Greenfield High School - Tiger Tales Yearbook (Greenfield, IA)

Page 33 text:

fwsxx Vera Schneider served as secretary to Supl. Green UPPER RIGHT: A candid shot of Mr. Green's office girls. fKinney, Chambers, Harter, Keller, Iirak, Lydon, Elam, Ackerl MIDDLE: Mr. Rigby's office girls look over future college plans. Ulnderson, Skellenger, Wight, Everling, Newburyl LOWER LEFT: Vera Schneider. LOWER MIDDLE: Keeping the books straight is Rach's job. LOWER RIGHT: Marj. and Iona during a typical filing session. an . , 1 , L isj ccsiii ,,,,,,g -Jr.-L A

Page 32 text:

COMMERCIAL Nw-no-0 Q XM 8 Typing A, I Iunior Business Shorthand Bookkeeping Secretarial Practice Office Practice Accuracy and nimbleness of fingers play a major role in TYPING classes. Practice is gained by typing manuscripts, legal documents, and letters . SHORTHAND students found it entertaining as well as educational in being able to express them selves by curving and twisting straight lines. This form of writing alleviated hurriedness in note taking and dictation. Applicable knowledge of the above is effectively used in SECRETARIAL PRACTICE. The girls do ditto work and learn the essentials of filing . I The vital knowledge of operating a good business was acquired in IUNIOR BUSINESS courses. Budgeting, interest rates, and writing checks constituted a part of this needed education Helping our government was indirectly stressed in BOOKKEEPING. One of these helps was the correct supplication of pertinent in formation for income tax returns. Orderliness penmanship, and accuracy in keeping books were accentuated by the use of practice sets. A practical application of bookkeeping was OFFICE PRACTICE. Answering telephones preparing tests, running errands and practicing filing gave the office girls worthwhile training UPPER: Audrey helpfully tries to explain-bookkeeping. Don't 'ya get it, Marleta? MIDDLE: This is a serious-mindedsclass??? KHelm, Clure, Green, Leanderl LOWER: Mr. Doose surveys his industrious shorthand class.

Page 34 text:

UPPER: Vocational agriculture boys look over a hog project. LOWER: Iohn inspects a future wool blanket. To create a thing of beauty provides pleasure not only for the creator, but others as well. Classes of INDUSTRIAL ARTS present a period during which boys engage in work cutting their ideas into materialistic designs. The students participated in welding, woodworking, leather craft, and plastic and copper work. Skill in drafting was disclosed by mechanical drawing and blueprinting. The utilization of these arts are seen in the tangibles designs of the world. 30 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION Home Economics Industrial Arts Vocationallllgriculture Reaping the joys of discomfort of farming brings personal satisfaction. In VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE the boys learned that farming is pleasant as well as a challenge to both the mind and the body. The future farmers were encouraged to apply their education practically. Each had his own animal project and crop project. Seeing new life unfold, develope, and in turn, bear fruit binds forever the fa1mer's heart to Mother Nature. Modern advancement has mechanized the farm. Farming students must learn the skillful operation of farm machinery. First hand experience was gained in their workshop. In this workshop the pupils ingenuity was expressed through the invention or bettering of farming implements. Agriculture students have accepted the grave trust that the world's life tomorrow lies in the farmer's hands today. Does it fit, Roger? inn..