Tolleston High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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Students Today, Secretaries Tomorrow Typing students learn to increase words per minute ond decrease errors. Joan Felton ond Betty Dixon watch os Dorothy Norwood demonstrates the proper method of making shorthand characters Students interested in future business careers obtained o good stort through Tolleston's business courses Working ledger problems, taking dictation, and learning the correct way to type, were all port of the effort to develop com- mercial skills. This yeor clericol practice was added to Tolleston's business curriculum. This course gave students the opportunity to do actual office work 14 Bookkeeping students learn to bolonce their credits and debits.

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Math Prepares Students For Future Art Bortolini, Donno Morcyonik, Elome Klimek, ond Beverly Moore ore working for mo I proofs of geometric problems From the fundamentals of mathematics to the advanced study of trigonometry, Tolleston's math students prepare for tomor- row. Working with triangles, equations, decimals, and percent- ages, students learn to solve fu- ture everydoy problems, os well os advanced mathematical equa- tions. Leorning to reason our prob- lems in moth will lead to logical thinking in working out other problems of doily life. Indeed, this mathematical training will provide some students with voca- tions. freshmen Poul Pollord, Eorlme Wheeler, ond Awildo Pogon, listen attentively os Mr. Larsen explains a difficult problem. Mr. Goforth wofches os John Zedolis ond Ronald Pott on work equations.

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Students Study State Legislature The inauguration of the thirty-fifth President of the United States, the tense Cubon situotion, ond the satellite race with Russia were omona the current events discussed this past year in Tolleston's history classes. Each year senior government classes learn obout ond dis- cuss the intricate workings of the U. S. Government, while the students in U. S. History study the complete history of their country. The problems ond histories of foreign lands ore the main subjects discussed ond studied in World History classes. Bill Poige points out the President's chief legislative powers to Pot Persm ond Solomon Hoymon Dr. Crone watches closely os his World History students toke notes on o lecture. Mordell Dovis indiCOfes to Cheryl Elliott ond Nor mo n Koruschok the position of Georgia, one of the origmol thirteen colonies. Shoron Fuller, Rocine Pollord, ond Leono Tillery ore interested m the current events posted on Mr. Wise's bulletin board.