South Beloit High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (South Beloit, IL)

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l SCIENCE DEPARTMENT The functions of general science in the educa- tion ot boys and girls are: l. An understanding ot those generalizations ol :science that a citizen of a modern democracy needs in order to solve everyday personal, social, and civic problems, 2. An understanding and appreciation of the importance to one's self and to society of the ap- plications ot scientific discoveries. 3. The development of a scientific attitude ol mind. 4. The growth in ability to do critical thinking. 5. The development of interests for worthy use ol leisure time. The purpose ol biology in high school is to: l. Prepare the individual lor healthful living. Z. Give knowledge which will help interpret the existing environment. 3. Portray the human race and its improve- ments. 4. Show the advantages and disadvantages ol one animal in comparison with others. 5. Cultivate wholesome attitudes ot tolerance. sex, life, and social ethics. 6. Adjust mental and emotional control, 7. Understand the balance of nature. 8. See the consequences ol violating natures laws. 9. Improve both the mental and physical :side of life. Physics is a part of the curriculum tor the purpose ot: l. Finding the value of facts over opinion. 2. Interpreting lite around us. 3. Giving ideas about vocation. 4, Stimulating a desire lor more knowledge. 5. Knowing what makes things operate as they do. 6. Stating things more exactly, flUL'llfy'Jit31'L'1l

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COMMERCIAL Typewriting, shorthand, and bookkeeping are the three commercial sub- jects taught in our school, They are optional subjects and are offered during the junior year. This year the classes had the following enrollments. Typing I . 48 Typing ll ,,,,,Y ,,,, . 21 In Typing l, the students learn the typing work essential to personal use and accomplish a reasonable rate of speed with as high a de- gree of accuracy as possible. Typing ll is a class of students who wish to become more proficient at the typewriter. Some of them maintain excellent speeds with a good degree of accuracy. Only one year of shorthand is taught. This year two boys enrolled in the course. The Gregg Shorthand ... . 22 Bookkeeping .. 36 system is taught. The dictation speeds range from 80 to l2U Words a minute at the close of the first year. Booking is a nightmare and a lot of hard work, as stated by some diligent bookkeeper in this year's class. True, it is a big task to learn to keep your books in balance. The year's work is summarized by working a practice set during the last six weeks. In 't.'1If'1'-.VTX

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r HOME ECONCDMICS R-r-r-i-n-gl Classes change, so we will look in Room 2 and see what's cookin '. The foods class is going strong. This class studies the prepara- tion of foods and how to serve them. They prepare their menus, do their own marketing, and serve complete meals. The days the girls look forward to are the three days a week when they cook be- cause they may eat what they have prepared. Another class held in the same room is sew' ing. Here the girls are learning to fashion new garments and make over old ones of which they have tired. As another hour rolls around and we glance into this room, we find the home management girls designing, furnishing, and managing their dream homes. Other units in the years course include home nursing, foods, clothing, and in fact, every- thing that pertains to home and community life. fzztellfy-eight