Watseka High School - Watchekee Yearbook (Watseka, IL)

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2 - 'Q :.S,f.,, 1 1 The business classes ranged widely in both difficulty and subject matter. Most of the classes, which were de- signed to give the student a basic knowledge of business, also served as a preparatory course for those going on to college or entering the busi- ness field. Typing I students, after learning the keyboard, con- tinued to build their speed. Typing Il, a continuation of Typing I, dealt with higher standards and more compli- cated production work. Marsha Fults, Typing Il student, straightens her papers before handing in her production work. Accounting students read and answer quesiions from their books . Another business course of- fered was that of Shorthand. In Shorthand I, the students learned the alphabet and took letters which they tran- scribed on the typewriter. Shorthand II students exper- ienced longer letters and achieved higher speeds in their timed writings . General Business was a ba- sic economics course which taught the students such fun- damentals as personal fi- nance , credit , insurance , and checking. The Accounting course was a bookkeeping cycle for ser- vice and merchandising business . Not only did the class stress assets and lia- bilities, but also computing net incomes . w. H? 33 if-1 i ,R a 'CFI-f 'X N-L--nie idk? 1 MC. r . -VX l xk If -' 'lf 7 - l xiii' Ni A. ,. S., Business 35

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H Shorthand I students take advantage of the tame given to get their home- Taking Care Of Business Mrs. Bricker's Shorthand students look over their assignments . After a timed writing, Typing I stu- dents check for errors before continu ing. wb' General Busmess students are tested on their newly acquired knowledge , Z, 4 ,f mt, Q P ,mfg V317 'JL Q

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Looking Into Social Affairs Consisting of seven courses , the Social Studies depart- ment offered a variety of classes to students. Among these courses were two re- quired classes, Consumer Economics and American History, and five electives. juniors were required to en- roll in American History to study the Illinois and U.S. constitutions . In order to obtain a more worldly view, World History and World Geography were also of- fered. Psychology, Sociology, and Consumer Economics were only one semester courses. While Psychology students studied personality develop- ment and Freudian theories , Sociology students went into social development. Students in Consumer Economics were required to write a 3000 word theme dealing with the understanding of ba- sic economy at the end of the semester. In World Affairs , students 36 Social Studies World History students listen atten- tively as Mr. Jacobs lectures. Mr. Owens keeps humor in the class- room as he outlines the constitution for his American History class. played Co1lege Bowl on Mondays, watched films on Tuesdays , listened to lec- tures on Wednesdays and Thursdays , and worked on projects on Fridays . On Project Day students spent their time on projects ranging from work sheets to student teaching to visiting the elderly.