Governor Mifflin High School - Archive Yearbook (Shillington, PA)

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t Xt, RUHL l.. HEFFNER Business Education, Stott Leader, Work Experience Program . . . Switchboard Operators, Activity Collectors . . , Rider College, B.S. 3 In cooperation with the Guidance Department, representatives of the Pennsylvania Employment Service test students and counsel them on choosing positions suited to their aptitudes and abilities. The work ex- perience program also aftords opportunity to get an idea of work in actual business offices. ' ' 0ffewWafuJeZqofp ' FRANCIS R. GELNETT Business Math, Salesmanship, Typing . . . Savings Collectors, Personal Typing Mr. Gelnett has given a difticult assignment to his Business Mathematics class. Salesmanship is another valuable course offered to future business men and women. Typing, shorthand, and bookkeeping provide the basic skill needed' in the business field. . . . Susquehanna Univ., B.S .... Popu- lar Music, Planning vacations. X If I

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ing. 7 The importance of being able to communicate effectively with other people of the world in their language has added great impetus to foreign Ian- guage study in high school. In addition to the classi- cal language study of Latin II and lll, considered req- uisite to the study of modern languages, G.lvi. Otters Spanish II and Ill, French I and II, and German I and ll. Latin ll adds to the student's knowledge of vocabu- lary and grammatical forms, English vocabulary, Ro- ESTELLA R. PENNEPACKER Foreign Languages, Staft Leader, Latin, French, German . . . Senior Class Sponsor, French Club . . . Albright College, A,B. . ramics, Hand painting, Garden- Monsieur Harlow instructs his French I class in the proper use of the passe simple tense. ..Ce- g O man history, mythology, drama, and poetry. Ad- vanced Latin includes the work of Cicero, Sallust, Ovid, and Vergil. The modern languages, French, Spanish, and Ger- man are natural follow-ups to Latin. Emphasis is placed on using the- language as a means of com- munication. Ability to comprehend the written lan- guage easily, speak tiuently, and write accurately are the outcomes ot the two or three year sequence of study. MRS. THELMA K. LEWIS German, Spanish . . . Senior Class Sponsor, Spanish Club, German Club . . . Albright College, A.B., Columbia Univ., M.A .... Reading, Listening to records, T.V. Advance Spanish class is conducted by Mrs. Lewis in the library con- ference room where students have tapes and recordings available to enrich their study. O

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Mrs. Geraldine Cheri and Mr. James Troutman of the Bell Telephone Company of Reading demonstrate with the use of tapes and sketches the various voices one hears on the telephone. Operating the school's switchboard is one important phase of business training aFlorded our prospective oflice workers. . pap-.. Eitective use of bulletin boards in the Business Department is shown in this attractive poster. Representing each student's typing speed, the rockets race to reach the moon. Our students develop proficiency and responsibility in their classes and through experience in handling ma- chines and equipment. MRS. MARY l.. DIETRICH Bookkeeping, Typing V. . . Senior Tri-Hi Y Club, Printers . . . Bloomsburg S.C. B.S .... Traveling. ' 704464 MRS. HAZEL H. GERACIMOS Shorthand, Typing . . . Receptionists, Snappy Stenogs, Gov-Lin Typists, Senior Class Play Director . . . Univ. of Pitts- burgh, B.S.Ed., M.Ed .... Oil painting Reading, Swimming.