Calumet High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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For Commercial Life. In order to keep up with the rapid pace of the business world, a wide and varied commer- cial program is offered to those students inter- ested in developing business functions which they may put to use efficiently and economical- ly- This commercial program consists of: gen- eral business, which stresses money and credit problems and the responsibilities of the salesman; business arithmetic, which enables students to better understand the law one lives by; secre- tarial training, a course in which students work under actual office conditions; bookkeeping, which teaches how to maintain neat and accu- rate records; personal typing, which teaches the basic fundamentals to those wanting to type for their own personal reasons; and two years of shorthand and typing both of which are con- cerned with the basic fundamentals in the first year and with rapid transcription and accuracy in the second. Students at Calumet are offered all of the above courses which provides them with excel- lent opportunities to obtain business training. Alphabetical order is what is requested and Janet Charbonneau wants to do her best at it. Just what I wanted. And naturally be- cause as a result of his salesmanship course Avon Shepard wants to please. - 19 -

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Business Courses Prepare Carole Prasnikar realizes that time is an important factor especially in the dictation of short- hand. She must be fast and accurate in order to receive a passing grade. Gary Mantz offers his assistance to Kathy Hornbeak on a difficult business law exercise. That’s co-opera- tion. Pat Timm uses the adding machine as she puts her acquired book- keeping skills to use. - 18 -

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Everyday the world becomes smaller- lit- erally that is. Yesterday it caused much excite- ment to go to Grandma’s house for the summer whereas today a large number of vacationing fam- ilies go north to Canada or south to Latin Ameri- can countries, giving language students a chance to make use of their knowledge by first hand ex- perience. Today a foreign language helps us to advance farther in our native tongue and opens the door to many career opportunities, making it no longer a luxury but something very useful. To meet the varied needs and demands of today, our curriculum includes two years each of Spanish, French, and Latin. In these classes we learn word origins, often used foreign expressions, and the correct usage of these. Also we have lots of enjoyment learning about the many different ideas, and customs of foreign countries and comparing them to our own. Even though our language classes are de- manding, we usually find them very rewarding. Subjects Accented By These Latin students are deeply engrossed in the language of Jul- ius Caesar time. They find it very easy to imagine that they are in Ancient Rome. Graeme Thickens and Jahlena Fulton combine their efforts in making a map of “Rive Droite” and “Rive Gauche . - 20 -