Southeast High School - Shield Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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College bulletins received investigation by Jean Probasco, Joftnn Frey and Harry Bauer. 25 Some Seniors Made Plans for College, Bewildered looks vanished from sophomores ' faces as they became orientated to LSE through their guid¬ ance instructors. Counselors adminis¬ tered aptitude and interest tests. Study habits and occupational planning confronted juniors. Future preparation continued in senior home room with discussions on careers, fami¬ ly life and philosophy. Guest speakers talking on military service and mar¬ riage provided additional information. Sophomore guidance students were re¬ quired to buy a Knight Lite. Nancy Wilcox and David Edwards used it for direction.

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Geometry assignments were fun if one enjoyed creating designs. Rulers and compasses aided Glenn McComb in constructing his figuration. Slide Rules and Equations Involving X ' s. X ' s were squared, divided and equated in second-year algebra as un¬ known quantities become known. With a large demonstration slide rule plus smaller slide rules for indi¬ vidual usage, trigonometry students were better equipped to compare the sides and angles of triangles. While trigonometry students dealt mainly Acquiring mechanics of a slide rule was with right triangles, geometry pupils made simpler for trig students Nancy Eag- r , i 1 er and Bob Degenhardt by a huge guide. gave proofs to problems Concerning circles and many-sided figures. Algebra was not always easy but Robb Cole started to catch on after Kay Christiansen began to explain it step by step to him.

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Family Life or Post-Graduation Occupations Fasdf . . . j;lkj . . . characteristics of a beginning typist. As the course progressed, students typed letters, le¬ gal documents and data sheets. Dots and dashes, curves and straight lines represented another lan¬ guage to shorthand students. A ledger, end-of-month reports and net gains and losses symbolized bookkeeping. I made it] was a proud exclama¬ tion from a foods or sewing student. 26 Secretaries must know shorthand and typing to be a success. Marilyn Schreurs practiced diligently so that one day she might be a skillful typist. During sewing class Janet Warne, Diantha Pangborn and Lyn Frederick worked on their outfits with great satisfaction. Home ec is just one of the classes which will be long remembered by Rebecca Diers and any other girl who took the course. It served as a foundation in planning their future homes.