University High School, Jordannus,1960, Page 24

Description:	_iz j... > * , N... through bargaining and backspacingThe home economics program includes threelevels: an exploratory program for 7th and8th grade boys and girls, who spend 4^2 weeksin foods and 4M> weeks in clothing, a four-yearprogram for majors, and a crash” course forstudents who previously have had no homeeconomics, but who as seniors decide that theyneed to know something about homemaking.An especially popular unit this year centeredon various types of china, crystal, and linens.As part of their study of banking transactions, Mrs. Everard’s bookkeeping class visited the First National Bank and saw the vaults,the charge account department, and the microfilming machine which takes pictures ofall checks. Second year typing students received office practice in transcribing and filing. A new dictaphone was purchased so thatstudents could learn to type directly from dictation.Typing students try to type rapidly and avoid errors as MissTrinkle watches her stopwatch. Competition for top honors onFive-minute timed writings encourages students to developtheir typing skills.Martha Jane Risser, English, social dean, dean of girls U-SchoolAnnex, sponsor of Student Council; James Roberts, music,Band Director; Charles Souers, math and science, sponsor ofJunior High Science Club, seventh grade sponsor; JosephineSpear, English, Chairman of English Department; Mrs. Lucile Spencer, home economics.24
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