Clarkston High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Clarkston, MI)

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Commercial Courses Stress Trade Skills Mr. McCurdy gives Mrs. Pierson a speed test on the adding machine while Mrs. Schebor. Mrs. Crowley and Mrs. Becker find enjoyment in her frustration. Students at Clarkston High School have several chances to learn of business trades. Shorthand, bookkeeping, typing and business law are among the classes designed to give them an education in the particulars of commercial work. First hand experience in the use of business machines prepares the students for the mechanical segments of business positions. Brief hand, an abbreviated form of writing, enables the student to take notes and dictation quickly and accurately. Typing is offered in three courses. Typing I and Typing II, are essentially secretarial typing. The third class is personal typing, a one semester course which gives the student some background in this particular skill. Business law calls the student’s attention to various aspects of the commercial world.

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Left: Mrs. Bronson and Mrs. Hoeg enjoy a coffee break after school. Mrs. Bronson teaches both sewing and family living while Mrs. Hoeg is a cooking instructor. Below: While the class begins kitchen clean-up Mrs. Wilson knits a sweater for her daughter Kristie. Mrs. Wilson is head of the home economics department. She instructs both sewing and cooking.

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Head of the business department, Mrs. Jervis looks over the progress of one of her students. Office skills taught by Mrs. Jervis is offered to seniors. Mr. Thayer who teaches Business Law during the school year, shows another teaching ability during the summer months as he instructs students in Drivers Training. ABOVE: One of the new teachers at Clarkston this year is Mr. MacArtnur who teaches the Principals of Business Math. LEFT: New sponsor for both Co-op and Wolves Den Mr. Horrigan displays the Wolves Den’s new jackets to Dienie Weeks. 29