Pontiac Senior High School - Quiver Yearbook (Pontiac, MI)

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COMMERCIAL THE Commercial curriculum is planned to aid in the development of an appre- ciation and understanding of the importance and intricacies of business, and to lay the foundation for a business career, as well as to develop creative and exec- utive ability. I The work is designed to train pupils to do efficiently what they will be called upon to do in the course of a day's work in an office. To accomplish this most effectively, the pupils should have a general knowledge of occupations, indus- tries, commerce and other phases of present day business life. I To meet the responsibilities of the initial position, the student should have a technical knowledge of shorthand, typing, bookkeeping, machine calculation, dictaphone, and letter-writing. I Throughout all the work of the department, proper business relations, punc- tuality, neatness, accuracy, service, and business courtesy are emphasized. I The curriculum includes: Commercial Geography, Business English, Com- mercial Law, Filing, Commercial Arithmetic, Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Type- writing, Dictaphone, Penmanship, and Machine Calculation. In addition to these subjects a great variety of academic work is recommended to give the pupil a broad background. FACULTY Left lo right: Katherine C. Sweitzer, Clifford C. Baldwin, Annabelle Larges, Loys E, Rader, Clara Meyer, J. C. Springman. Mae I. O'Hara, Bessie Carpenter. f.Phot0. lcss:j Freeman P. Snyder, Inez A. Slater. y L x 3 , X

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ENGLISH IN THE English department are emphasized the cultural as well as the utilitarian values. To carry out the cultural aim of the course, modern verse, famous plays, classical novels, and short stories are read and discussed, thus brightening the student's appreciation of good literature and creating in him a love of reading. A study is also made of American and English literature, the various forms of composition, grammar, and the writing of original stories, poems, and essays. Outside reading in the form of two book reports a semester is a requirement made of all English pupils. I An experiment with a double-track system in the senior English classes is 11ow being performed. Under this plan students intending to go to college are placed in academic classes in which tl1e classics are studied. For those whose education will end with graduation from high school, an entirely diversified method of instruction is followed. Through this innovation the subject is placed on a more practical basis and it is hoped that an increased interest in English will be shown by the students. I The importance of mechanical English cannot be overemphasized because it is being used daily by every student, and the cultural value has a very important place in the future life of an individual. FACULTY Sealed at table, left to right: George Fisler, Barbara F. Lucas, Helen L. Hunt, Marjorie Tuttle, May B. Derragon, Ethel M. Lighterness, Grace Heitsch, Ruth C. MacAdams, Helen Ann Paris. Standing, left to right: Mary E. Rubert, John Antisdel, Helen Wilson, Florence Day. tPhotoless: S. Virginia McDermet.J M

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I SOCIAL SCIENCE THE Social Science department believes that a study of the social, economic, and political problems of the past and present is essential for all students who wish to become useful citizens. Therefore, a year's study of United States History and a semester's study of Civics are required of all pupils before graduation. Other courses offered are: Modern History, which aims to relate the modern world to the past, Economics, a study of the fundamental principles involved in earning a living, American Problems, a study of the most important social and economic problems of today, and International Relations, the purpose of which is to inter- est students in international problems. The latter two subjects are offered as specialized courses for those persons wl1o desire greater knowledge of govern- ments and peoples of the past and present. I Realizing the importance of training students to take an interest in current events, the department uses a weekly current events paper, which brings all important domestic and foreign situations to the minds of tl1e pupils. I The department hopes that through its instruction a thinking citizenry will be developed which will examine critically the many theories and reforms con- stantly proposed, and influence future legislation in an intelligent and bene- ficial manner. FACULTY 1 1 Left to right: Jessie Garside, C. R. Hetherington, H. Guy Bevington, Zella L. Walker, Marv A, Barnett, Mary Catherine Whitfield, Clyde N. Dearing, William C. Lucas, C. T. Forsman.