Albert Lea High School - Tiger (Albert Lea, MN)

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Arthur Anthony Busmess Machines Busmess Prmclples Stenoqraphy Iournahsm Business Advrser Norman Barley Drverslhed Future Busrness Leaders Adult Education Charles F arrchrld Typmg Iounahsm Busrness Advrser Business Courses Cffer Busmess courses qrve students sound toundatlons for college busrness courses or prepare them for Job opportun1t1es when they are graduated Valuable experlence was qalned by those students rn typrnq They strrved tor speed and accuracy as they progressed ID the knowledge of tam1l1ar1z1nq them selves wlth the standard typewnter keyboard Stu dents were taught the basrc steps ot settrnq up letters and memorandums and performrna many typrnq skllls Cash rece1pt books cash payment books proflt and loss statements ledqers balance sheets and checks became farnrllar to rumors and SQHIOIS taklnq bookkeepmq The students learned the fundamentals as they would as an employed bookkeeper Busrness machlnes concentrated on teachlnq stu dents the operatlon of vanous machlnes avarlable IH drctaphone trme clock calculator comptometer and lull key and ten key addxnq machlnes Approxrrnately tour weeks were used ln learnrnq the operatlon of the busrness machrnes and elqht weeks on the d1ctaphone and on the typewnter lncluded m the Oll1C9 practlce course were usrnq several machlnes teleqraphrnq trlrnq telephonmq dressmq for a 1ob cuttmq stenclls typlnq and wntrnq letters mernorandums teleqrams and deeds Thrs course dealt wrth learnlnq by practlcal applrcatron I THINK MINE IS RIGHT says Karen Ingvaldson to her classmates DILIGENTLY TRANSCHIBING DICTATION from shorthand notes are Ierry Draayer and Karen Weum as they work thexr bookkeepmg Curo1OpPe9Grd and M'-H1110 GUN Page 20 , , school. Some of these machines are mimeoqraph, 2 ' 1 : ' 1 2 ' ' 1 ' 7 ' '

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EXAMINING GEOMETRIC OBIECTS which correspond to thelr clan work are Mary Ellen Blunt Ierry Frednckson and Ann Lyon Lend Information To rncrea e reasonrng power and to develop slctll wtth numbers are two ot the ObJGCl1V9S of mathematxcs courses Many types ot h1gl'1er math were offered stnce most colleges regutre some form for entrance A good worklng knowledge of mathernahcs lS also necessary for success tn taklng rntelhgence scholar htp and oth r types of tests because quantatlve thrnk 1ng ab1l1ty lS a proven m asure ot aptrtude Lontmumg the courses studred tn prevtous years semor ar1thmet1c conststed of a general revtew lt also mvolved learntng how to comput such thlngs a mcome tax through the practtcal appltcatron ot math Plane geometry was elected by most sophomores but tt could be taken rn the JUHIOI or senlor year also By studymg angles ctrcles and trtangles the students learned the process of deductlve reasonmg Extendmg thetr understandrng of algebra Juntors could choose to take advanced algebra From thls course stud nts could advance to solrd g om try and plane tngonometry These electrves for emors are stuilted 1n the same year because both ot them TQQUITQ one semester to complete These subnects ar necessary for vocatrons such as engrneermg SLIDE lT MORE TO THE RIGHT mstructs Bryan Xavxer to Sally Wxdger as they attempt to worlr out thexr geometry assxgnment Marvm Glesne Advanced Algebra Semor Anthmetxc AudxoV1sual Byron Spear Solxd Geometry Geometry Tngonometry Natxonal Honor Soclety Florence Schottler Advanced Algebra Guxdance Maunce Thompson Geometry Advanced Algebra Page 19 ,, , . ' s .' ' , , I . s' e ' - . Q . N .. .. . A , , e s . I I 4V , . Q . , c e e ' . ' S. .. c, . 9 . . .- .

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Trammg and Expemence Whether students plan to accept a Job after tmrsh mg school or to attend a college the buslness course grves them greater opportunltres for advancement and mcreases thelr talents and skllls rn thls held BUSINESS prlnclples was offered to Jumors and sen 1ors The course prepared students for occupatrons connected Wllh law Students drew up contracts wrlls and other legal documents rn th1s course Th1s subJect developed thelr knowledge ot the procedure of busrness Letters sounds and br1ef forms were taught to the secretarlal m1nded students as they were taught the art of stenography These students strlved for accuracy and speed 1n takrng drctatton and transcrrbmg rt In transcrrptron a second year stenography course students strrved for accuracy rn the transcnptron of the-1r shorthand notes After takmg letters at varrous speeds 1n shorthand the students were requ1red to type the letters and make carbon CODIGS that were marlable Awards were presented to students when they reached VCITIOUS speeds rn takmg shorthand In Drversrhed Occupatrons students rece1ved on the Job trarmng whlle they were employed at varrous busr nesses around town Some ot these places were auto garages retarl stores restaurants and drug stores After study1ng part of the day 1D school the students then went to thelr Jobs to earn as they learn Iva Loy Slenoqruphy Trcmscnphon Ofhce Prachce Mane Skleveland Bookkeeprng Typmq Ruth Woods TYPmq EXAMINING AND DETERMINING how u mxmeoqrcxph machme 15 THIS IS THE HAND of u qlrl who may recerve one of many Jobs operated are Mary Sxpple and Iecmette Bukken oflered to people knowmq how to run thrs and other machmes O O O , - . . i f ' I Iournalism Business Adviser , 1 , . , 7. I , J 5 7 2 .