Indiana High School - L Indien Yearbook (Indiana, PA)

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Commercial Courses Train for Vocational Effectiveness Above panel: top left-a show Window arranged by the Distribuiive Education pupils for the Commercial maga- zine clrivep top right-prizewinners in the magazine sale. The winners received watches and radios. Lower left: a class in second year iypewritingy right: a class in office machines and techniques. 15

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Music Teach in Living one of the various choral groups in the de- partment. Basic steps in singing are first presented in the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades. After achieving a certain amount ot basic musical training, students should be well prepared for the advanced choral groups. lust as rich in pleasure and en- joyment is Art. Like music, students may participate in Art projects from the seventh through twelfth grades. The course is div- ided into two groups-F ine Arts and Crafts. The sole purpose of this department is to allow the student to create expressions through arty that is, to prove to himself his ability to be artistic in everyday living. His outlook on material things can be well expressed with what he has learned through Art.

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Commercial Staff, left to right: Mr. Elwood Sheeder, Director of Distributive Educa- tion: Miss Sarah Wiley, De- partment Chairman, Mr. Dorn- enick Oliver. To all students who desire to become com- petent as sales clerks, bookkeepers, stenog- raphers and in other office jobs, the commercial department offers a well rounded course. There are three regular teachers, who are all special- ists in their own fields, and a staff of student teachers. ln the eleventh year the course div- ides into three major courses. Miss Sara Wiley is the department head and the adviser of the practicing teachers. Mr. Dominick Oliver teaches accounting, Mr. Elwood Sheeder is director of the Distributive Education Section. Sales classes get work experience in decorating the show cases in the first floor corridor and in supervised work in local stores. The students learn to manipulate business machines such as the dictaphone and mimeograph. When the students enter the department in the tenth grade they must do exploratory work so as to find the course which will prove most successful for their particular needs. A class in distributive education. A class in second year bookkeeping.