Blackford High School - Reflections Yearbook (Hartford City, IN)

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Making sure she doesn ' t watch the keys instead of the book, Ely Ganey concentrates on her typ- ing by using the system. Problems in bookkeeping preoccupy Rachel Barker as she strives to find a solution in her current assignment. Distributive Education sends many students to jobs. Cathi Clock arranges clothes for credit and cash at L.S. Ayres in the Muncie Mall. Business Department 77

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General Business students expressed knowledge of Money problems, Including Rhonda Clark, also displaying her creative ability. ' Jobs ' were their goal At least one academic area can graduate a student pre- pared to hold a skilled job. This is the Business Department. Potential secretaries, typists, bookkeepers, and retail clerks exit from the nine business courses ready for wage-earning. Distributive Education teaches students retail sales tech- niques. After one year in the classroom, DE finds part-time training jobs for students during school hours for credit. Office Education Association, sponsored by Mrs. Irene Springer, is a club affiliated with the Business Department. Every year the students travel to Marion for the OEA region- al contest. This year, Brenda Reff the only state contender, placed second in the regional in Stenographies. Five new manual typewriters and five electric typewriters were purchased for the department. The department adds five manual typewriters each year to replace the old ones. This replacement schedule keeps the equipment modern. Seven teachers make up the Business Department, with Mr. Thomas Hale being the department chairman. Look what I got! Tyann McJunkin says as she shows her present to Brenda Reff at the OEA Christmas party. Not every bookkeeping calculation can be fig- ured on the first try. Mrs. Irene Springer assists Kurt Hardley in finding answer. 76 Business Department

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Rebuilding motors was a project in Power and Transportation (top). Pulling the cord is Steve Blankenship. Kevin Love and Brian Goetz watch. Electronics classes use testing devices. Tod Rea and Daril Pettit (below) learn correct way to read oscilloscope. $ 78 lndustrial Arts Boys aren ' t the only students that make Indus- trial Art classes. Theri Zimmermann makes sure her measurements are correct.