Three Rivers High School - Reflector Yearbook (Three Rivers, MI)

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■% • 1 I I r I Gladys Wellington, clerk; Martha Holverstolt. librarian. Carrels, Revolving Card File Give Library New Look The library of T.R.H.S. has put on a new face this year under the efficient guidance of Mrs. Holver- stott. the new hbrarian. Not only is the staff smaller than it has been in previous years, but students are no longer allowed to rummage freely through back issues of magazines, seeking instead the aid of the librarian or staff member on duty. Students this year seem surprised at Mrs. Holver- stott ' s speed in discovering overdue books and maga- zines. Her secret is a revolving student card file ar- ranged alphabetically for each grade. On these cards are clips symbolizing the number of books checked out by each student, lost books, and overdue books. This efficient system has greatly decreased the amount of necessary library bookkeeping. Anyone walking into the library after Thanksgiving Vacation discovered the reference section tables divid- ed into stalls by high partitions. These carrels, as the stalls are properly called, separate the students so they can use the reference materials with less out- side interference. These carrels plus the aids in charg- ing out books add a brand new look to the library. Row one: Linda Watkins, Ruth Bradford. Pat Kline, Connie Beal. Row two: Mrs. Wellington, Mrs. Holverstott, sponsors; Diane Krull, Beth Wood, Gail Tokarski, Gail Walls, Johanna Hall.

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Betty Mattson, Terrence F. Kane, LaJune Mitchell Counseling and College Information Offered The guidance department strives to help stu- dents have a successful high school experience. Through the individualized program of personal counseling and interpretation of scores of tests taken by the student, the department is able to place each student in the correct curriculum and help him plan for a future vocation. Other services offered by the guidance counselors are those of scholarships and college tests and information. This year for the first time representatives of various colleges came to the school to talk to in- terested students and students were allowed to take school-sponsored trips to the colleges of their choice. This is designed primarily to aid each stu- dent in choosing a college. Also new this year were study-skills groups, who voluntarily met each Friday. In these groups interested students learned how to improve their study habits and thus raise their grades in school. These, and many other projects, kept counselors — Mrs. Mattson, Mrs. Mitchell, and Mr. Kane — busy all year long to make high school a good ex- perience for T.R.H.S. students. Where ' s that section? thinks Sharon Shutes as she spends her mornings working in the Guidance office. In the afternoon, she assists in the principal ' s office. 27

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Merrl G. Baylor, Mary B. Anderson Data Processing Added to Commercial Curriculum Students preparing for future positions in the business world must have profi- ciency in the basic office skills: typing, filing, shorthand, and bookkeeping. New this year is a unit in data processing, which coupled with the knowledge of office machines prepares the student for work in the modem business office. Also, new this year are an Executive IBM type- writer, which has proportional spacing so the resulting material looks printed, and a direct process duplicating machine with fully automatic calculations. An individual who completes the com- mercial course or simply takes a subject as typing, will possess a salable skill, which will be an aid in college or voca- tional work. Students of the Commercial Depart- ment provide a service to the school and the community by printing programs and tickets, addressing envelopes, and stuff- ing envelopes for such projects as the Easter Seal Drive for Crippled Children. Glen Dallariva , Sandra McParlan. Gerald Roys,