St John Township High School - Echo Yearbook (Dyer, IN)

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OFFERED IT OVER Two of the most popular and productive courses offered at Dyer are art and mechanical drawing. Mrs. Dougherty's classes are filled to capacity, and her students work on an amazing variety of projects. They are called on to produce posters, Indian headdresses, or Christmas decorations at the drop of a hat, and in the meantime, they accomplish agreat deal of serious work. They are learning to work with chalk, pen and ink, and water colors, as well as with copper, plaster, and ceramics. Learning declensions and irregular verbs is just a small part of Miss Pierce’s Spanish course. The students also study the habits and customs of the Spanish people, and reproduce, in the classroom, some of the characteristic fetes. Here Jane Blythe is modeling an authentic Spanish costume while Virginia Ruiz and the other class members look on admiringly.

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Effective speaking is the goal of Mrs. Ainsley’s speech class. As aids in acquiring that skill, students use recordings of trained speakers and tape recordings of their own speeches. The course of study covers the fields of oratory, debate, drama, panel discussion, and parliamentary law. In the picture above, Pat Fugate is listening to Sharon Pfeiffer as she makes a tape recording while Wayne Hinkel handles the controls. Never before in the history of our nation, has it been so important for young Americans to be conscious of the world in which they live. In Mr. Eberly’s world geography course, he strives to create in his students an awareness of global geography and its significance in world affairs. In the picture at the right, Barney Swinford, Betty Solyom, and Monica Sabo are examining the globe - perhaps even looking for their own small town of Dyer.

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 The proof is in the pudding , remarks Mrs. Ward as she cautions Dolly Bryant, Mary Templeton, Monica Sabo, and Wilma Horner to stir constantly when making a blanc mange pudding. Nineteen girls are studying Advanced Foods, with special emphasis on planning, preparing, and serving formal and informal dinners. Another important project is the selection, care, and arrangement of kitchen equipment. STUDENTS PREPARE FOR HOME HD OFFICE With the aid of modern office machinery, life is much simpler for the business secretary. In Miss Husted’s class in Business Calculation, students learn to operate various types of adding machines, comptometers, calculators, and electric typewriters. In the picture at the left, Anna Ochs is taking a typewriting time test while Jane Halfman holds the stop watch.