High School of Commerce - Caduceus Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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Field Trips, New Equipment, Keep Business Dept, with Leaders Alert teachers, up-to-date equipment ami practical instruction, arc keeping the Commerce Business Department among national leaders in this field. Everywhere is evidence of useful learning as students in Salesmanship practice with the tape recorder, pre- senting advertisements in radio style, or endeavor to sell one another articles in demonstrations, while the class criti- cizes techniques. The department maintains close con- tact with the business world. Every year, students make field trips to local hanks, spending hours watching their opera- tions. Business Law students visit local courts, watching justice in action. One. two. thro»-: ono. two. three nre familiar words a in-rson might hoar while wnlkinic past Room 207. n» students drill in Penmanship. Good writing is an important skill, and Pen- manship tenches control and preciseness of the writing hand. An imposing array of machines— comptometers, typewriters and so forth, abundantly furnished students by a foresighted city—gives eager Commere- ites dexterity and skill in Stenography and Bookkeeping, while office skills arc further developed in Filing and Clerical Practice classes. And Commerce students also develop the time-honored skill of beautiful handwriting in Penmanship. Taking all these into consideration, it is easy to sec why Commerce gradu- ates are eagerly sought after in the busi- ness world, and why it is possible for Commerce underclassmen to face their futures with confidence. For anyone who I» planning to go out Into the buying and telling world. Salesmanship it a subject that will be of great value. Here several students practice their skill on one another. 16

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Secretarial Department Produces Right-hand Women Thw future km ret ■rim drmonit rate one of their many Commerce-learned «kills as they practice sett ini; up a mimeograph machine for duplication. Everyone familiar with business recognizes that the secretary is often “the power behind the throne.” Many a business tycoon would rather see his stocks and bonds tumble a few points than hear from his secretary the dread news. “Mr. Leader. I'm getting married next month!” Year after year, the Commerce Secretarial Depart- ment turns out scores of just such dependable, capable and intelligent young women, able to take dictation, to type accurately, to use transcribing machines with skill. Functioning as a smooth unit, the school's curriculum everywhere helps give the polish that makes the perfect right-band woman. The girls are never bewildered in later years when the boss tosses them letters and says. I'm in a hurry; please answer this.” They've bad the necessary training in Senior English classes. Personality and Etiquette classes give them the poise and good man- ners that every good receptionist should have. Speech classes give instruction in proper use of the telephone and in developing pleasant voices. That is why a young woman who graduates from the big school opposite the Armory is greeted warmly any- where in the area when she announces. “I should like to apply for the job as private secretary.” 17