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Practical Arts Guide Students Toward Independence

Practical Arts taught students neces­ course included basic keyboard
sary skills for later life. mastery, centering, letters, and manu­
AMBITIOUS senior Peter Pober reads THE
WALL STREET JOURNAL before his first scripts.
period business course, taught by Mrs. Mary Home Economics introduced
Jeu de Vine.
students to the basic household Law courses investigated citizens’
requirements. “The class discussed rights and responsibilities, criminal
food, nutrition, health, the food and civil law, and the procedure for
groups, and preparation of meal,” legal contracts and the filing of law
said instructor Mrs. Mary Jeu de suits. Business and accounting were
Vine. also offered. Senior Dana Schultz
said, “I want to major in business in
Single Survival helped juniors and college, and I thought that accounting
seniors prepare for living an in­ would be beneficial.”
dependent life. Topics covered
included food, designing and equip­ In Practical Physics students ex­
ping a kitchen, furniture purchase, plored systems and devices in a
and insurance know-how. typical Florida home, as well as
maintenance, repair, and the safe
Typing was a requirement for gradua­ operation of tools. Also included
tion. All students had to type forty were the basics of electricity, plumb­
words per minute for three minutes ing, drafting, and woodworking.
with no more than three errors. The

DEFENDANT Scott Chaykin testifies during
the annual Mock Trial, presented by the
Business Law class. Judge Robert Bauroth looks
on.

SINGLE SURVIVAL provides Mrs. Mary Jeu
de Vine with a chance to instruct senior Jaye
Seymour in cooking. Numerous fully equipped
kitchen units provide ample space for students
to cook.

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