Belleville College - Dutchman Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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PATTI HESSE and the typing II class improved their basic SHIRLEY BROLEMAN writes as fast and as accurately as typing techniques. possible to keep up with the dictation in shorthand It class. Business demands skills and responsibility. The Business Department offered courses for those students majoring in business as well as those who were mainly interested in getting a general know¬ ledge of business from the consumers standpoint. This department is one of the few which offers two- year terminal programs; namely, in accounting, busi¬ ness administration and secretarial studies. However, anyone desiring a higher degree of education can transfer these credits to a four-year college. Introduction to business and economics taught by Mr. Howard Belcher, head of the Business Depart¬ ment. Mrs. Elizabeth Oelrich taught the ever-helpful skills of typing, shorthand, and business communica¬ tions. Mrs. Oelrich is a Certified Professional Secre tary, a standing in the secretarial field comparable to the well-knowTi CPA in accounting. Miss Shirley Shottman and Miss Ruth Mueller instructed typing and business machines respectively. Mr. John Frew was the business law and business computations teacher and Mr. H. L. Lawless taught the many phases of accounting. SEATED; Mrs. Elizabeth Oelrich, C.P.S., B.B.A., M.Ed.; Miss Ruth Mueller, B.A., M.A.; Miss Shirley Shottman, B.S., M.S.; STAND¬ ING: Mr. H. L. Lawless, B.S., M.A.; Mr. John Frew, B.S., M.S.; Mr. Howard Belcher, B.S., M.B.A 20

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to reason intelligently. “WATCH IT JOE, it might bite, exclaimed Al Zaber as they dissected a shark in Zoology lab. LAVONA SHEA, Jeannie Gordie and Gary Lucarelli industriously figured out the chemical reactions in their lab experiments. SEATED: Mr. Fred Lauder, B.S., M.A; Mrs. Mary Risser, B.A., M.A., Pruitt, B.A., B.S. Ed., M.A.; Mr, Richard Mills, B.S.Ed., M.S. Ed.; M.T.; Mr. D. C. Edwards, B.S., Ed., M.S. STANDING: Mr. Farrell Mr. William Keel, B.S., M.A. Wilson, B.S.E., M.S.; Mr. Robert Sforza, B.S., M.S.; Mr. Charles 19

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Social studies—study of civilization Social studies courses were designed to give a stu¬ dent a better understanding of himself and of those with whom he is associated. Linder the leadership of Mr. Earl Dawes, psychology students received an ade¬ quate opj:H)rtunity to understand the action of their fellow men. Sociology presented a clear, objective pic¬ ture of our society by pointing out is many challenges. In order to meet the demands of society, everyone needs to know the rules and regulations of his coun¬ try. Mr. Sam Eubanks taught his classes the ideals and ideas supporting the structure of the United States government. M iss Lxmora Kriege capably instilled in her students a thorough l ackground of world history. Through her instruction a student could compare todays complex problems with the problems the world has had to face. Mr. Alvin Nebelsick, head of the social studies department, confined his teaching of historv to the United States. Understanding foreign countries, their locations, and economics proved very interesting to those en¬ rolled in Mr. Harold Limpers classes in geography. Mr. Limper and Mr. Dawes also sponsored Phi Theta Kappa and Illinois Student Education Association, respectively. SEATED: Mr. Earl Dawes, B.S., M.A.; Miss Lenora Kriege, B.S., M.A.; Mr. Harold Limper, B.S., M.S. STANDING; Mr. Alvin Nebelsick, B.S., M.A.; Mr. Sam Eubanks, B.S., M.S. TERRY PROFFIT pointed out Louisiana and the Gulf Coast area to Jane Reed, Gayle Mensinger, and Gene Robb during their study of the Gulf Coast area in economic geography. DALE KUHN, Nancy Maag, Judy Cook, Larry Parrent, and Ed Funk looked attentively at the slides Dennis Miller showed dur¬ ing Mr. Dawes ' s Sociology class.