According to Mrs. Barbara Enns, child care occupations teacher, the child care occupations class is definitely worth having at Maine West. It is open to all junior and senior students interested in continuing child care as a career as well as those interested in children and their behavior.

On Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, periods 6, 7, and 8, the pre‑school nursery is in session. Half of the class observes and the other half works with the children. Monday and Tuesday are spent discussing the past week and its activities, planning the next week's agenda, and studying child development.

Twelve children, ages three to four, were selected from the near 40 applicants. By getting an equal number of boys and girls, some from large families, some who are only children, and those with extensive or limited social contact, the students are able to study and observe different personalities and characteristics.

Kay Lowden '71 took the course because she likes children and hopes to teach mentally disturbed children someday.

Margie Riley '71 feels that it is really great to help the children. She, too, would like to continue in child care as her career.

Karen Emling '72 had expected the class to be like babysitting, but feels she is learning a lot about children and their behavior.

Gale Patton '72 and Sue Carlson '72 both enjoy the course and hope to teach someday.

Some of the girls enrolled in child care occupations are working outside Maine West in various schools such as Angeltown and First Methodist and First Presbyterian Church dayschools. These places become their training stations so that the girls have a daily class period and a working experience.

Miss Shirley Kapina, instructor, described the course as "learning on the job." The requirement for the course is an interview with the teacher. Child care deals with the development of a child, licensing and setting up of a nursery or day‑care center, safety, and general care of children.

When asked whether the course would be beneficial for boys, Shelby Wessel '71 replied, "Yes, because they are needed to do the heavier work."

Bev Drews '71 answered, "We need boys because many of the boys do not have fathers and need a father figure."