Alpena High School - Anamakee Yearbook (Alpena, MI)

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THE FOUNDATION OF TOMORROW'S BUSINESS WORLD She'11 never know if I erase it! L.. Set the margin there. I3 Now is the time for all good men . . . I f i . 7. 5 had X K Dear Santa, please send me some more A students.

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K nr I QL . .gy y , L 'lb' '. ,-, 4 V 'V ' n E . S as? Miss Smith Mrs. Bedford Mr. Coultes Mrs. Derthick Mr. Ehresman Mrs. Fell Mr. Foster Mr. Frieder Mr. Knowlton The Business Education Department has nine teachers, an addition of one over last year. There is a fine cooperative education program in force. This means that 12th grade students may go to school part of each day and Work the other part. Senior students who have had training in typing, shorthand, and business machines such as Dictaphone, 10 -key adding ma- chines, calculators, and duplicating machines may enroll in the Office Co-op plan under the direction of Mr. John Ehresman, coordinator. Other students who are interested in distri- bution areas may enroll in the Distributive Education program in the tenth grade and begin in the eleventh grade to study Retailing under Mr. james Coultes, coordinator. Distribution in- volves jobs of selling and marketing. The business program starts at 10th grade level with General Business and Typing One with advanced classes in Steno, General Clerical, Bookkeeping, Record keeping, Commercial Law and Office Machines for 11th and 12th grade students . This department could possibly be the second largest program at A .H .S . , serving approximately 1100 students . Another new business class is Office Practice. This is for students who are enrolled in the second year of shorthand. Business English Qconsisting of a review of basic grammar , business letter writing and oral workj is a part of this class. Office Practice also includes a study of the structure and operation of general offices, proper office ettiquette, telephone technique, filing, and secretarial practices of many kinds. l2

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Mr Miesen Mrs Holcomb -- .i as we '32 Lf is '51 559' A r ss M , li R M W Mrs. Barry Mr. Buchner Mr. Kelly Mr. Luhta Mr. Rogers Mr. Stenberg Teaching, a fulfilling vocation. l4 ...sb Mrs. Walchuk Mrs. C00mbS Miss Hockett 95, Miss Lyche Mr. Olsen Miss West etb erg The English department at Alpena High has been making a continual effort to up- date its required, traditional three-year program. This department is the largest in our school, with 59 classes. Among its many new features are one new teacher , variations in the outside reading program , two full years of speech, two technical English courses, and one business English course. In the present program, ninth grade students take a concentrated study of grammar: tenth grade students, writing techniques and literary typesg eleventh grade students, American literature and writing skills. The electivecourse pro- vided for twelfth grade students is an in- tensive study of grammar and English literature. The broader goal of our Eng- lishdepartment is to present ALL students with a course that will aid them in their varied walks of life .