William Henry Harrison High School - Legend Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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This Is Our Business I With the addition of two more members to the business faculty, the department reached full strength this year, offering courses and activities on the same level as the other city schools. Other new additions to the department's facili- ties included several new business machines for use by advanced Office Practice classes. Business Principles, Business Law, and Notehand, as well as Typing I-C, were all offered to college-bound students for use in their respective careers. A full-timc work practice program, was insti- tuted under the direction of Mr. Warren Wil- helm. Mr. Wilhelm was also instrumental in the formation of a Distributive Education Club, which allowed Harrison business students to participate in such events as the Employer- Em- .- .. . , ployee Banquet with other city schools--and in- BUSINESS COURSES provided many with skills of typing, book- deed brought Harrison leadership in one 01- more keePing, and markEting- area as Cathy Condor took the office of State DE Secretary. Mary Ruth Oakley Helene Eargood Mario nfGatterer Florece Cough ' s ' s ,. , HARRY CLARK is found completing a bookkeeping practice Elnora Hicks Warren Wilhelm set. 28

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Robert Donaldson Noble Hart Bradford Chaffiii . ta DON BRADENBURG displays his artistic talents by sculpturing a head in art class. 27 Harry Scaggiari, Lea Schmidt, and others brought fame to the Music Department during the course of the year. Included in their accomplish- ments was the winning of the Evansville Philhar- monic Youth Contest. Harry took first honors, and Lea won second place. uThe Accents were in constant demand, bringing praise by performing at public events. A cookie sale was prepared by the Home Ecot- nomics Department during lunch periods before Christmas. Kitty VanDeest, winner of the Betty Crocker Homemaker Award, went on to- state competition on the basis of the test she took. Much credit is due to the Art and Mechanical Arts Departments. The print shop performed many services, such as printing tickets for all school dances. Julie Hadad painted the Pep Club's tom- tom, black, and white under Mr. Hartis super- vision.

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Mary Dannettell Doris Griffin Ed 6121;!bot1tne LewellGalloway Donald LeDuc W? M William Russler Franklm Schthz Dhnald Wratson Free exercise, similar to modern dance, was an innovation made by the Girlst Physical Education Department. The girls also concentrated on such things as soccer, ping pong, and the traditional sports: volleyball, basketball, softball, and track. Several weeks were spent tumbling. Included in CO-EDUCATIONAL SQUARE DANCING occu- pied a grading period for all the physical education classes. Warriors Stress Physical F itness: The Nationas Goal this unit was work on the trampoline and parallel bars. The boyst department spent the year on similar activities, but they included football and deleted free exercise. During the second semester both classes combined for coeducational square dancing. Jack Waterman NOT ALL BOYS kept the pace during calisthenics in gym class.