Worthington High School - Trojan Yearbook (Worthington, MN)

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'I can see what is wrong with thatl states Arlys Nilson as she checks with Judy Hvistendahl concerning her typing assignment. Meanwhile Miss Jantzen prepares to time the other students. Copy Katz says Miss Jantzen as Karole Katz dictates a letter to these future secretaries, Ardys Ann Groninga, Glenda Kruse, Carol Janssen, and Coralie Holland. Senior Hi h Classes Offer Training Four commercial courses - typing instructed by Erna Jantzen, John Calwell, and Reuban Melom, steno I and ll instructed by Miss Jantzen, bookkeeping instructed by Mr. Colwell, and practical business and business law instructed by Mr. Colwell - are offered in Worthington Senior High. The first tour weeks of typing class are spent in learn- ing the locations of the keys on the keyboard. The rest of the year is spent in the developing of speed and accuracy in timed writings, tabulations, manuscripts, letters, and enve- lopes. Steno I and ll includes the learning of the shorthand sym- bols, characters, and blends as well as increasing speed by shorthand takes. The steno II girls spend their time increasing their speed and accuracy by 'transcribing their shorthand notes on the typewriter. ln the course of bookkeeping the students learn the prin- ciples and practices of bookkeeping and accounting which are related to the daily lives of everyone. The study of book- keeping prepares the students for employment in business as well as the budgeting ot the household. Practical business and business law is a course which in- troduces the students to the negotiable instruments of checks, insurance, etc. It also enlightens the student as to their re- sponsibilities to the community in which they live. 28

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Three math courses - plane geometry instructed by Leon Schimbeno and Morris Marcotte, advanced algebra instructed by Darryl Hill and Mr. Marcotte, and solid geometry and trigonometry instructed by Mr. Marcotte - are offered in Worthington Senior High. Plane geometry instructs the students in a practical appli- cation of lines, angles, and circles. The atmosphere of the geometry class has been made more conductive to study be- cause of new equipment acquired by the math department this year. Advanced algebra, as its name suggests, is a continuation of elementary algebra taught to the students in the ninth grade. Students taking this course learn of linear equations, determinants, and logarithms. Students taking solid geometry and trigonometry, instructed by a newcomer to the senior high faculty, Morris Marcotte, discover the use of three dimensional figures and the relation- ships between the sides and angles of a triangle. Approximately SOO WHS students took advantage of the opportunity to receive a well-balanced math foundation nec- essary for further scientific and mathematical studies. Already, there are times the school is so crowded one is in a dilemma as where he may study his solid. Here Vince Hollaren, one of the more studious, solves this problem 'in a most unusual way. the Thinking Man's Intelligence OK Boss, is this alright? Judy Hvistendahl asks Nancy Hughes who seemingly knows all the answers to higher algebra prob- lems. Well it goes like this, says Jan Newburn as she explains her geometry problem to the class. By observing the ex- pressions on Mr. Schimbeno's and Mark Lieske's faces, one would think her proof to have been a bit humorous. 27

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Three vocational courses - home economics instructed by Audrey Jorgenson, industrial arts instructed by Dean Nordell, and agriculture instructed by Walter Larson and Kenneth Johnson - are offered in Worthington Senior High. Home economics offered to sophomore, junior, and senior girls gives the girls the opportunity to learn the principles of homemaking. During the sophomore and junior years the students learn the principles of cooking and sewing, while in the senior year the girls take an advanced course of tailor- ing, retinishing of furniture, and experimenting with foods. Sophomore, junior, and senior bays elect industrial arts for preparation of fu-ture vocations. Sophomores take metal shop which deals with the uses of metals, juniors and seniors take woodshop where they build such things as desks, tables, and cabinets. Agriculture is also offered to all three senior high classes. In ag the students learn of modern farming through new machinery and farming methods. This is a continuation of the Ag I course offered to boys in the ninth grade who preferred agriculture to industrial arts. Concentration! Absorbed in fashianing the handle of his hacksaw is Roger Brust, a sophomore industrial arts stu- dent. for Commercial and Vocational Qccupations lt's beautiful - what is it? Ag. shop seems to offer an opportu- nity for Jim Jeppesen and Lowell Nystrom to gain experience in the construction of farm equipment. 29 Judy seems to find a bit of humor in her workl Refin- ishing furniture for their home ec. projects are Norma Jacobson, Julie Beck, Judy Feikema, Gail Malmquist, Alberta Hieronimus, and Lucy Martin. 1--n