Highland High School - Highlander Yearbook (Anderson, IN)

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Tom Christine employs the adding machine to insure an accurate bookkeeping ledger. Leann Lennen's adept shorthand abilities enable her 10 take classroom notes quickly. K Gaining skills in typing proves to be a challenging task. I9

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Alert Minds, Quick Hands Essential in Business Mr. Kenneth Strong offers a clue to Vedee Martin con cerning a difficult question in business law class. I8 As our economic system grows more complex the need for business training increases. Learning to man- age finances is important in order to keep up with the intricate fiscal involvements of today's world. Highland's freshmen are introduced to the world of financial maneuvers by participation in a general business class. In subsequent years students build up a more comprehensive knowledge through courses in business math, business law, and business English. Bookkeeping students toil over ledgers to obtain the correct checks and balances as they learn the meaning of profit and loss. These pupils become acquainted with fundamentals of business transactions. Students of typing and shorthand discovered that through patient effort it was possible to obtain in- valuable skills. Mrs. Ann Cullop and Miss Mary Shier- ling guided novice typists and stenographers on the road to proficiency with dictation and typing tests. Several students planned to further their vocational interests by attending a secretarial or business school after graduation. Other pupils intended to apply their new abilities in order to be more efficient in future college studies and thus earn better grades.

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Mr. Willard Cheatham demonstrates the way to properly handle a plane to industrial arts student Jim Keesling. Mr. James Taylor evaluates the quality ot clover seeds for agri- culture students Larry Burns and Gary Jordan. Students Gain Practical Knowledge by Enrolling Highland students prepared for their chosen ca- reers by studying vocational agriculture or industrial arts. Keeping up with the ever-changing scene ot modern machinery required that these lads be famil- iar with the latest methods and procedures. Field trips for judging crops, soil, and livestock played an important part in the program. Numerous awards have been won through the cooperation on .the part of the judging teams. These students displayed an intense desire to learng thus, such achievements are always within reach. Students desiring a career using shop or drafting skills enrolled in the industrial arts classes. Much prac- tical knowledge was gained from participation in this course. lf the student decides on another occupation, his ability to handle tools and machinery will be val- uable assets in the home workshop. Drafting contains basic principles such as perspec- tive that will be useful in any career. lt also leads to engineering and carpentry, two occupations which call for ingenuity and clear, precise thinking. Leaving on a field trip are the ag boys and sponsor Mr. James Taylor.