Columbus North High School - Log Yearbook (Columbus, IN)

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Business courses pay big dividends The continuous clicking of fingers on keys supplementing the clicking of brain cells in hectic Business Educa- tion Department classes scattered throughout the school. Students boasted of setting new speed records on the typewriter and of being able to decipher the mysterious squiggles which made shorthand seem incom- prehensible to their uninitiated class- mates. Sophomores found that some typing ability was essential since many courses required typewritten re- search papers or other assignments. Upperclassmen enrolled in various courses such as Clerical Office Prac- tice, Intensive Laboratory, Distributive Education, Cooperative Office Educa- tion, Salesmanship, and Business Law. These classes afforded experience in the diversified areas which are con- tained in business. Business students were not confined to the classroom situation only, but were encouraged to apply their knowl- edge and skills by taking jobs in ac- tual business enterprises. Outside speakers from Hilliards lectured to classes about modern business tech- niques, while group discussions and complex problem-solving kept the ambitious future business leaders oc- cupied the rest of the time. Bookkeeping and accounting books form a re- peating pattern in this business oriented course as intent students pore over a worksheet. Their fetit spread out before them, a class of business low students consider all the aspects of question before answering. 48

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Afro- Studies spark curriculum While Debbie Winchester contemplates a serious answer to a toss-up question, her teammates. Max Forgey, Chris Fischer, and John Blandford seem to hove a somewhat comical response in mind. The team was sparked onto victory by Mr. William Hamilton ' s coaching. MODEL UMITEn NATIOIMS AJ The drudgery of late hours and last minute typing had arrived. Research papers on urbanization problems, poverty, consumer protection, and the bandwagons and half-truths of ad- vertising pushed their way into U.S. History and Economics classes. Juniors and seniors gained understanding of these current problems from their hard-working efforts in research. Sophomores also completed papers on any subject after World War II, such as Biofra. New courses were admitted to fit the changing times. The African Studies and Afro-American courses focused on the black experience in America today. To moke history live, students con- structed dolls, weapons, costumes, and flags as they became involved in past and present history. Involve- ment was the key word as 100 stu- dents from CHS participated in the Model U.N. which was hosted here and as 15 took part in the Model U.N. at Indiana University. His back against the wall, hAr. Lloyd Grimm discusses current issues which are reflected in the collage mounted on the board behind him. The delegation from Japan is hereby de- clared out of order! exclaimed Walter Pieper at the Model U.N. here at Columbus. 47

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every year Checking their work with the teacher ' s an- swers, these girls feel confident that after mas- tering shorthand, anything is possible. The paraphernalia of the typing trade piles up as flashing hands speed over the electronic keyboards, and steady eyes watch the textbook. An expression of either amazement or exas- peration shapes Mrs. Thelma Hatfield ' s face as her introductory business students hand in pa- pers. 49