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

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Commercnal ta et nght M Elwood Sheeder Dnrector ot Dlstrxbutnve Educa tnon Mass Sarah Wuley Depart ment Chanrman Mr Domennck Oluver Commerical Tralnlng Prepares Our Commercnal Department plays an nm portant part In school lute Students are taught a practlcal outlook on a commerclal world Through dlstrubutnve educatlon they gain knowl edge of work nn the retanl businesses The sales classes are responsuble for the decoratuons an the show case an the front corridor Specual features ot thus department are the dnctaphone and the mumeograph Thus department has three specual fields wnth three teachers and many student teachers Miss Sarah Wiley ns the department head and acts as an advuser of the students and student teach ers Mr Domenuck Olnver teaches accounting and Mr Elwood Sheeder ns the director ofthe dns trubutuve education classes The tenth year which ns the flrst an thus course ns general com mercual work to dlscover In what tTeld the stu Mass Wrley ns shown at the left mstructnng a group of her typtng students Rug t A group of Commercnal Secretarual and Bookkeepung students demonstrate the rnght way to appear for a g b lntervlew A . ' S ff, It to lor Careers ln the World

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divisions of this course Some of the types of Art works are pencil crayon, pastels water color oils poster work designing, modeling etc In the line of crafts we have Jewelry Plastics Leather and Wood The mann purpose is to give the pupil a chance to express himself through his artistic ability Many hidden talents have been discovered through these instructions The study of Art and Music are vital to an understand :ng of our cultural heritage and to the further development of a world in which beauty and harmony bring lasting satisfaction and enduring values to the human soul lef An Art class IS shown busy at work making beautiful Christmas cen terpleces and wreaths Below A tu dent teacher In Music directs the Girls Gee Club Center M Kline su er vises a class in leather craft Above: Doc Canfield directs the high school band rehearsing a number to be played at a football game. left. The halls of I. H. S., echoed from the sound of these Mixed Chorus Members' voices singing carols at Christmas,

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From top to bottom Mr Sheeders retail sellung students enloy a party celebrating the success of thenr annual mugaznne subscrnptuon compangn Secretarxcl students demonstrate that the well groomed look ns the best way to appear for o 'ob untervuew Mr Robert Vargo student teacher unstructs a group un electwe typung Shown here are the second semester commer mal student teachers Able Youth of Business dents wash to specualuze Then they take the course of theur choostng nn the eleventh and twelfth years This purely vocatuonal department Includes secretarnal bookkeepung and dustrnbutnve educa The secretarlal course trams students In sten ographnc arts and oftlce practlces They also study the use of offlce mochunes Audntnng IS taught rn the bookkeepung Held to the many stu dents nnterested nn the mathematucal aspects of the commercual field Dlstrtbutlve education classes emphasize salesmanshnp and the qualntues requnred of a salesman They teach the quality of merchan dlse and how to recogmze the value of a good salesman These courses study our mtrncate economuc system They help the students to become famul lar wnth the complexltles of busuness competntuon under private enterprnse 17 I I - tion classes.