Plymouth High School - Rock Yearbook (Plymouth, IL)

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31-Inmemaking Glass We are the home makers of tomorrow! Through home economics we are learning to make successful, happy homes for our families. Family re- lations bring to us the idea of sharing and co-operating in our homes. Home planning makes us interested in making our homes more beautiful and more convenient. In our foods classes we learn how to serve food correctly, what foods are necessary for good health, and how to prepare our food in the most desirable manner. We have clothing classes not only to learn to sew, but also to learn what type and color of clothes look best on us. Grooming is a part of our program, too. In this unit we learn to have a better personal ap- pearance. Through these varied units in home economics we strive to be better homemakers. I Hhgzirz Gllama The Physics class during the past year has endeavored to do two things. The first was to satisfy the curiosity that a class, which was composed entire- ly of boys, would have concerning many of the marvels of both man and nature. Secondly, was to show the relation of the principles of Physics to our daily life, such as might be connected with automobiles, electrical appa- ratus, and the many various types of machines. Efgping, Gllaaa There was a large enrollment in typing the past year chiefly because the course was opened to Sophomores. There were 35 enrolled in Typing I and 15 in Typing II. In the Hrst semester of Typing I major emphasis was plac- ed upon learning good co-ordination and control of the machine. When that Was attained, they then worked for higher rates with a higher degree of ac- curacy. During the second semester they learned to type personal and busi- ness letters, addressing of envelopes, practical problem typing involving out- lines, programs, themes, manuscripts, etc. Typing II classwork varied widely. The Hrst part of the year they typed a lot for the otlice. These students were responsible for most of the writing and typing of the material for the yearbook. They typed numerous pro- grams for various community organizations. They spent a lot of time on complicated business letters and tabulated reports. Other classwork consist- ed of typing of postal cards, index cards, telegrams, legal documents and the use of the ditto machine. They also worked hard to attain high rates. We were especially proud of our two 70 word typists, Joan Aleshire and Anna Mae N ormandin. At the time of this writing Harry Lee Rash and Pat lVlcCutchan have typed 55 words and several others have typed 50 words on their ten-minute timings.