Plainfield High School - Milestone Yearbook (Plainfield, NJ)

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PRTC . Mrs. Ruth S. Wyer

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COMMERCIAL For those who contemplate a career in business as secretaries, typists, or file clerks the commer- cial department is just the one to prepare them for the business Ruth S. Wyer, (Department Head) world, Joseph R. Malt Teachers College, Columbia The courses offered vary. Be- Bloomsburg State Teachers College, University, M.A. sides the basic subjects of typing ee and stenography, there is, for the potential secretary, a course in secretarial practice. Courses in business math, clerical office prac- tice, and bookkeeping are avail- able for those considering posi- tions as clerical workers. Addi- tional courses, available to the aspiring clerk who desires to strenghten his business knowledge, are Junior Business Training, Busi- ness Law and Merchandising, Salesmanship, and Economics Ge- ography. Mrs. Ruth Wyer, department head, is hopeful that a new course of shorthand for personal use will Elaine Morecraft soon be an addition to the present Rider Cees course of study. For the students who wish to become more profi- cient in accurate and speedy note taking this course would certainly be an asset. Warren Sterling Adella L. Wotherspoon Bloomsburg State College, B.S.; Trenton Normal %6 Temple University, M.Ed.

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PHYSICAL EDUCA TION Abram E. Smith Wilbur F. Brann Marshal C. Brown (Department Head) Oberlin College, B.A.; Virginia State, B.S.; Daily, during the physical edu- Rutgers University, B.S.; N.Y.U., M.A. Columbia University, A.M.; , : ; Columbia University, M.A. N.Y.U., 6 year Certificate cation period, boys and girls of assorted abilities and energies busy themselves in building their muscles and hardening their bodies. Gym groups participate in sports, games, fundamentals, and skill building. Avid athletes may, in addition, choose swim- ming, golf, tennis, archery, or any one of many competitive sports. Important in the gym curriculum is health instruction and drivers’ training. Pupils participating in Nicholas J. Chrisicos Dorothea Holden Audrey H. Joyce eet: eee Ithaca College, B.S.; M.S. Columbia University, B.S. Trenton State College, B.S. Sok. sched oa ee UN cane given first-hand experience as well as an opportunity for classroom study of road rules and driving safety. The girls’ physical educa- tion course has been organized into a new block system'’ of health training this year in which a group devotes one entire mark- ing period to the study of health. With its program combining active physical as well as health education, the Physical Education James Richard Kern Ruth King Betty Lewendon : Gonnafiald (CollecaiiB'S.. Rutgeied BS ohued: New York University, B.S. Department works to build healthy T.C., Columbia University, and strong individuals. M.A. John Liddy Lewis S. Wonsidler John Pepe Rutgers University, B.S.; East Stroudsburg State, Penn State, B.S. M.Ed. B.S. 28