Rich Township High School - Lagoon Yearbook (Park Forest, IL)

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Industrial flrls A full program in industrial arts is offered to students at Rich. Beginning with the nine-week ex- ploratory course taken by freshmen as part of the freshman survey, the curriculum continues with gen- eral shop the sophomore year. ln the junior and senior years, students are offered a variety of courses in the industrial arts. They may elect courses in metals, mechanical drawing, wood- working, :md engineering and machine drafting and architectural drafting. These courses prepare the stu- dent for further trnining in the industrial arts or for jobs after graduation from high school. - Dare Perlmullcr Enqlislt English at Rich is one of our broadest learning areas, including nine separate courses. We learn und practice all of the basic and finer points of our lan- guage, Fundamental work in grammar and composi- tion is done in English 1, 2, 3, and 4. Expressing our ideas and having them understood, orally and in writing are important features of speech, rhetoric and iournalism courses. Learning to understand others' ideas is gained in Literature courses through detailed analyses of all types of written work from poetry and propaganda to Fiction and the classics. We realize English offers some of the most valu- able and useful knowledge to be gained during our high school days. - Marilyn Daly .Iuurnalism Journalism instruction begins with newswriting. We later advanced to feature writing, sports writing, editorials, and the mechanical end of publishing a newspaper, including make-up, copy and proof read- ing, type fonts istylesj and writing headlines. ln the spring the class is divided into several groups and each group writes its own four page newspaper. hch group wrote and typed its own news- paper stories, editorials and column, and also did its own make-up and copyreading, The course ended with u section on newspaper history and ethics. -- Barr Mayhew 5-l

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Unified Stullles One of the most popular courses to be taken at Rich High nre the Unified Studies. They are actually a combination of two fields, English and Social Studies. They are offered through all four years of high school and are taken in a double period, They make Social Studies and English much more interesting by studying each subject concurrently. In Unihed Studies I, English is combined with Social Living which deals with school, community, and personal life. Unified Studies Il is based on wide reading of historical ncrion and classi- cal lireranrreg World History and English ll are the combined courses. American Studies, American History and American Literature. These studies make up Uniiied Studies lll. Unified Studies lV is a senior course in n single period. It combines Senior Problems iproblems of clemocracyj with Home itnd ,Family Living lmttrriuge, personality, and on-the-job prob- ems . -fmly Mnrhin Hnmemakmq Homemalting teaches ou the fundamentals of every- day living, namely coolcing, sewing, and child care. These three things help prepare you for the important job of marriage and family life. Homemaking teaches us cooking, from the easy basic foods to rusty foreign dishes. ln sewing you learn how to buy patterns, materials, how to sew and take care of the sewing machine. lastly, homemaking teaches you child care from an infant to the nge of six years. -Barbara Cederquitf Wurltl Hislury World History provides the student with a thorough understanding of current world prob- lems and situations through a study of the historical backgrounds of the many nations. The course emphasizes the influence of political and economic geography on the growth of nations and traces the development of democracy from its beginnings in the civilization of ancient Greece to its place of importance in the world today. - Dare Perlnluller

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Shnrthantl A rolling tk character means practically nothing to most students, hut to Shorthand l and ll students, it means work. Shorthand is a simplilied method of writingg its main purpose is to save time. Words are written according to th: way they are pronounced. Many letters in the English language which are silent are therefore eliminated. This is a skill which is comparatively easy to learn. hut requires much concentration, and a great deal of practice. Under the guidance of Miss Norma Thomas, Z8 girls have found the advantage of shorthand for future refer- ence. Not only can this skill he useful in tlte business world, but much time and eKort can he saved when taking notes in the classroom or preparing a tough dralt for a term paper. And, believe it or not, this diflerent and useful skill is actually fun! - Clwrlem: MrLon1:lvlir1 Typinq The building of a practical skill in typewriting is the primary aim of any course in typewriting. Rightly under- stood thoueh, skill is not merely the ability to type at so many words a minute, but the ability to type materials that have a use value at an appropriate speed and with acceptable accuracy. Here at Rich there are three different courses offered. ln the Freshmen survey course, which is one semester, you get an idea of typing and its advantages. You learn to care for your typewriter, memorizing its parts and keys. and an acceptable amount of accuracy and speed. Personal typing, which is a ltalf year course, teaches you to type letters, reports, term papers, and many other useful articles. Vocational typing, a full year course, is for the student who wants to make a career of typing. They learn to type such things as invoices, statements and to improve what they already know. - Nancy lamb! Speech lf you had walked into room 238 fourth or hfth period this year you might have seen and heard some unusual things. You might have heard a speech on Why you should save candy bar wrappers or a hot debate on VUhether to rent or buy a house. Taught by Mr. Sidney Johnson, the Speech course has been of great value to those of us who took it. Many of us who were afraid to speak before people have gradu- ally lost that fearg some of us who could not be heard have learned to project our voices: and all of us have become aware of our bad speech habits and have had help in correcting them. We have all learned to speak over heckling. Five students went to the district speech contest at Bradley- Bourhonnais High School. There we won two second and one third place. Speech has been fun and worthwhile-everyone should take it! - Lee Sruuheld 55