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

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Oh! Oh! Bob is looking at the keyboard again. Are they really working or just camera shy. Time is one’s best friend, teaching best of all the wisdom of silence. A. B. Alcott TIMING FOR SPEED AND ACCURACY Attention ! Heads up, shoulders back! No, a squad of fresh recruits weren’t receiving their basic training. The new typing students were being taught the correct posture to use while typing. Becoming familiar with the typewriter keyboard, and writing different types of letters are the main fundamentals in first year typing. Although the room at the end of the hall may have sounded like a Chinese school at times it was just the beginning shorthand class reciting dictation. A, ish, u, gay, floated from the room, as eager students diligently studied their lessons. Advanced shorthand and typing classes covered work that supplemented their previous years learning. Steadily they increased their shorthand and typing rates and became proficient in their work. A glance in the bookkeeping room revealed students busily pecking away at adding machines, learning to balance books and the meaning of words like debit and credit. The students in the commercial department realize the guidance of Miss Charlotte Ryan has been very valuable. They complete their courses with satisfaction. 26 . . . COMMERCIAL

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TAKE TIME TO WORK They call us the tack and hammer boys.” But we aren’t really. Why, we cover everything from stone cutting to working with electric motors! Our work in the freshman and sophomore years was much the same. During that time we learned to make symetric, oblique and orthograph projection drawings. As juniors we attacked more complicated projects. The first portion of the year was spent at the drawing board. Following that the study of electricity was the main item on our schedule. This included building an electric motor. The seniors studied architectural drafting, welding, and cutting, polishing and mounting stones. Now we fully realize the value of the direction given to us by Mr. Bert Krohn, our capable instructor. Does it have colored TV Bob? I think if I take a little off this side Employ your time; Time glides on with speedy foot. Ovid I'd say drill about one more inch Gary. INDUSTRIAL ARTS ... 25

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A STITCH IN TIME Alice Bedward, Mrs. Steiner, Catherine Check, and Laurayne Du Charme display their table decorations for the teacher's tea. You cannot fight against the future. Time is on our side. Gladstone Some unknown delicacy’s alluring aroma reaches us and drawn by an invisible force, suddenly we find ourselves standing in the homemaking room. We soon discovered that our jaunt was worthwhile. A class had just finished baking cinnamon rolls. We find this department to be one of the busiest in school. Entering the room a relaxed feeling is apparent and cooperation evident in the immaculate appearance. Supervised and often times aided by Mrs. Eunice Steiner, the girls in homemaking are prepared for the future when they will be managing and planning a home of their own. The beginning class of “homemakers” learned the fundamentals of cooking and sew simple garments. Further study involved learning to preserve foods, preparing luncheons and appetizers and sewing garments for school wear. The advanced students read and discussed such topics as marriage, family living, managing the family income, and the guidance of children. The study of interior decorating, care of clothing and sewing on a more difficult project completed their schedule for the year. These busy home economics students waste no time getting at their studies. HOME ECONOMICS ... 27