Prairie Du Chien High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Prairie Du Chien, WI)

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OUR FUTURE SECRETARIES X Keep your eyes on the book, Janyce! One ot the busiest rooms in PHS this year was the typing room, Not only the students trom the two typing classes, but students WL h to ave a knowledge of typing nmy obtain permits to do their outside wfzk when a rlass is not in session in room 4 Coi's'de'ecl as Junior 5-irtjzvtw aiu- the classes in Gust year typtng axcl tizwt ye-at shorthand, After learning the lvtyivmircl, the tirst year typists study yariori letter tornis, both personal and business li-ne trials are also takew io encourage speed anal .irrniary inthe initial year, First year sltoitlrxmt is also tundantental with assignments consisting of practical applications of the HdlJlNl'UVlillf'Cl form ot writing, The second year typists, Seniors, continue with the typing of letters, only in a more advanced style and form Speed was stressed as well as error reduction. The second year was combined with typing, by of shorthand taking dictation, then ' d irnme lately transcrib- ing it. Another course offered by the Commercial D . . . epartment is bookkeeping. This emphasizes the basic knowledge of keeping ftnancial and business records. The entire department is under the direc- tion of Miss Charlotte Ryan. New 10-20 desks in use by the commercial d Twenty-eight eparfment.

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INTRICATE WORK .,-' .1 ntilli Slow down Dave, it's not that bad! lf a survey were to be taken showing which course was taken by more boys than any other, Industrial Arts would probably win hands down. The department was en- larged this year with the construction of the new additions. Under the direction of Mr. Bert Krohn, the Freshman and Sophomore boys take courses combining mechanical drawing and wood- working. The two years are nearly identical with the second year course being more ad- vanced. Electricity is studied in detail the first se- mester of the Junior year with sheetmetal, drafting, and soldering the main undertaking in the second semester. The Seniors are offered architectural draft- ing plus a general shop course which in- cludes wood and sheetmetal work plus weld- ing, They also create projects of leather and plastics. A new course offered to the Seniors is lapidary work, which involves the cutting, polishing, and mounting of stones. Probably the prime objective of this course is to acquaint the student with some of the basic skills he may encounter after he gradu- ates from high school. At the drawing board-What's it going to be, Don? Twenty-seven

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