Bishop Carroll High School - Spectrum Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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students gain insights of business functions . . .take your eyes off those keys. . .i have a ton of ac- counting to do for tomorrow. . .we saw a movie called 'consumerlandi . . awareness of business functions through practical experience and classroom learning characterized the business department's philosophy. recordkeeping, a new course in the stable curriculum of the depart- ment, offered students the opportunity to learn basic skills in budgeting, banking and purchasing techniques. in introduction to accounting, additional practical experience was presented in the form of a unit spon- sored by the internal revenue service. students exam- ined a brief history of the i.r.s. and the idea of taxes and their purpose. a unique class which also offered techniques appli- cable to real life was permanent office assistant. students involved spent a class period every day in the office, answering the phone, filing, running the mimeo- graph machine, etc. 13 in addition, courses like shorthand and typing pro- vided students skills helpful to them in college or on the job. conceivably, then, a person could graduate from carroll and earn a living from skills obtained in business courses. . . .how in the world does she expect us to draw ads. . . ican't even type ten words a minute. . .i came up with a debit of a million dollars. . . Q4 i i i i .erv A1 C2 Phu... A5 1. a field trip to stephan advertising agency presents a realistic view of the industry for advertising students. 2. mrs. linda hansen-introduction to business, business law, money and banking, typing I, management, advertising. 3. mrs. patsy iohnsonftyping l,lI, sec- retarial office practice, shorthand, advanced typing. 4. mr. bob screeneintroduction to accounting, general business, record keeping, economics, advanced accounting. 5. students do a timed writing in typing class. 6. mrs. patsy johnson prepares to read dictation in her shorthand class. M 16 page forty eight business -1

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7A SA S a V . N. -...sg-.-m,, 11 4 4 4 45 4 office, maintenance personnel find occasional time to 'relax' . . .what'd ya mean, i can't use the phone. . .i fixed that window again on the door in the 100 hall. . .good morning, carroll high school.. . relaxing once in a while, the office and maintenance personnel were in de- mand at times more than the administration. they were called upon to do everything from changing student schedules to getting the generator back in shape after a blackout. sometimes, however, they could only manage a coffee break while still answering the phone or getting out the daily bulletin. it wasn't unusual fora teacher to run to the nearest secretary when the ditto machine acted up, nor was it uncommon for a student to call upon the maintenance crew when he needed to clean his locker after a birthday sur- prise of shaving cream. in addition, the administration relied upon the office help not only in crisis-when four people were scheduled at once to see the principal, but also in normal situations such as trying to track down a student who needed to pay his fees. . . .i have to be office assistant tomorrow. . .why did they call me to the office .. .i hope they empty our trash tonight.. . I, sk -'K 9A 1 A 1. mrs. billie rau-bookkeeper. 2. mrs. 7 V mary peddecord-bookkeeper. 3. mrs. ,.,...x-,Qx ' katie simmons-secretary. 4. mrs. judy ,,... newman-secretary. 5. mr. bill hermann - . Ymaintenance. 6. mr. lyn parker-main- N' il if ..ggEfQEfx tenance. 7. mr. leroy lefty kabler- as 1 A ,a M-aa. ,iv L10 maintenance. 8. mr. tommy ruth-main- tenance. 9. mrs. newman and mrs. rau enioy their friday afternoon lunch. 10. the weather doesn't stop bill hermann from clearing the way for students. page forty nine personnel