Sam Houston High School - Cherokee Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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Commercial Courses Develop Skills Red was the primary color applicable to prospective businessmen and women as a dictaphone blared into an un- suspecting ear or as a finger was caught in a mimeograph machine. Commercial courses included bookkeeping, cleri- cal practice, shorthand and typing. A new course in busi- ness machines was offered to provide students with practice for the business world. Clerical practice students learned to use calculators, adding machines, electric typewriters, mimeograph and ditto machines, dictaphones and the key punch. Drills and records were used in shorthand to improve the rate of transcription time, while bookkeeping classes learned filing techniques. Exceptional students were chosen from their respective classes to represent Sam Houston in District 29 AAAA competition in Interscholastic League contests. Enthusiastic business students joined the Better Business Leaders, a club which served as a stepping stone toward professional careers. MRS. ROSE LIND LEY Typing I and II Clerical Practice Mrs. Shirley Adamek, shorthand and clerical practice teacher, starts the tape recorder for a transcription. MR. HENRY GINTHER Typing I, NHS Sponsor Mrs. Lois Moore, typing teacher and BBL sponsor shows Denise Schmidt the correct way to replace an IBM card on the spindle of the keypunch machine. MR. GORDON PEASE Recordkeeping, Business Arithme- tic, Tennis Coach 29

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Languages Offer Cultural Background Foreign language students often turned white when they mispronounced a word or forgot their dialogue! German, Latin and Spanish were offered in both introductory and advanced courses, while French was added as an additional interest. In advanced courses of each language, cultural ideas and traditions were studied. Oral and written work helped to improve pronunciation and to correct grammatical errors. Spanish novels and newspapers were read by second and third year Spanish students, while German students studied the geography of Germany. French students read pamphlets from France. Latin students studied customs of the Roman Empire and made translations of the Gallic Wars. Unusual projects made foreign languages more interesting for students. Teachers used charts, films, magazines and overhead projectors. Students fixed the sounds and accents of the language in their minds by listening to pre-recorded tapes and records in the language lab. Interested students com- peted in various contests throughout the city. Awards were given to exceptional participants. ABOVE: Mrs. Christine Popenhagen, German teach- er, lectures on geography of Germany. RIGHT: Mrs. Carolyn Frost Spanish teacher and i Amis- tad, Adelante! sponsor, helps Janet Coley translate a sen- tence into Spanish. 28

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Library Provides Studious Atmosphere Green were the faces of the sophomores, new to the voca- tional program offered at Sam Houston. Although confused at first, they learned to appreciate the opportunities afforded them. Distributive Education, in its second year at SH, had given students the opportunity to seek part-time employment while attending classes on a half-day basis. Classes studied a variety of subjects in business, law enforcement and personal appearance. Under this program, students were better prepared to enter the business world. Drafting students constructed mechanical drawings with the use of various types of equipment, such as the T square for drawing vertical lines and the French curve for curved lines. Drafting courses prepared students for later courses in archi- tectural drawing or building mechanics. Courses in home and family living were offered by the homemaking department. Fundamentals in sewing and cooking were taught to first year homemaking classes, while the second and third year classes went on to morecomplicated projects. Jeanette Kolodziejyk gets advice from Mrs. Lillian McCoy, homemaking teacher, on the simple technique of pinning in a hem. 30 MR. DARVIL MIDDLETON Drafting MRS. VENA RAMSAY Librarian Edward Layman heps rewind films shown to the vo' cational department.