Belleville College - Dutchman Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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MRS. MARY GUM, B.S., M.S. . . . The library was the favorite Schwartz with additional information for an experiment in chem- haunt of the scholarly set . . . Reference books helped Margie istry. The library a source of materials for languages At the beginning of the school year, the freshman student thought of the library as merely a room full of books and magazines. As the year progressed he saw the library in a different view, for as the instruc¬ tor lectured on the course the library came into more use for outside readings and reports. With the help of the librarian, Mrs. Mary Gum, the student learned to use the librar ' to best advantage — not only for research but for daily assignments as well. lo the upperclassman the librar ’ had a different meaning. He had already become acquainted with the library and the location of books and magazines. The library was his destination during his free periods, and he went there with his fellow students to have a discussion in the conference room or to prepare a report. As the world changes so radically, it is important than one learns to communicate his ideas to people of foreign nations. Acquiring the knowledge of a foreign language is essential to the success of this communi¬ cation. The materials for this acquisition were e.xpertly pro¬ vided for in the French classes of Miss Marguerite Skaar and the German sections of Miss Netta Niess. As students learned to read and write French or(»er- man, they automatically become better acquainted with their native English language. This was a key advantage of learning a new language; of course, an¬ other was the realization that one will be capable of narrowing the many gaps that now separate people of different countries. MISS MARGUERITE SKAAR gave her French I students, (stand¬ ing) Sharon Ratay, La Verne Buescher, Dick Ishmael, Warren Herold; (seated) Jane Klein and Mary Lee Wieland, some knowledge of France and its people via eye-catching posters . . . Miss Marguerite Skaar, B.A., M.A., and Miss Netta Niess, B.A., M.A. ... In the German I class Robert Dockins, Lewis Bosworth, and JoAnn Loeffler moved closer to the front of the room in or¬ der to participate better in the discussion led by Miss Netta Niess.

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ACADEMICS

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H. L. LAWLESS, B. S., M. A.; Howard Belcher B. S., M. B. A., Mueller, B. A., M. A. . . . Typing was exciting . . . Shorthand Miss Elizabeth Shaughnessy, C. P. S.; B. B. A., M. Ed.; Miss Ruth required quick thinking . . . The addressograph was fascinating. The Business Department trained students. 1 he main objective oi the business department was twofold—first, to train people vocationally for a job in the skills of typing and shorthand; and second, to give business information in order to help students better survive in this constantly changing business and economic world. The instructors stressed that suc¬ cess in this nation s democratic and capitalistic system is often related to a thorough insight into the inner mechanisms of business. The competent business in¬ structors this year included 1 loward Belcher, the de partment head; 11. L. Lawless, Miss Elizabeth Shaugh nessy, and Miss Ruth Mueller. Typing, accounting, economic, and shorthand courses constituted the heart of the business program. I lowever, offered this year was a new two-year course applying specifically to business and secretarial train¬ ing. The new curriculum’s prime purpose was to pro¬ vide technical training in the basic secretarial skills and duties. Students who pursued this program were given training that would qualify them for many types of employment. These persons will receiv ' e an associate in arts degree upon the completion of 64 semester hours of credit. MR. LAWLESS cited mistakes in accaunting . . . Future secre¬ taries had ta practice lang . . . Accounting was seriaus business The variety of cx)urses offered by the business de¬ partment covered many subjects. Accounting courses dealt with the basic elements of accounting, simple proprietorship accounting, bcxtks of original entry, financial statements, controlling accounts, and nego¬ tiable instruments. In business law, the student learned to deal with the rules, standards, and principles gov¬ erning business transiictions. 1 lere the subject matter dealt with the fundamentals of contracts and the de¬ velopment of material pertaining to the many kinds of contracted relations. Many Dutchmen studied economics which acquaint ed them with ecxmomic concepts, the approach to economic problems of the time, and the study of the institutions and practices that determine the nature of economic and social environment. Marketing dealt with the distribution of goods, including the considera¬ tion of marketing functions, economic importance of distribution, channels of the latter, principles of mer¬ chandising, and sales management problems. Future secretaries tcK k advantage of the various typing and shorthand courses. In addition, they learn¬ ed how to handle the complicated business machines. far these Dutchmen . . . Speed tests highlighted the year in typing.