Greater Latrobe High School - Latrobean Yearbook (Latrobe, PA)

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Agriculture boys build hotbeds for raising plant s ecimens. Sh p op boys follow IVlr. Thompsorvs instructions as they cut and pattern sheet metal. The cool, clean smell of sawdust distinguishes Mr. F, C. Bert's room from t.he other new shops. This is one of the most popular courses offered by the trades department. Boys here make book ends, magazine racks, even model houses. More advanced students work on cedar chests and diflicult projects which may be assigned to them or which they may bring from home. This training proves invaluable to the boys, for, with a few nails, a hammer. and some wood they are able to do many of the small jobs around the home. Mr. Bert also instructs students in sheet metal work. Here they learn to apply their knowledge concerning metals, especially tin, in making many useful articles. Boys in Mr. E. H. Schulte's electric shop learn not only how motors run and wires are constructed, but also how to put this information to practical usc. Some pupils fix switch boxes, others help read meters, while still others bring electric irons, toasters, and other appliances from home to repair. Eighth grade and freshman boys are taught the fundamentals of these courses by Mr. C. H. Thompson to prepare them for the more diificult work. A complete course in itself is the agriculture class taught by Mr. W. V. Godshall. Here future farmers learn to raise crops scientifically, to prevent plant diseases, and to make the earth more productive. They also study dairying, the cultivating of orchards, and other phases of rural life. They are aided in this work by field trips to neighboring farms. So the trades department offers practical training to all boys in every industrial occupational line. l , Boys in Mr. SchuIte's electric shop use model booths to wire house frames for lights and electric bells. Mr. Bert supervises the construc- tion of a rose arbor in the wood shop. Page Seventeen

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perience, and the pupils acting as customers gain much information which will prove of worth to them as consumers in later years. So valuable and worthwhile is the training received in these subjects that general students are required to take them in the event that they should ever want to enter any of the commercial fields. Mr. McDougall also teaches freshmen junior business training. Here pupils are instructed concerning desirable aptitudes, appreciation, habits, and knowledges. and how to acquire them. They are also provided with a basis for educational and vocational guidance. The students practice using the telephone and fill out actual commercial forms so they may acquire skill and proficiency: which will serve them to good advantage in business fields. Miss Elsie Garlow has charge of instructing students in the funda- mentals of typewriting and shorthand. Typewriting is one of the most fre- quently requested courses in high school, for it is important to the college student as well as to the commercial pupil whose aim is to go into the busi- ness world upon graduation. Shorthand is a vocational major, and, when mastered, is a valuable accomplishment. The first-year class provides early training in shorthand for those who are capable of acquiring the skill ni at least a minimum vocational level. Taking up, so to speak, where Miss Garlow leaves off, Miss Blanca.: Quick instructs students in the more advanced stages and principles of short- hand and typewriting. In the Shorthand II classes students are not only taught how to become proficient and skillful in that line, but are also in- structed concerning desirable traits for stenographers. With the second year also begins transcribing, a fundamental skill which every student who desires to become a successful stenographer must acquire. Advanced typing classes include drills designed to increase the student's speed and the type of work which would be found in offices, such as land contracts, invoices. bills, and bank statements. Inst.ruction in bookkeeping is provided by Mr. P. T. Gaudino who teaches both first and second year classes. This, too, is a frequently elected course by pupils outside the commercial departments because it is extremely valu- able in all walks of life -the busines world, the professional fields, and even in housekeeping which requires skill in keeping records. In elementary bookkeeping, the application of fundamental principles is the center of the student's attention. Second year pupils take up the more advanced vocational bookkeeping. This course provides those who have an aptit.ude for the sub- ject with knowledges and skills on a higher level than they attain in the first year class. Here they use actual practice sets of model businesses. Miss Florence Breeton instructs freshmen pupils in the fundamentals of business mathematics. The function of this course is to prepare pupils to enter the commercial curriculum with a complete and accurate founda- tion in arithmetic. The background this course furnishes is especially valu- able in the bookkeeping class. In the handwriting classes, Miss Laura Shallenberger drills pupils to develop both speed and quality in handwriting. Students may obtain remedial instruction and practice if needed. These classes are also of importance to those planning to take bookkeeping. The most proficient penmen of these classes are given an opportunity to display their skill and artistry by filling out certificates given to the football and basketball players. Time is also spent drilling for proficiency in spelling. And so the aims of this department are accomplished when students are given the training necessary for proper conduct in business. Upon the completion of the course they should be able to deal effectively with people in business relationships, to understand and sympathetically appreciate the economic service rendered by the common business and social agencies of the community, to conduct business affairs more economically and satis- factorily, to direct their growth efficiently in acquiring further business abilities as they are needed, and to render satisfactory service in a chosen commercial occupation. IN THE COMMERCIAL CLASSES TOP: Typists master fundamentals in Miss Garlow's class SECOND: Miss Quick dictates a lesson in shorthand practice THIRD: Young salesmen demonstrate their ability to Mr McDougall in the model store. BOTTOM: Mr. Stover gives a test in junior business training 0--.-W .-. -A f- ..-.,.-..-.a.....v-Ja., - - ,,,,, ,,..v--'...-2:-:M-gf: :np-,Qui