North Phoenix High School - Hoofbeats Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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--I....3 gf A' 5 ,f Student pictures were distributed by student help- ers in Mr. Palmer's business machine classes for In order to demonstrate proficiency, typing required a great deal students who planned a business career. of concentration. Speed and accuracy were important in the course which included letter and manuscript writing. Mrs. LoPiano helped Pat Murphy with a typing exercise while the other students Hnished their exercises, proving the old saying practice makes perfect. This course provided an opportunity for business students to get a basic knowledge of typing. 25

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Miss Daou Miss Deaver Miss Fields Mr. King Mrs. LoPiano Typing Shorthand Typing Gen. Business Typing Gen. Business Record Keeping F.B.L.A. Business Math Janice Hansen found that taking dic- tation was a simple process after ex- perience in typing. Dictation was heard by all students through earphones. Students Acquainted With Proper Business Methods The center and connecting thread which ran through all trades was the broad and necessary field of business. Businessmen were influential in providing cooperation and usefulness to insure the smooth operation of other professions. North offered a variety of courses designed to prepare future business leaders with the nec- essary qualifications. Among the skills acquired through these classes were typing, shorthand, book- keeping, business law, and operating business machines. The students gained a practical under- standing of business management and arithmetic, and interested students could enroll in Distributive Education, designed to further their instruction with local businesses. Miss Munger Miss White Mr. Palmer Shorthand Typing Ojice Training Bookkeeping Business English F.B.L.A. Tryone Burnett gained experience in oper- ating business machines in class. Ofhce ma- chines such as this aided smooth company operation.

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