Shorewood High School - Copperdome Yearbook (Shorewood, WI)

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American History, taken by juniors, is the second required course in this department. This class offers a clear understand- ing of the history of these United States and teaches the true mean- ing and importance of citizen- ship. COPPERDOME SOCIAL STUDIES The first step in the three year course of social studies is World History. It is a required course taken by all sophomores and it gives them a back- ground for future study, especially for American history. The senior version of so- cial studies is Problems of Democracy. This subject offers a background of social and economic prob- lems. After finishing this tri-year course the student should have a better under- standing of our country and its place in the World.

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ClJR RICIJLLJM LANGUAGES lf we are to be leaders in our world today We must understand the government, history, and language of other countries, so our lan- guage department, under the supervision of Miss Che- villon, offers four years of French and German. Four years of Latin and Spanish are also offered. All of these languages are advantageous for college preparation and are neces- sary in many occupations and professions, such as medicine, journalism, and law.

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CURRICULUM CUMMERCE Business Education may have either one of two pur- poses. It prepares an indi- vidual for a vocation and it is valuable for one's per- sonal needs. A year of typing is a prerequisite for stenography. Basic fundamentals are stressed in the beginning courses while the advanced courses lay more em- phasis on increasing speed. 23 In bookkeeping funda- mentals of keeping office accounts as keeping per- sonal records are stressed. The use of various office machines is taught in the Office Practice class. A 1i'Ma Q'