West Salem High School - Neshonoc Yearbook (West Salem, WI)

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(iibjjd SkdU By means of modern techniques students in business education obtain practical experience and fundamental knowledge that will be helpful both in their personal lives as well as their vocational pursuits. This training is gained through the following courses: typing, shorthand, bookkeeping, and advanced business, covering a study of office machines and procedures. Additional experience is gained through aiding in the publication of the NESHONOC, the High School and Junior High ORIOLE, as well as by assisting in the school office. Instructor June Sletteland supervises training on office machines for Eleanor Johnson, Dennis Schaper, and David Johnson, INDUSTRIAL ARTS is a collective term including drawing, wood, metals, crafts, electricity, mechanics, and printing. A recent addition to our curriculum it is designed to provide a school environment in which young people learn to work with tools, materials, and ideas. They plan, experiment, and construct. In the process, they are called upon to think, organize, and to choose between alternatives. Industrial Arts pupils at work: Lester Hanson, Karen Morgan, teacher Eldred Manske, Franklin Cox, Gary Indahl, and Myron Hicks.

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%uic Enudu th tmmjJjm Vocalists discuss chorus selection with director Edith Lauterbach: David Olson, Judy Hulberg, Jean Drecktrah and Marc Ranger. 9 Swing Band members hold a casual at-home practice: Steven Beers. Jane Jostad, Lynette Shaw, William Meyer, and director Curtis Beers. Supplementing the academic classes, fine and useful arts courses add to West Salem’s educational program. Band and chorus provideour youth with the opportunity to develop an appreciation for instrumental and vocal music. The highlight of the 1960-61 year for the West Salem band was being chosen to entertain audiences at La Crosse for Presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon, and John F. Kennedy. Besides the presentation of formal concerts and active support of civic and school functions the band and chorus participate in the Spring District Music Contests. These events through solos and ensembles encourage competitive spirit and growth in performance.

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'Betta Vo-Ag students study the art of judging meat: Advisor N. N. Rowe, Orin Schwier, Dennis Labus, Ronald Hoyer, and James Michelson. Vocational Agriculture has as its primary purpose the development of skills related to farming. Therefore such essentials as mastery of techniques in mechanics, keeping and interpreting soils, conservation, and dairy practices are major fields of study. The program is not limited to farming but includes preparation for related industries. Through Vocational Agricultural Education, students experience participation in worthy rural, civic, and social activities that prepare them for adult leadership. West Salem’s Vo-Ag four year elective program has been under the direction of Mr. N. N. Rowe for thirty-five years. No longer limited to “cooking and sewing, “Home Economics prepares every girl for the responsibilities necessary for today’s modern living. Each year there is a comprehensive and progressive study of child care; home safety, management, and furnishings; clothing and textiles; food and nutrition. Home Economics is an elective offered for four years. Home Economics members enjoy their own cooking: Lois RomsKog, Anne Schomberg, Roberta Niemeier, Sharon Hanson, advisor Ann Nelson. 11