Washington High School - Memory Lane Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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Home Economics The training of future homemakers is considered a very serious part of education here at Washington. Not only girls, but recently an acknowledgeable number of boys are enrolled in such courses as foods and family living. Our Home Economics Department is not limited, however, to these two fields. Classes of marketing, clothing and tailor- ing also meet daily. All such courses are elective but the number of classes meeting each year and teachers involved shows a steady growth and in- terest in this field. 'JRVW' Sift' bi, I E E 1 3 5. I I1

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5 r rw X' Business Business Education prepares students for future careers and provides an opportunity to gain information relating to commerce. Our Business Department is concerned with accomplishing two maior objectives, proper training in vocational education and proper training in general edu- cation. The Business Department offers a variety of courses ranging from Typing to Shorthand to Business Communications. lt is a training center for the college- bound student, the prospective secretary, and the various office staffers of tomorrow. M,...-nv- ' -..,m N . . ' .:i, ..s1 '. f .sg-mlfxwit X

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-. ,ma There are five languages of- fered to students at Wash- ington High School: French, German, Latin, Spanish and 'pi'-'Q . , ' Russian. Students are taught N5 - r sbzgg to speak the tongue of the ft iiii' It l S country they choose and S .g 'K S their education does not end K A in .gf -Q as-' Q .xi c 1 ': x K .S ' . qfg in ' Fx. 4.4 . -S 11 g , ul ' . 'fu K . s '. ' -- QA. .VAN1 X Y pq ., .Q fi W' - , ,N xii . 'few .' with learning the language of the country. They must also become familiar with the country's customs, history, and literature. Directed by able teachers, films, visual aids, and a modern language lab, students can become masters of their adopted lan- guages. Q iljll U, ' 5-isllgllllllxl lt . . .. . - s t 'fl 1 . Languages