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

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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 .

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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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George Acheft Ar Art Club B Wrestlmq L I Emmons Band Pep Band Robert Myers Vocal Musxc Mcdnqcxl Smgers Ttqers Roar Lester Stnemer Orchestra tDeceasedl HOW CAN l IMPROVE THIS RABBIT' mqures Bradley Hammer as Mcrry Kay Kelly points out graceful curves that mlqht be brought out ettectrvely. Page 22 F1ne Arts Create 'Through the mus1c 1nstrumental and vocal and art programs offered students found sat1sfact1on ga1ned knowledge and grew 1n f1ne arts apprec1at1on Str1v1ng to QIVG more pup1ls a chance to part1c1pate 1n choral work a new system of chorus d1V1SlOH was put 1nto effect B Chorus was st11l 11'1 organlzatlon for sophomores and conslsted of 100 puplls Th1s year however A Chorus compr1sed of students 1n the upper grades and a few sophomore boys was d1 vlded 1nto an A Chorus and a Select Chorus Both groups together held about 225 students Madrlgal 44 students of the h1ghest quahty and mterest was aga1n the SGIVICS group of the publrc Band perfected 1lS many types of rnuslc by pnvate lessons home pract1ce rehearsal of var1ous sect1ons and pract1ce of the entlre productlon assembl1es concerts for the school body and the pub llc and sport1ng games and tournaments The orchestra play1ng a more dramat1c type of mus1c presented 1lS sk1lls before plays at school con certs at graduat1on and at publ1c concerts On re quest the str1ng sect1on played for church groups D1re1'1ng the orchestra dur1ng the lllness of Mr Lester Slrlemer was Mrs Orla Knutson In a new enlarged and br1ghtened room art stu dents developed themes of beauty and charm ln add1 t1on a k1ln wh1ch IS a fac1l1ty used to bake clay and ceram1c, works 1nto lastmg hardness was added 0 Q I I ' 1 This work enabled the band to perform for pep