Broken Arrow High School - Arrow Life Yearbook (Broken Arrow, OK)

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are Q! 19- Q S rs. S 5 ni - ln addition to the work offered those specia- lizing in business, the college bound student may gain knowledge and skills in the field of J' Business Education that will help him in his college work as well as hel him defra his P Y college expenses. This is the machine age. But what about the poor perplexed operators 1 like Jimmie Bruce. lr a.. f' 1 .Ny L A community project? Just a class of busy bookkeeping students. 6'00KKffP!f1!6' Although Bookkeeping is perhaps more often taken by girls, it is a course that is primarily designed for boys. Bookkeeping is the science of balancing books, the art of debits and credits and what each must do to make them come to the correct answer in their respective columns. This course is bene- ficial to anyone who will ever earn and spend his own money. Keep your eyes on the book, students, not on the keyboard! Other courses which are included in the business education department include busi- ness correspondence, business law, business math. office practice, general business and consumer economics. The successful com- pletion of all these courses entitle the .stu- dent to receive the Business Education Diploma which is given to all business majors.

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Ina Summers, Dolores Dill, and Lawrence Pense havebecome quite expert on the mimeograph machines! !'W!!V6' Typing, as the title implies, is a course which gives a student an opportunity to develop his skill in the use of the typewriter. This en- ables the student to become proficient in the use of typing and frequently leads to much success in other fields and courses. Almost every sophomore takes typing I. r9UJ'!!I!f.5'6' The Business Education courses are pri- marily for those students who expect to enter the business world upon completion of their high school work. 'Through this department we seek to develop workers who will be capable of holding positions in most any type of busi- ness office. SW' ,fail-f F 4, 1 ka. I E ' -, Bookkeeping is a time-consuming but helpful course, as Linda Cleeton Dee Ann Martin, Beverly Piguet, and Sharon Rhoades will tell. MP D q t .5'H0f5'fb64!VU Two years of shorthand are offered in our high school. By taking both years astudent can become proficient enough to enter the busi- ness world as a secretary or stenographer. Shorthand enables the student who is going on to college to take notes and to follow the instructors more efficiently. It would be an advisible thing for all students who are capable to take shorthand.

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8504! ,I 4' it Above Mr. Kirk explains to these sophomore girls about the earthworm and how it is a valuable learning experience. HIIIWAIV PHl'J'!0M6 l' For those students who are interested in advanced study in the field of science, Human Physiology is offered to juniors and seniors. This course is also taught by Mr. Kirk and is the study of the forms functions and normalities of an or anism Biolo B - - SY is usually required as a prerequisite forhuman physiol- ogy. Students spend much of their time in the laboratory and gain valuable experience dissection and analysis. They learn to take blood counts, blood tests and have the opportunity to learn of such scientific methods as an electrocardiogram. Also among their helpful and valuable experiments are tests for high blood pressure and diabetes. At right Nancy Scott and louise Patterson demon- strate their skill with dissection tools for our photo- grapher. HXHZUHI' Biology is the study of animal and plant life and is helpful in Lmderstanding nature that surroimds us in our daily life. Biology is offered primarily to sophomores and may be used as one of two years of required laboratory science. This course, under the able guidance of Mr. Gerald Kirk has much to offer the student of our high school whether he plans further education after high school or not. Below Human Physiology student works on his laboratory assignment as he gingerly dissects the head of a cat. ,K -