Royal Oak High School - Oak Yearbook (Royal Oak, MI)

Page 23 text:

Room arrangemenfs are looked over by home arfs sfudenfs il. fo r.l Jeannie Grayson, Florence Sfickel, Janice Kline, Karen Nieman, Carol Thompson, Dorofhy Drinkerf, Bev Col- lins, Paf Roberfs, Iva Beaudin and Eillene Smifh. Baking cookies in fhe foods class is faken seriously by il. fo r.l Sharon Kingsbury, Donna Kennedy, Bob Jackson, Karen Brod- erick, Lynn Livingsfon, and Ronald Hulberf. How does if look? asks Judy Johnson of her clofhing classmafes il. fo r.l Eillene Smifh, Paf Chrisfian, Beffy Hannaford and Gail Pelkey. HOME ARTS The home arfs courses included foods, clofhing, child care, and home decora- fion. Alfhough fhese courses were designed primarily for girls, some boys enrolled. One of 'rhe mosf popular classes in fhis deparfmenf was foods. Sfudenfs in fhese classes learned abouf fhe nufrifional values of foods as well as how fo cook fhem. They were responsible for The delicious odors fhaf came ouf of 2l8 and offen made cookies and cakes for imporfanf school funcfions. Clofhing sfudenfs made skirfs in fheir firsf fwo semesfers of sfudy, buf by fhe end of fheir second year, fhey were able fo make coafs' and fancy formals. The highlighf of fhe year was fhe fashion show when sfudenfs modeled fhe apparel which fhey had made. Those in child care were faughf home nursing by a local Red Cross worker. They also learned how fo undersfand and fake care of youngsfers. Sfudenfs in Mrs. Bohlen's home arfs class sfudied color schemes and decora- fion for fhe home. As a parf of fheir final proiecf, fhey made and furnished a model room: many of fhese were displayed in fhe lobby cases af fhe end of fhe semesfer. i9 Mrs. Bohlen shows her classes some useful ifems for fhe home. ,4J

Page 22 text:

mwfw S.,..f ' Miss Heizman is correciing a senience for her Laiin class. 18 Sfudying for a French exam are: Firsl'-row ll. +o r.l Evelyn Loyal, Kay Lane, and Virginia Parker. Second row: Jane? Ammerman, Har- vey Ruskin, and Jane Lauer. Third row: Pai' Bowles, Yoey Swan, Karen Sadler, Lynn Sfanaback. Four+h row: Shirley Lue+zow, Doroihy Sabo, and Sandra Edmonds. Fiffh row: Mary Williams, Nancy Freeman, Klaus Haas, Roger Jacobs, Joan Feige, Sally Nampa and Elaine Hariie. Ru+h Wickham is proving she knows her Span- ish geography 'ro Keifh Carney, Lucas Nere- sian, June May, Barbara Bidwell, and Nels Nelson. ln La+in class ll. fo r.l Charles Seidel, Norman Spencer, Ellen Kalzman, Janel Birnkrani, and Jerry Keyes seem +o be wondering abou+ +ha+ old, old saying, When in Rome, do as +he Romans do. FOREIGN LANGUAGES Habla Usfed Expanol? Veni, Vedi, Vici. and Parlez vous francais? became familiar phrases fo all ROHS foreign language s+uden+s in Spanish, Laiin and French classes. Some have passed +hrough ihe doors of 324, forgeliing all English for a while, in order +o learn Spanish from Mrs. Rowe, la profesora. During 'lhe semesier sfudenfs siudied 'rhe hisfory and culiure of Spain and La+in American coun- fries, besides ihe language ifself. Caesar came, saw and conquered, bu'r in doing so he caused many a Laiin siudeni considerable consiernafion. Alifer learning 'ihe composiiion of 'lhis mosl' difficulf romance language +he 'firs+ year, s+uden+s delved info +ransla+- ing siories of Julius Caesar wiih ihe assisiance of iheir leachers, Miss Heiz- man and Mrs. Young. Making ous sound like oo was 'rhe fask lackled by French siudenfs in 304. Mr. MaHhews, +he French ins+ruc+or, provided records, a French newspaper and oiher special ac+ivi+ies io make 'rhe sfudy of +ha+ language more enjoyable. ROHS sfudenfs who look even one of The above, may have had diffi- cuH'y. All of ihem realized, however, how much beH'er ihey undersiood 'I'heir own nafive iongue, for English is no+hing more +han a mixfure of all of 'lhese romance languages.

Page 24 text:

iw l CCMMERCIAL CLASSES Many ROHS seniors will leave school fo go sfraighf info fhe business world, and, fhrough fhe many com- mercial courses offered, will be prepared fo do a good iob., A basic commercial subiecf was fyping. Af firsf fhe course was clifficulf and all affempfs af learning fhe keyboard seemed fufile. Buf in fime, fhis feaf was accomplished and sfudenfs were able fo advance info more difficulf exercises, business leffers, bills, confracfs, and oufline forms. Affer fyping, shorfhand firsf appeared fo be an easy subiecf buf if didn'f fake long fo learn ofherwise. lf has been said fhaf fo fake shorfhand is com- parable fo learning a whole new language. Perhaps one of fhe mosf fascinafing commercial courses offered here is office machines. This class enabled sfudenfs fo learn fhe complicafed pro- cedures by which various office machines are operafed. Filing is a course which is necessary fo every sfudenf enfering fhe business field. Especially helpful for fhe girl who planned fo sfep ouf of high school info an office was model of- fice. ln fhis class she was able fo learn acfual office procedures. Sfudenfs who have chosen selling and relafed pro- fessions found refailing, faughf by Mr. Robinson, an inferesfing and helpful course. Two commercial subiecfs nof direcfly relafed fo fhe acfual field are commercial law, which concerns ifself wifh legal cases involved in commerce, and consumer's economics which sfudies fhe frends in fhe cosf of living and rising prices. A sfudenf who fook fhe many courses offered af fhis school, was prepared fo enfer fhe commercial field. Bank courier on fhe co-operafive fraining program is senior Paf Marfin. ,Sue Pickard argues her case in Looking over consumers' econom- Refailing looks like fun for Marcia i E6mmercial law as Howard Beck- ics picfures are Joyce Jilberf, Wiffmer, Joan Sobosky, Ron Tay- man, Paf Marfin, Mary Davies, David Pickens, and Karen Marvic- lor, Judy Beggs and Paf Pelkey. ,Mike Coffeen, Dick Jordan and sin. Sfeve Kerns lisfen.