Casa Grande Union High School - Cougar Yearbook (Casa Grande, AZ)

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Students Prepare for Business Careers Mrs. Thora Bingham Mr. A1 Nader Mr. Frank R. Vincent Mr. Vincent helps Bob Montalvo set typewriter margins. Bookkeeping is an introduction to record keeping and the problems of business. Office practice is a vocational course for those plan- ning office work and includes typing, filing, machines, and other phases of business. The commercial subjects -- typing, shorthand, bookkeeping, and office practice--are designed to prepare the student for a secretarial career. Typing and shorthand are also helpful to those planning to enter college where compositions and note taking are required. Mrs. Bingham explains the use of a dictophone to Linda Roberts. 21

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Library-Drivers Training-Are Pupil Aids Mrs. Kathryn K. Bossuyt Mr. Jack Spilsbury Mrs. Bossuyt is pictured at left showing Tim Russ and Patty Anderson how to use the card catalogue. The library is a materials center, a reading center, and an information and fact- finding center. The library is a laboratory where students and faculty may supplement and complement the educational program of the school through the use of library materials. Study hall is designed to cut down on the amount of homework a student will have. It is here that they can prepare their studies for the following day. Drivers Training helps the student un- derstand the traffic laws of the state, and the rules and regulations of safe driving. This understanding makes it easier for them to secure their driver's licenses. Actual behind-the-wheel experience lends practice to the student. Mr. Spilsbury with driver trainer. 20

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Mr. William H. Johnson Mr. Robert R. Groom Life Sciences Intrique Sophomores Life Science is a basic course in biology which follows the same general areas. It brings about a broad understanding of life and environments. Mr. Johnson and life science class. Biology is the study of life in all its aspects and the effects of varied environments upon the simplest forms of animal and plant life and the most complex structures of the hu- man being. The students learn to use the microscope and delve into the disection of various animals. Mr. Groom explains use of microscope. 22