Held goes through the line. Our Physical Education program is concerned with the mrpnre .num half of the mem Jana . . . ideal. Its program of vigorous physical activities is selected and ,graded according to the pupils' needs and interests. Each pupil is scheduled for five periods of physical education a week, consisting of gymnasium activities, swimming, and health instruction classes. The driver training program emphasizes safety- STRETCH THOSE MUSCLES! - Mr. jack Liddy's period four class works off excess energy. HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, AND SAFETY DEPARTMENTS mindedness in the modern motor age, pedestrian safety, and a working knowledge of the parts Of an automobile. This course features actual behind the wheel driving in the school's two specially equipped dual-control cars. Other courses and activities included in this area of education are: Home Nursing, First Aid, and Family Relations-Social Hygiene. Firm row: james R. Kern, Marshall C. Brown, jack Liddy, Abram E. Smith, Edward J. Burns, Wilbur F. Brann, Nicholas J. Chrisicos, Second row: Elizabeth B, Persinger, Audrey Joyce, Herbert A. Stine, director of physical eclucationg Ruth B. King, Virginia G. Hogan.