Central Vocational High School - Pendulum Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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D. Sfeinmeh, P. Smifh, J. Vaughan, D, Wesf, B. Hanlrerson, and D. DisTribuTive educafion sTuc.lenTs opera+e siudenf sfore before WrighT prepare display cases. AT CenTral The DisTribuTive EducaTion deparTmenT Trains iTs sTudenTs Tor reTailing and indusTrial selling jobs. The skills learned by The sTudenTs are: adverTising, cashiering, wrap- ping, displaying, marking, shipping, and personnel handling. The skills TaughT in The above courses are TirsT puT To use in The elevenTh grade laboraTory which involves working in The school sTore. l-lere The sTudenTs work as salespeople, sTock clerks, markers and display men. They receive basic Training in selling CenTral sTudenTs school supplies. Under The supervision oT lvliss Spiker and Mr. Salle The sTudenTs learn The arT oT selling To The public. ln The sTudenT sTore They learn To work The cash regisTer, Take orders, and perTorm numerous oTher duTies. The sTudenTs who run The sTore help seniors make Their orders Tor Their diploma Tolders, personal cards, announcemenTs and Thank youu' noTes. BeTore a senior geTs a co-op iob he musT mee-T The require- menTs oT This indusTry: a good personaliTy and characTer, a general educaTional background, plus The reTail skills. ReTailing oTTers promoTional opporTuniTies To The well- qualiTied in execuTive jobs oT buying, adverTising and dis- playing. lndusTrial selling provides anoTher opporTuniTy Tor advancement These skills are learned in classes oT merchandise informa- Tion, analysis, display arT, salesmanship and reTailing. As parT OT display arT, sTudenTs handle The display Tor The school. ln The TwelTTh grade, D. E. sTudenTs co-op in specialTy and deparTmenT sTores ThroughouT The ciTy in iobs which are TiTTed To Their abiliTy and skill. lT is in These iobs ThaT The sTudenT geTs his mosT valuable Training. Here he meeTs The general public. The sTudenT musT learn how To cope wiTh The many diTTerenT personaliTies wiTh whom he will come in conTacT. OPPOSITE PAGE: Connie Cox shows C, Bracken and Terry Griffifh a graduafion doll. school. Sfudenfs in Miss Spilcer's class demonshaie salesmanship as a profession.