Chelsea High School - Beacon Yearbook (Chelsea, MA)

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COMMERCIAL DEPT. — w4ee t Often in predominantly academic schools one finds an antipathy towards business education. This attitude is based on a lack of realization that the knowledge of business skills will smooth our daily living. Consequently it often becomes necessary for business education teachers to sell their program. In our school the value of com¬ mercial training is recognized. Mr. Webber has always shown a keen interest in this department. Instruction is received under the guidance of Miss Bennett, Miss Harris, Mrs. Malone, Miss Sylvester, Miss Sharood, Mr. Greenfield, Mr. White, and Mr. Clarke, the head of ‘this department. To the graduates we owe much, for in their success in the business world is measured the value of the training received in our department. In the past three months alone fifty girls have been placed. Those pursuing the secretarial field receive thorough preparation in all its phases. THE MANIPULATION of adding machines, calcu¬ lators, and comptometers is very important in an office as the girls in Mrs. Malone’s class fully realize. EACH DAY the girls in the stenography class pass their homework into Miss Harris, who carefully goes over each symbol in order to help the girls become good stenographers in the future.

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MR. STAPLES demonstrates to his physics class the theory of molecular motion, namely, that molecules are constantly mov¬ ing. MR. MARGOLIS looks at the class while they in turn watch Jimmy Martin write the reaction when ammonium hydroxide and sulfuric acid are com¬ bined. Mr. Kipnes shows his biology class what a turtle does when he is put on his back. It seems that both classes are studying reactions.

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THESE GIRLS ARE busily work¬ ing at their office practice assignments while the future bookkeepers carefully go over their ledgers with Miss Bennett. MR. CLARKE goes over a problem with his class while the students in Mr. Greenfield ' s room hunt for a country on the globe and the girls in the typing class get set for that test.