Watsonville High School - Manzanita Yearbook (Watsonville, CA)

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OWOH d WATSO-NVILLE UNION HIGH SCHOOL TWQ YEAR QERTHFHCATE QQMRSESS HE Watsonville Union High School offers a two year course to stu- dents looking for an intensive study along commercial lines, home management, or trade preparation. Girls or boys interested in preparing for secretarial work take a special training course in stenography, which includes typewriting and shorthand. The student gains a knowledge of general oche routine, the ability to write a good business letter, handle the mail, and the different duties required of an OHiCC worker. The accounting course includes a great deal of book- keeping. In addition to these specialized skills, courses are required of a more general nature Which are absolutely essential to a successful man or woman. The home management course is for girls looking forward to the days When they Will be heads of their homes. When they finish their course, they are skilled cooks, able to plan and serve a well balanced meal; ac- complished dressmakers, able to design, make and care for their own ward- robes, as well as other members of the family. They receive practical training in running a home, furnishing it economically, efficiently, and attractively. What is more, they know how to keep it clean. They also learn about child care, family life, and etiquette. The trade preparation course touches on many skilled trades. Along with these trades, the fundamental subjects are taught too, so that a student leaves school With a definite knowledge which Will in later years enable him to fit into a business or home organization; and still he has had some academic work too. TU' Those receiving their two-year certihcates this year are: EMMA MARY AVANCINA ............................................................ Accounting MARGARET FRANCES DIEHL Stenogmpby JANE TOMOYE MANABE Stenograploy EMI TAKATA ..... Trade Preparation T241 MANZANITA