Defiance High School - Panorama Yearbook (Defiance, OH)

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Three hard-working typists . . . Billie Davis, Sally Daft, and Kathy Peterson. BUSINESS WORLD REQUIRES Bill Tubbs tries to balance his books. As long as there is civilization, the world will have a need for trained business personnel. The commercial department at Defiance High School seeks to adequately train and prepare its students to enter this business world. Accuracy, neatness, and efficiency are the goals instilled into every student of commerce. Accuracy is a definite necessity in Bookkeeping. Besides teaching the student to be neat and or- derly in his work, it gives him a glimpse at a va- riety of common daily business transactions. 26

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Charles Eisenhart does research work in the library. STUDY LANGUAGE TECHNIQUES Fred Holley, Linda Hohenbrink, and Linda Sontchi take part in a panel discussion in speech class. MR. LLOYD BABB Asbury College, A.B. University of Wisconsin, M.S. Library Science Speech Librarian Cafeteria supervisor The ability to speak well is one sign of a well edu- cated man. Through the efforts of the instructor many students in Defiance High School ' s speech class are given the opportunity to develop their talents along the lines of public speaking. While members of this class, students learn the fundamentals of parliamentary procedure, and are taught to read and interpret the works of some of the great poets of the past. Good speech habits are marks of a well rounded student.

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MR. KENNETH GREEN Bowling Green State, B.S. M.Ed. Distributive Education Bookkeeping Senior Class adviser D.E.C.A. adviser MISS CHARLOHE CLINGAMAN Bov ling Green State, B.S. in Ed. Ohio State University, M.A. Typing I and II Shorthand I and II Secretarial Practice PANORAMA business adviser MR. ROGER SMURR Defiance College, B.S. in Ed. Indiana University, M.Ed. General Business Typing I Guidance room HIGHLY TRAINED PERSONNEL Jean McCague practices her shorthand. Business Arithmetic and General Business are basically math courses designed to acquaint one with a broad general knowledge of the business world. Distributive Education offers the student actual job experience and an insight into public relations with customers as well as co-workers. Office procedure is stressed in Secretarial Prac- tice, which is offered to senior girls who have suc- cessfully completed two years of typing and short- hand. 27