Cathedral High School - Pantherpix Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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rity o2! R Pritial am Sr. Catherine Hayes planned a March field trip to the IBM company with her office practice students. The main purpose of the trip was to observe equipment and methods being used. They viewed the latest office procedures, secretarial practices, automated equipment and word processing methods. The tr ip helped students to understand different operating procedures of a large company. EREGEEHE hee TREENSEERE: He Hi Ht As a diversion from regular school work Sr. Catherine Hayes’ and Mrs. Carol Farley’s Typing II classes made their own Christmas cards. Some students composed their own verses for the season’s greetings cards while others took poems, typed them and found a picture that conveyed the poem’s meaning. It proved to be a worthwhile break and the students benefitted from it. a7

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Students taking business courses this year encountered many opportunities to observe the workings of the business world and also to participate in simulated every day situations. In December Mr. Harvy Houser took two of his General Business classes to the General Motors plant in Framingham, Mass. to view the business organization, technology and automation Teac hers S how tec h Nn Te UeS of a major corporation. 1 Typing pays off not only in business matters, but serves as a means for creativity. 2 Keeping his eyes glued to the copy, Peter Cabral lets his fingers race along the keys. 3 Three greats are easily made into masterpieces with typewriters, time and talent. 4 Gail Brennan lets electricity do most of the work with just a touch of the finger. 5 Taking out a minute for correcting errors, Debra Carra chuckles lightly at her findings. 6 Junior Patty 8 Weiss transcribes dictation. — 36

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Drivers’ Ed. claims fame In 1976 the Driver Education Program entered its sixth year. The course gave students the opportunity to get classroom and on-road hours completed during their scheduled studies. Over 200 students participated in the program this year, raising the total figures to over 1100. Mr. William Thomas, director of the program, has never had an accident during the course’s existence. He also has a record of over 98 percent of his students passing the exam on their first try.