Commerce High School - Ledger Yearbook (Yonkers, NY)

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Retailing 5 'P-Qc 4 , 'N -ss The Retailing curriculum is designed to train for the various selling occupation which make available to consumers the goods and services produced by others. An integral part of the curriculum is the work experience program. It gives the stu- dents experience through actual practice on a job while learning the theory and funda- mentals of Retailing at school. ' Our modern Sales Laboratory offers the students excellent opportunity for experi- mentation. Emphasis is placed on selling, because stores exist primarily for that purpose. Training is W-. also offered in store opera- tion and management, mer- chandise information, store arithmetic, operation of cash register, salecheck routine, telephone selling, and cooperation with fel- low employees. The pro- gram teaches the student that good personal appear- ance, pleasing manner, at- tentiveness, and alertness are necessary qualifications for holding a iob.

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5 s s HIGH SCHOOL OF COMMERCE 190 Nomn BROADWAY YONKERS 3. N v. IRVING GOLDBERG PR c To be really secure in a world that consumes goods, one must be skilled to produce 'them actually as well as to envision them mentally. JIJIMLQ3 PRINCIPAL Irving Goldberg