Central High School - Wakitan Yearbook (St Joseph, MO)

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skills in business fields Black examines Ready . . . Go! The rat, tat,.tat of speeding typewriters fills the classroom following those two words so familiar to many Centralites. In this way, students are drilled to increase speed and efficien- cy in typing. This course is taught by Mr. Don Francis, Mrs. Betty Bartles, and Mr. Linus Dowell, business department chairman. In secretarial training, taught by Mrs. Carol Cutler and Mrs. Bartles, students study advanced typing and shorthand, filing, and accounting. They also learn to operate adding machines, mim- eograph machines, and ditto machines. Other business courses offered are bookkeep- ing, which deals with financial aspects of business, shorthand, general business, and business law. While Sherryl Kephart transcribes from a dictaphone, Sheri Koch uses an adding machine during their secretarial class. In Mr. Robert Pumphrey's bookkeeping class, Mary Thomas begins Work on one of her bookkeeping assignments. Mary Sargent concentrates on a fundamental typing rule - keep your eyes on your book while you are typing.

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-X Jim Whyte, as acting attorney, questions Tom Duggins, a Wit- ness, during a mock trial in their business law class. Miss Nancy Canaday employs the tech- nique of a timed drill to keep her short- hand classes in good practice. Students gain skills in bu: In Miss Canaday's general business class, Greg Black examines some check stubs as a part of a class assignment. Ready typewriters Words so fa students ai Cy in typin Francis, Mrzl business dep In secr Cutler and typing and s also learn eograph mac Other b ing, which d shorthand, , While Sherryl Koch uses an .

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Linda Hessemyer begins work on her new outfit, while other members ofthe class work for completion of their garments. Future homemakers develop useful skills A tantalizing aroma floats through the hall- ways. It lures the unsuspecting student to the heart of the home economics classroom, where he silently watches the tempting food pass slowly in front of him. Every day is not filled with prepara- tion of delicious foods. Cloth, of all colors and tex- tures, is turned into various garments by busy Cathy Hausman stops to admire the beautiful Christmas scene in the display window in front of home economics classroom. hands and humming sewing machines. TomorroW's homemakers need more than a knowledge of cook- ing and sewing. Infant care, good grooming, per- sonality development, interior decorating, and home care are part of the course. Our future home- makers learn under the guidance of Miss Frances Wright and Mrs. Doris Grunwald. Pat McGlade and Nancy Spence construct a display of five basic food groups for the home economics bulletin board. 54 fy! ff X f 22 'W lf' Valuable 1 CC? Q I . as N :M , dw, . J. -V K 'ff -e if Q. fx A 9' ' ' L lg, w . . . v E xp V x in g so C . 'Af a K.