Silver Creek High School - Silver Leaves Yearbook (Sellersburg, IN)

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Nearly half of the students at S.C. take one or more of the commercial subjects that are offered. Two years of typing and shorthand, one year of bookkeeping, and one year of general business are beneficial not only for those entering the businesS world, but others can also apply many thllgs learned in commerce to their own life. Commercial subjects inform one about several of the procedures used in the business world. Knowing these things, a person can become a wiser consumer and a better judge of goods. Practice will make perfect so keep trying. llLetls hope I can translate this, S. Makowsky tells W. Shepard. ttAre you sure that total is correct? Mrs. Wheatley and t T. Jonas ask A. Smith in bookkeeping.

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This mlitinn of the weekly classroom paper seems to be very intvrvsting to Mr. Makowsky and U. S. History stu- dt'nIS D. Miller and W. Baily. In fvrth'r nati I to understand better how our national and inter- n 1 are :11 ct'onomy operates, tTioad Maps to Industry, charts , mmetimes used. Here K. Allen and D. Marshall ex- la' . . . - . . D lln tlu, organization of corporations in Mr. Makowskyis app mi I'CnnrmllCS class. of many things. Social studies, key to future, Social studies in any of its forms is a fascinating subject that informs one about past happenings and. is a guide for the future. One can find a new world in the realm of social studies through studying the chief types of city governments, growth of population, democracy, the cost of living, and federal budgeting; social studies also helps one to understand the cause and effect Economic activities may employ certain interests to the students concerning the Amer- ican progress from 1800 to the present. Of the variety of social studies offered at S.C., only two are required to graduate. But by majoring in this field, one has general knowledge of the his- tory of the world and this country, of the economic system of this country, and of the government setup under which we live. ttIn our study this year, weill discover that government is many thingsfi Mr. Cortner tells K. Montgomery, R. Snider, and D. Broady.

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Safety vital to shop boys Proper application of the newest tools and tech- niques is the object of shop; mechanical drawing teaches shop students the arts of architecture, tool making. and machine construction. It adds to this teaching the knowledge of how they can apply it to their tm n imiividual needs. Whether the shop student intends to become a leading; mntractor or just an everyday handyman, the Sltuivnt profits greatly by taking shop. Thrnugimut each year of the four-year shop course. the students learn safety principles as well as tho mmtixe styling of construction of tables, cedar Chests iltlti imokends. Trimming metal on the lathe are J. Haas, L. Loveless, and D. Weber. Us. tr . .. . , , , . . D313; will; x153 saw under Mr. Klems superv1$1on 1s J. hIs this angle correct, Mr. Kleiniw asks F. Marsee while ' k ' ' Hute IOOkS 011- J. Goldman checks his work, also.