Santa Monica High School - Nautilus Yearbook (Santa Monica, CA)

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Vzkzngrpartupate dm! zn pbyfzcal educatzon actwztzer oe 1 1rl triend Sally 1 tikin a l1OffNH1dlxlIl' major he knou that it will help her to In a better cook and wife for he hu nand in the future omemakinfi l tl ood s tion when tue f rl learn ahoit dnt and costs of meal lreparation under M1 Ekland 1 a lot of fun HOH19Hl21klllV II train Girls to make mash and care for their clothes At o thty learn to buy uady made clothes with an eye lor isa hablt and material content lalmtl Home ma in Ill and IX ant Adxanced Foods and tlothinff art primarily adxanced cla se of 'llr lqklmd Horneruakinv l and c asses. me l ivincf is the course rnftny -ir : like mort. It -ivef fami y relations. drvelopment of person-rlity. and many other pertinent problems of preparation for marriavf. Also a favorite subject if Child Care and Guidance. Chil- dren's likes. de vs lopment. and behavior are discusied and watched. 4 iss losentrt ter and her e take trip: to Santa Monica nursery schools for a clo:er look at children. The boys algo att a look at the kitchen in Boy. l'ood:. rep- aration of food and table manners are learned. Everyont in school must takt Drivers Education. This course is very enjoyable and a little bit frussome. Mr. liuchanan, Mr. Green and Mr. Ives all wonderful drivers, teach younfr drivers the difftrence between si,ns and si 'nals. The physical education departmc nts are always workinv for healthier bodies and quicker minds. Mr. Leach, lVlr. Scvland. and Mr. MeGarvin usually 'et tovether with Mr.. Richards, Mr:. Lane and Mrs. Berffer to have their classes learn dancinq. Some students have profited 'really hy these classes. lVlr. Sutherland and Mr. Stillws ll put great stress on fit bodies. Mrs. Dyson Mr... Crawford and Mrs. Heck also have this in mind when they join the girls for a strenuous dame of volleyball or softball on the field or courts. Now. Vic. you can see that SAMOHI is a school for you to be proud of. and you can be sure that Joe and Sally will leave here better citizens because of the ir obgervance of learninv and tradi- tions at QANIOHI. ' falfaula. The debits go on the left side and the credits, on the right. Numbers flow under swift fingers. Potatoes for lunch, served by future homemckers.

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fleeletomg rlzkleruler and rodium- fugbluzte are important in the teacl9z'ng.r of the .rczlencex Joe ,lunior might have a science major. which would include: Biology, the study of plants, animals and process of organisms: Physiology, the studies of functions. structures. and activities of the human bodyg Chemistry. dealing with material objects and the way nature has made them, Physics. the study of all types of energy, including mechanical heat, clcctricity. light. and the sound and the way that these energies affect matter, Physical Science. a study of the principles governing our living and non- living worlds. Joe has found that science can hc a great help to him in under- standing his own problems. Miss Strange, Mrs. Schneider. and Mr. Silvernalc are Biology teachers. Mr. Cornett, Mr. Browns- herger. are Physiology teachers and. together with Mr. Marsh- burn. are extremely good teachers of hearts and livers. Mr. C. Kelley also a good teacher of Biology. Our staff is very helpful in problems from head to foot. Mr. Killian, from saxophones to chemistry, is a very inter- esting man, even among the l'l3Ois and CUZ. lVlr. Thorne and Mr. Stark are relatively new to SAMOHI, while Mr. Silvernale, who is now gone. was head of the department. A little bookkeeping always helps whether you want to learn all about it or just enough to read and understand your bills. Mr. Landstrom's four semesters have been quite crowded lately. Typing classes can be a wonderful help to the student who is going to college. Mr. Trotter knows how to get the most out of the student. Shorthand can also be a help in business. The sym- hols learned by the students are memorized by Mr. Natvig, who knows many different forms of shorthand. Secretarial Training is the class that all good secretaries must take to have a secretarial major. ln addition Mrs. Quinn has classes in Shorthand and Olhce Practice, the study of main ollice tools, and Machine Calculations, which is the practice for more good training for high paying jobs in banks and offices. Salesmanship. Business Law and Business Principles all em- phasize the study of a person's relationship with the business world. Mr. Greenis Salesmanship class has helped with the sale of the tickets for many of the school activities. Serious business, these machines, and dangerous if abused. Small lines may become big houses. Firm braces are needed to hold this tray. All kinds of needles are used for the sewing sisters.

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fs f . ,, slsvfff 'Ai'fl'TT5 D 4 mrs-xr: t Wg Www T bose who work behind-the-scenes As one walks into Dr. Konoldls ollice, he is greeted hy 'two of the most elhcient secretaries that a school could have. ,Ap- pointments to see Dr. Konold are taken through Marie Spaulding or ,lean Gormley. Mrs. Spaulding has had much experience in Dr. Konoldls otlice and knows the school hetter than anyone. To register in classes you must enter the attractive olllce kept hy Vivienne Stephenson. Checking vocational day, making senior lists, and helping worried students are some of her johs. Lois Palermo, recent graduate of SAMOHI, has grown up in the Reg- istration olhce, and makes a fine secretary for the counselors. HlVlr. Day requests your presence in his office at the end of the periodfl This summons sends you into the pleasant ofhce of Marion Skelton and Dorothy Dandurand. lVlrs. Skelton has the johs of hulletins, Checking applications for school olhces and election forms. and generally assisting lVlr. Day. Mrs. Dandurand has the joh of attending to all calls which pass through the huild- ings. She also has charge of demerit files. Did you ever get called into the attendance olhce? A great deal of work went into that call. Agnes Frazer of that otlice must see that every person in SAMOHI gets recorded correctly as pres- ent or ahsent. The names of everyone ahsent must he alphahetized and written down for the daily attendance hulletin. lVlildred Dean helps to keep the ahsence slips llowing regularly. The deans, otlices are never complete without Hertha Morefield. l-lelping students is one of her natural traits. Keeping the hooks for such a large school can run into quite a few figures. Harriet lierk handles great sums of money. ln ad- dition to the daily finances of Vikels lnn. stamp Zlllil organ- ization funds, she adds the hand uniform drive. magazine drive, the lllarch ol' Dimes. and similar drix es. Virginia Honts really must know' her Al'5Cls to he ahle to keep track of all the hooks which are given to students during the year. liost hooks are quite a trial to Mrs. Honts and her staff in the llree text ollice. A hright, sparkling. l950 graduate, Nancy llaller. has helped to hrighten the lihrary as she assists in tl1e lihrary classes when Miss Jackson is away or husy with other students. A nurse needs help and Lillie May Green. Samohi's nurse. has plenty of help from girls who are interested in nursing. Dr. Konold explains to Mrs. Spaulding how he Wants his answer written. Jean Gormley holds a pose for the cameraman before continuing her typing. Bookkeeping has its ioys also, says Mrs. Berk. Pausing for a swift shot before lunch, these ladies smile for cameraman. Miss Green checks ears, eyes and throats during the day.