Washington High School - Warrior Yearbook (Sioux Falls, SD)

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Typewriting classes are always over- flowing each semester with students who wish to learn the art.', Those who want to learn to type only for their own personal use take the one year course, while others who desire to become more proficient, take the two year course along with shorthand. The average speed of a one year student is about 35 words a minute, though some get up to 45 and 50 words. The fact that more and more students are becoming vocation conscious is evi- denced by the growing attendance in the commercial classes. Most of the future secretaries are girls, but occasionally a brave male enrolls in the course. The speed which most shorthand addicts reach is 120 words a minute and because of their super- ior training, many of them are placed in jobs immediately after graduation. In the Bookkeeping department one seems to be in a forest of machinesecal- culators, adding and posting Ill2lClllIlCS-We which are used every day by students in getting their lessons and i11 helping Mr. Bubbers keep school accounts, for it is in this department that accounts, representing assets of 310,000 of some 60 school organiza- tions, are kept. This set-up provides op- portunities for students to both learn and practice bookkeeping principles. Every six weeks, just before report cards are issued, a group of about 90 stu- dents and teachers transfer grades from teachers, cards to the permanent cards. Mr. liubbers and his advanced bookkeeping class supervise the work. The job usually takes about two hours, as transferring grades of about 2,300 students is quite a lengthy process. H A D-4 O M D.. CD CD L11 L4 CD D DQ CI Q1 CD L11 P D U Ld LT-J D O bd

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As the cooki11g classes are always filled to capacity, it seems that there are many girls in VV.H.S. who believe in the old adage that the best way to a lIlHll,S heart is through his stomachf' The femmes', are also given mueh practical training in pre- paring meals, homemaking, and nursing. The last semester is spent on dietetics and polishing up on the technique of serving. All the classes serve teas and dinners to some of XV.H.S. departments. Sewing is a practical subject for all girls to know, as there are so many interest- ing things to make, and so many holes to mend. Throughout the two years of sew- ing a very complete course is given. Ele- mentary stitches and their application on simple patterns are taken up the first se- mester, and in the last semester tl1e girls make tailored clothes, suits, and a garment for some other person. Many make their own graduation clothes. FU URE HOMEM KERS

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PU W I -U E E as CI F11 CD t H F' m l'nder the skilled workmanship of future carpenters, the transformation of many crude pieces of wood into various polished pieces of furniture occurs daily in the shop rooms. Pine and cedar are the woods most generally used, but once in a while one may be lucky enough to see a piece of black walnut among their many materials. Visit the printing classes anytime, and you will see many aspiring printers hard at work. Covered with ink, they set up type and run the presses, printing pro- grams, office material, and numerous other articles needed by the school and various organizations of it. Girls are rather scarce in the course, but you will often find one brave enough to enroll. l'nder the able guidance of Mr. La- Chapelle, many of the school's youthful mechanics investigate the principles under- lying the operation of the modern auto- mobile. As the facilities for the course have recently been enlarged, students in the ad- vanced classes are now permitted to bring their own automobiles for repair. A new coursee-fmetalsewas inaugu- rated into the NV.H.S. curriculum this year under the supervision of Mr. I.aChapclle. The work calls into action both one's brains and fingers, as the students conceive what they want to make and then use lathes, power drills, or whatever will help them to produce perfect ash trays or other objects.