Punxsutawney Area High School - Mirror Yearbook (Punxsutawney, PA)

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Commercial Department The Commercral Department of Punx Qutawney Hrgh School glVCS drrect trarnrng for work after the hlgh school educatlon rs completed Students of commercral subjects get a tramlng 1n whlch they may develop certaln skrlls that can be used whrle strll rn hrgh school It enables them to prepare asergn ments rn other courses with greater ease Those who plan to contrnue thelr educa tron hope that thelr technrcal knowledge and sklll wrll take some of the drudgery out of therr college cours , and that thrs tram mg when added to flcadernrc and other pro fessronal courses wlll be an entree to good posltrons later on Recently the department has been en lfrrged and lmproved wrth the purchase of new office machrnes A rotatlon plan IS used by whrch the student learns to oper are one krnd of machrne, then moves on to the next Other subjects are offered whrch serve as an lntroductlon to actual buslness lrfe Busrness Law, for example grves the rrght and dunes of a person when rn the busrness world The entlre department 18 under the able drrectron of Mrss Mabel Monroe IFAN H SMITH MABFL R MoNRoF GFORGF G WFST ltr! 4 nmmrfrml L omuzcrrzul its t C ommrrczal lu S to llr D1 me EDITH Boxx ERS NOBLP V FRITZ l5s't C nvmzr rrzal -l rs't Commercial Sateen 0 ' r Q c c c t L . t . . L. K. ,A K. t . . , t - s . C I QQ ' QS C - f , Q i c Sc ' S ' 1. . . . . . . . . . . 1 r 1 , 4 -. . , . . . 1 y - . .ff . Pl' Q' . . ITU '

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English Lzlatar , Languages MARY J Fl-TNTON ORWTA MCCLFLLAND Rosa WARGVY IIIPVIVIHI 1'11J1i11 'UNI 11111111111 ll flnr 11111111115 ilurx ll x I PII J H 1 ,lhjnjl Our school offers courses in Latin, French, and Spanish The study of foreign languages has many read write, and speak other languages, it helps us to make an acquaintance with the history and literature of the people in other countries Many of our students would find the English language more interesting if they had studied the foreign languages Mas tery of grammar is another accomplishment gained through the study of language Latin is of special importance for it teaches us to grasp the gist of meaning and derivation of new words Since French and Spanish are modern languages and have been used for years in international relations, we can easily un derstand their value Closely associated with the Language De partment is the library, with its store house of rich material I-lE1.rx MANKOVICH MAY Srmcnsx Ms RA S Bnoxx 's french Spanish I 112111 last Englzxh lug 1 ngflth Fzftccn O 9 . 1 ' 1' 'Z I - 1' , . 1 .' 1 '1 f f P-' -'1 V' :' ' 1 1115 '1-.11 5 1 1. ns. 5 advantages. Besides giving us ability to u A K- i ' 1 f . . 1. , . f . .

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Music, Art, Home Economics Students wlth unusual talent frequently select the fteld of Music as a vocatlon Even lf they select lf as a hobby they are sure to afford themselves much pleasure The band and cholr glve excellent oppor tunlty to all students who have a talent for that type of work Besldes belng a source of pleasure, th1s work fills an lmportant place ID our school llfe Nothlng adds more to the dally llfe of our school than btudents who enroll 1n the Home Econ omrcs Department are taught to care for themselves They are the future home makers of tomorrow They study famrly health as affected by food, clothlng, and dally habxts of llvlng Thxs department teaches a glrl to bake and cook, decorate homes, and deslgn and make becoming Costurnes Closely related to the Home Economlcs Department IS the Art Course lts purpose IS to develop the creatlve rnsnnct wmch lb learns to decorate hrs house, recognl e attrac tlve color combmatrons, apply hls talent, and develop art appreclatlon No department does more for us than our Art Course KATHRYN Cousrnvmfvs XXXILLIAM SHLCK EsTHER I DAVIS ltst Holm I conomzfs Instrumental lluszf C rurlc and Jr High lluszc HARRIPT Bsnroxx lssl lr! Doaornv M Woon -lrt Se. entecn O O s Q , . I x D I 0 b the music of our band. strong in some of us. lt is here that a student T ey l T T ' I T l f . xl K -xl C l' ll L 0 s