Booker T Washington High School - Washingtonian Yearbook (Norfolk, VA)

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Members of IBM Club Learn Operation of Various Machines FRONT ROW: Yvette Carney, Margaret Vaughan, Terrie Reid, Patricia Bishop. ROW 2: Clarke Dungee, Joyce Scott, Sheila Urquhart. ROW 3: Beverly Morgan, Denita Land, Cheryl Clark, Sharon Hopkins. Sandra Williams and Cynthia Hopkins use the IBM cards for checking daily attendance. 64 The IBM Club had as its pri- mary objective to impress its members with the importance of data processing in the field of business. This club proved its value by assisting in the maintenance of school records. Members of the club were taught to operate each machine, to make new cards and dupli- cates, and to be familiar with each part of the machine in case of an emergency. In addition to their work in in the IBM center, it was not unusual to see runners up and down halls picking up daily cards to check attendance of the more than 2500 students. The training which these students received will be very valuable to them in the world of business with its compu- terized machines. gl

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Library Assistants Help with Important Tasks FRONT ROW: Sandra Cooper, Phyllis Smith. ROW 2: Wilma Grimmes, Margaret Shelly, Belinda Haskins. ROW 3: Gilbert Lawrence, Steven Laury, Harvey Knotts, Alvin Edwards. ROW 4: Melvin Lambert. A group of students interested in learning more about the library volunteered to serve as library assistants. Prospective assistants had to be recom- mended by their homeroom teachers and had to meet certain qualifications necessary for effective service. The duties which these students per- formed--placing books on shelves, helping to process books for circulation, keeping the library in order and ready for use, writing and delivering overdue notices to homerooms, helping prepare bulletin board displays, filing and typing--relieved the librarians for additional services to stu'- dents. 63 Undisturbed, Phyllis Smith goes about the job of filing library materials.

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VICA Members Gain Information at State Convention FRONT ROW: William Price, George Halstead, Gregory Askew, Robert johnson. ROW 2: nton Scott jimmy Hunter, Marvina Daniels, Joyce Vaughan, Anthony Rotan. ROW 3: Cli Joseph, Linwood Clark, Nathaniel Parker, John Bland. ROW 4: Charles Tynes, Ore, Bernetta Avery. The Washington High Chapter of the - Sharon Smith, joe Davison. ROW 5: Regm' ld Mac wart Thornton, Larry Vocational Industrial Clubs of America is concerned with training and guiding students interested in the business world. The organization, under the direction of Mr. Charles C. Bond, experienced a year filled with activities. Early in the fall, the VICA Club went to Great Bridge High School for their an- nual meeting, .where discussion groups were held. ln the spring, members at- tended banquets at the Giant Open Air Market and Indian River High School. In March members visited Washington D.C . , where they were guests at the Marriett Hotel. VICA Club members received much valuable information when they attended the state convention in Richmond. I 5,1-' Clinton Scott gets training in becoming a butcher.