Ruskin High School - Mirage Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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, A -,-.. H --V-,W ,,..,...af f,.,.,, 'WC f , 4 , f , , , f ,, I !f M ,, ,J 4V, , hw f' Maw C Linda Province works diligently to complete her Clerical Practice I project Mrs. Jane Petrie from Central Missouri State College took on temporary in time to meet the deadline. student teaching duties at Ruskin during the winter term. Practice Sets Provide Experience Tanda Fulkerson concentrates on her practice set in Bookkeeping I. wwmmaaf.. M, W W ,Q mv. ' Bookkeeping I covered the bookkeeping cycle and practice sets. The cycle included setting up a bookkeeping system, recording trans- actions, studying payroll checks and taxes, and bank deposits. There were two practice sets wherein the student kept actual records and wrote checks, as well as other duties. In Bookkeeping ll principles of partnership and corporation accounting were introduced and advanced problems were offered. This course was offered especially for students planning a career in accounting. Clerical Practice I dealt with letter production, filing, calculators, adding machines, dictaphones, dittos, and preparing seniors for Civil Service exams. The last quarter was devoted to preparing students for employment in the business world. Clerical Practice Il is an advanced typing class centered on de- veloping accurate production typing. Students in these classes worked with adding machines, calculators, and dictapliones, Techniques were learned for photocopying, duplicating ispirit .ind stencilb, and com- pleting business forms. Distributive Education included .i study oil marketing, mer- chandising, salesmanship, and in.iii.i,igcint-iu .is well .is work oppgf- tunities. Secretarial Practice dcvelopt'-.l .l1lX.lll4 sliorrliand of 100 to 120 words per minute.Thcy worked oi: l ut usl- wi-i Ning. ii ping skill,1md shorthand theory, 4 K Mi Pu CEU fist N L - X -. ' is J Ss, Q - S-

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H I ister, Ofa- 06?',J' .V 5 ,z-sag,-4 , t f , , f if f 9 2 ,, , , W W udio Visual Machine Aides Typists Ruskin's Business Department was well represented in the 1968 state and district contests. State winners were: Shorthand I, Susan Campbell, Bobbie Muse, and Karen Tipton, Shorthand II, Karen Shumateg Typ- ing I, speed, Konie Manley, Martha Bybee, and Pat Wilkinson, and Typing I, produc- tion, Martha Bybee, Denise Klimek, and Joan Francisco. District winners were: Shorthand I, Susan Campbell, Shorthand II, Karen Shumateg Typing I, Martha Bybeeg Typing II, Carole Holmes, and Bookkeep- ing, Cheryl Russell. Typing classes emphasized accuracy, speed, and placement. Skill was improved by the 'little gray monster , the Educa- tional Development Laboratory Projecter. Classes typed designs and did rhythm typ- ing. Shorthand class involved theory, reading, dictation, and transcription. Shorthand students covered two books. General Business classes studied bank- ing, budgets, credit, insurance, transpor- tation, communication, planning for the future, and good citizenship, Business Arithmetic and Law classes reviewed I-undamennil math, iiitliiding interest, finance, stocks. .ind bonds. Law classes covered historical background or court systems and contract legalitics

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R wa fr J fa orary ice sets. g trans- .. There rds and aoration offered. areer in culators, for Civil lents for :l on de- sworked ues were nd com- ng, mer- k oppor- iO to 120 skill, and l in QSX XR A xxx S -yi if' x Totaling journals in Bookkeeping I requires careful attention from Lynn Rotation schedules on adding machines, calculators, and dictaphones keep Simon and Linda Hitchcock. Clerical Practice I students occupied with various clerical duties. Miss Judy Scott, student teacherg Mrs. Bess Skinner, Clerical Practice I, MF- Donald KL1110, Disrriburive Education: MF- AfCh Wfisingef, Clefifal Publicationsg Mrs, Mary Daugherty, Clerical Practice I and Ilg Mrs. jean- Pf21CfiCeH,C1'CafiVC Wfifing,SeCff5'f3fla1PfaCfiCe' t M' h 1 et e ic e son, Bookkeeping Ig Mr. Richard Willis, Distributive Education,