Plainfield High School - Milestone Yearbook (Plainfield, NJ)

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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.

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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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LIBRARY Books, books, and more books, ranging from encyclo- pedias to science hction, crowd the shelves of our school library. Run on the same principle as any other library, ours includes material on virtually every subject, with especially strong collections in those fields which parallel subjects taught at P,H.S. Also included are an excellent group of recreational reading books suited to the teen-age taste and a collection of films and records which are always available to teachers and occasionally to students. MUSIC DEPARTMENT Chantez rlmntez, everybody sing along. For P.H.S. claanleurr there are three main choral groups: Mixed Josephine E Miller. librariang Constance Smith, assistant librarian. CLOSE HARMONY-Mrs. Vera Monez's chorus class, period 8, train their voices. Chorus, Male Chorus, and Girls' Chorus. There are also a Boys' Ensemble and a Girls' Ensemble which permit small groups of students to exercise their vocal talents. On the instrumental side there are the band and the orchestra, which perform at concerts, school assemblies, and selected community aflfairs. For students seriously interested in formal music study the department offers the following: Fundamentals of Music, Harmony, History and Apprecia- tion of Music, and Voice Culture. Howard S. Savage, Clarence J. Andrews, Supervisor of Music, Vera Monez, and Dwight A. Brown. 4 an-' ,J 'LH' 17