Whitmer High School - Oracle Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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Typing This new school of ours is infected with woodpeckers! Every time you go by their nests they start pecking away and . . . but wait. I’m wrong! I should have known! It’s the typing classes punching out a letter! When they aren’t typing, the students are taught the parts of the machine and how to operate it accurately. Woodpeckers! Bah! Office Practice Office practi ce is an advanced typing course which stresses other office duties such as filing and reception work. In preparing themselves for the business world our “Ann Southerns” are trained in secretarial work as well as stenographic duties. Bookkeeping Whitmer’s “bookies” are taught the art of stretching the dollar as well as keeping financial records and daily transactions. The classes also receive instruction in accounting and budgeting. Joanne Morrow practices on the bookkeeping machine as Sarajane Foster looks on. Mrs. Virginia Baker, who received her two degrees from the Univer¬ sity of Toledo, teaches bookkeep¬ ing and typing. She advises Senior Y-Teens. Mrs. Pat Lindeman, a graduate of the University of Toledo, teaches shorthand and busi¬ ness law. She is adviser to the Whitmer Pep Club. Miss Sue Hartman, who received her two degrees from Bowling Green State University, teaches shorthand and office practice. She is adviser to Junior Y-Teens. Mrs. Mona Jane Milne, a graduate of the University of Toledo, teaches typing, office practice, and business English. She is in charge of the school book store.

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Mary Helsel and Carole Refi try to find their own names in shorthand on the pumpkin faces. Business Includes Shorthand As the old saying goes, “It was Greek to me.” Those who do not take shorthand might murmur this phrase after studying a page of shorthand. But for those Whitmerites who take shorthand and can “crack the code” the short strokes which make up this “short-cut” in writing, mean a lot. In class they have timed writings to test their ability to write while someone dictates to them. For those who can “scribble” 80 words or more per minute, a certificate is awarded. Miss Normajean Thompson, a grad¬ uate of Hillsdale College, teaches general business and office practice. She is adviser to the cheerleaders and choreographer for the Variety Show. Mr. Edwin Knepper, head of the business department, teaches busi¬ ness machines and business arithme¬ tic. He attended Bowling Green State University, Ohio University, and the University of Toledo. Mrs. Barbara Lafayette, who re¬ ceived her degree from the Uni¬ versity of Toledo, teaches typing and business arithmetic. She is a sophomore class adviser as well as F.B.L.A. adviser.

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Mr. Norman Hunter, who heads the science department, teaches chemistry and algebra. He graduated from the University of Toledo. Mr. David Beck teaches biology, is a junior class adviser, and is audio¬ visual director at Whitmer. He at¬ tended Bowling Green State Univer¬ sity. Mr. Richard McLeod, who advises the Jets, teaches physics and mathe¬ matics. He attended Purdue and the University of Toledo. Science Includes PHYSICS Physics, the study of force and energy and its effect on matter, is a popular course for the young “mad scien¬ tist.” With so much emphasis on nuclear warfare, this is one course in which everyone should be inter¬ ested. The energy of horsepower and the motion of molecules are two of the topics covered. BIOLOGY Biology, sometimes referred to by students as “bug- ology,” is divided into two courses. There is practical biology for those students who want a general know¬ ledge of the science, and the college preparatory course, which gives a more detailed and comprehensive view of biology. Both courses consist of microscope studies, dissection, and text book work. Each spring, the stu¬ dents prepare projects for the Bowling Green State University Science Fair. Art Miller studies the elasticity of the common spring. Sharon Osterman waters the plants in the greenhouse while Jim Umlauf starts to cultivate the dirt.