Sandusky High School - Fram Yearbook (Sandusky, OH)

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Today our expert is Snap quiz today! ociaf .gyfuobw The citizen of today needs an understanding of the past in order to anticipate the future. Sandusky High School is fortunate in having an excel- lent social studies department, which promotes this objective. As a freshman a student may take Personal and Community Problems. ln his sophomore year he takes World History, continuing with American His- tory in his iunior year, and American Government in his senior year. These last three courses are required for graduation. Upon finishing the world history course, students have a clearer know- ledge of the beginnings of civilization, and the significance of past world events. The purpose of the study of Ameri- can history is to give students a pic- ture of America's growth and gradual climb into world leadership. The obiective of the course in American Government is to prepare the student through the study of our government, to become an informed citizen of today's world. Future citizens

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To any future doctor, nurse, scien- tist, or to any person interested in other careers which require a background in science, Sandusky High School offers a science course of four subjects, general science, biology, chemistry, and physics. In general science you will learn about planets, earth, humans, and other miscellaneous items which will prepare you for more advanced sciences and will make their learning easier. Then, while taking biology, you will make a detailed study of life, which includes the study of cells, plants, and animals. Chemistry, you will find in your third year of science, is different from general science or biology. It is more concerned with finding out about the earth and the universe in regard to its elementary content. In this process there are many formulae to learn and experiments to try. Finally in your last year of science, physics, you will make a concise study of the laws of the earth and the uni- verse. ci en ce Of course, everything is relative! Microbe hunters Research? 0 6' II' 19

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udinefio gjclucallion Sandusky High School has an ex- cellent commercial department. The course is arranged so that a student can either receive a maior in the cleri- cal or stenographic field, or he can take a single year of typing for personal use. The first year is spent in learning the elementary skills of typing and shorthand. In the second year a stu- dent receives training in secretarial or office practice-filing procedures, and gains more experience in shorthand and typing. The student is taught how to use the dictaphone and how to operate electric typewriters. Each student learns the methods for cutting stencils and learns how to run a mimeo- graph machine. Students also receive some training on the comptometer and bookkeeping machines. For practical experience advanced students are assigned to teachers for handling their correspondence and do- ing other work. Girls also work in the principal's office. With a commercial major, students are well prepared to be recommended for most business positions. Speed demons Our favorite secretar es They'll make our offices tick' ,Nl ' -ii.. une My an-ar'