Black Hills State University - Eoicha Yearbook (Spearfish, SD)

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rrmfxslilp ild g'0 l w Nt T H E E O C I H A 1 9 2 0 ographic and Accountancy courses gives the student an opportunity to demonstrate his ability to put into practical use the knowledge he has acquired. The school which advertises to train stenographers and lnookkeepers in three to six months is completely losing sight of that broader culture essential to the efficiency, which means promotion. Preparedness is necessary to success, if commercial work is your chosen Work, stop nothing short of a thorough preparation. -l .km our ,A l -llltI'tfaF in any r. hu-:ness man, lin' lv'Lla'llCfWlll1 nhl he beneficial 1 mul. l'l1JIAlll0SS .. U.-.tl. business ln- L1i'LirlUi1l6'S of pfpnw- tfllUCilllOll- ,pi Up:-writing, . - ul- -ttlefmaw ulv'-. LHI Ulltlef' . .iz lhffh1:l01F fnllf'-I feme' A ' tom' ,A,-.-- in J ' .14-, ,f 3,1-at WUC' r tml much will llll' Dlpnl MUSIC DEPARTMENT K A X , A X N Q., -' ',-13f':..Ekf ',' X.-'f9F'i'w I .gmt ' , , , ! gn Ms, ' A ,X X, X X A X t I NK W , ff MRS. LAURA W. LYMAN 5 Head of Piano M' V saw . , my J -4 'Y g ' , ii ,, 4, - Y 1 , XX f 7 f 3' X f RUTH LUNDGREN Public School Musicg HAZEL HAMILTON V0fCG Piano 27

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1 -A--- g ' II fl I 9 2 0 E 0 fl ' T H E COMMERCIAL tlJlCl'AIt'l'Nll'IN'I' ilflolloz lil-'I-'ltxlt-jxtgw' ,, f Axnk M, if wi 4 , we , t I IDA HENTON my ,iwtms lil 'l'l l f 'r X Bookkeeping, Commercial Lau' Ywlffifrfrfnc V' i' 'J 'IV' i and Penmansliip l ' I BUSINESS education is now considered essential lu the hight-st rltt'f't'rf in ann line of Work, Whether it be bookkeeper. steimgrnpln-r. tt ilt'llt'li. lttlnltttfrr inan farmer or housewife. Everyone must deal with the ltllwlllvfs world. the tem-lier with the rest. There is no subject in our connnereiul l'tllll'Ft hut w hut would he heneliciul to a teacher, unless it be an extensive study ol' liookkef-piiig or shortliunrl. lfor th s o e interested in commercial work only, we aim lu give u tliorougli. pruetiwul. husiness course that will enable those completing it to take their plum- with the gt-arluates of any first-class commercial school. Shorthand and bookkeeping are not the only refpiisites of it ltllXllltTsr education English, enabling one to talk correctly and write c-orreetlx'. pt-ninunsliip. txspr-writing arithmetic, a Working knowledge of commercial luw. und the prineiples till salesman- shlp, the ability to preside at a meeting uct-eorcline' to purliuinentirx' rules. 'in under of our country, all these are necessary to a business edueution in its lullest sense necessary that one ma a ' i - ' ' - y ssociate with educated people und eoiirerse intelligently with them. merrffljsi Subticts lTt3i76 their lighter side as well. The nioot court eases in Coin- the resoluivgiqs jngfltlgygtinialestrteqauneii of egueli. nieniher ol the huilesinunslnp clufi. tical Value in Calling forth tlpu iiicrougiizi in lLll'llLtltl6'lllil-lf' l,uw. while ol glreut prac- amusement and i l p 1 G Ollorna ity and ability ol the pupil. also ullord inucli Crea e mteiest. The olhce training in the lust year ol hoth the Sten- 26 standing of the manner in which our country is governecl. u knowledge uit the history

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i 0 4- I ll A I 'I 2 n THEEI MANUAL TRAINING D E PA RT M IC NI' w i l ,l C. SANDELL ll XXI I, X Xt l.IlX Manual Training, SllI7ffffl'll1'Ill16'l1t llfrrrmf lminin: f'ltf'1'l' of Buildings lSLAINliiS SL lil'lilSl-I ERALD had just returned from France. and this extent marlf' lflaine. his fiancee. very, very happy, for they had planned on heing marrir-cl as soon as Gerald was again established in business and had their bungalow finish:-d. There was so much to be done and Elaine longed to do sonivtliing to help heside filling her hope chest with dainty and useful linens. lf she- could jtlrl t,'Hlll,'PlYC an idea to reduce the cost of furnishing their home. One day Elaine was sitting on the porch Crocheting. when thi- mail man brought her a catalogue of the Spearhsh Normal School. She had heard ahout this splendid institution before, and so she looked eagerly through the page-s to ser- what she could find that would best lit her for work to make her help dream come true. She found the home economics department. the 1-onnnt-rvial department. and various others, but none of them awakened any plan in her mind until finally. right under her very nose appeared, in large letters. NlANl'.iXl. 'l'll,fXlNlNC DEPART- MENTY' That's just what she wanted. Why couldn't she take a course and make some of her own furniture? i She talked the subject over with her mother and it was agreed upon that she should take a course and not tell Gerald a thing about it. lt would he so much fun to surprise him and they could save this extra money. and put it in a car. School opened in September and Elaine was one of the most enthusiastic students. Sheiwas assigned to bench number 8, and there right within easy reach was her tool Eabinet, Hlled with such an assortment of tools that Elaine thought she would go inad efore she learned the use of them all. But the instructors were very kind and patient and after she had completed her first piece she felt like a master craftsman. 28