East Aurora High School - Speculum Yearbook (Aurora, IL)

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'Www NR, Prlnclpul Mr Hunter prlncloal for the past year has been year he wull serve as principal emeritus Previously he was In East Hgh School slnce 1920 In various capacities Next boys counselor and assistant principal new semor hugh school ready far the fall term slde school system and studued flnanclal and schedules for the new hugh school The coun educatnonal problems M Hunter prnnclpal selors Miss ONeuI and Mr Albrlght, and the with the and of the department heads, had the four class advisers also assisted Mr Hunter In lob of purchasung equipment and arranging the supervlsnon of 1688 students Gurls Counselor Mlss ONenI Gurls counselor tacher head of the convnercnal department and adviser of the Glrls Club retlres at the close of this year Boys Counselor Mr Albrught ds director of the actlvltles of boys ur' the school advises the Boys Club and supervuses the hall monsters 1 .X 1 xx O O . .. . ,. . . r. , , , . , . 1 I r 9 , 1' , , . ,, . A ,

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ei -42 6.-2. ff.- 4? Sv , , -Q 5 ,5 f' if ' ' BUSINESS EDUCATION Elizabeth Brigham Stenography, G e n e r al Business, Pep Club, Com- mercial Club D. E. Brown East High Bank, Book- keeping, Intramurals J. C. Chrisman Distributive Education, Cafeteria, Bookstore Eleanor F. Dollins Typing, Office Practice, Junior Red Cross Donald D. Griffin Bookkeeping, Athletic Director Gene L. Houser T y p i n g , Bookkeeping, Freshman Football Cecil R. May General Business, World Resources Veronica G. O'Neil Girls' Counselor, Depart- ment Head Business Edu- cation, Student Govern- ment, Girls' Club Gertrude E. Pitt: Stenography, Typing F. M. Spurlock T y p i n g , Bookkeeping Ushers' Club OFFICE Mildred E. Comet Secretary to Principal Jean B. Divine Office Assistant BUSINESS caurses meet modern needs East High was among the first high schools in Illinois to include secretarial training in the curricu- lum. Spelling and penmanship, not offered today, were once required. Typing, then considered part of stenography, was cv one-semester, non-credit course. Approximately 500 students are enrolled in the business education program today, which has expanded to include courses in salesmanship, D.O., D.E., and bookkeeping. Expansion in business preparatory courses has kept pace with ever-changing com- mercial techniques. Beginners-Members of the first year typing class concentrate on their books and keyboard during a regular five minute drill. High Finance-Proofing cash, posting figures from iournals, and using o ten-key adding machine are nothing new to these members of Mr. Brown's advanced bookkeeping class: Sharon Magnuson, Jim Tannenbaum, Kathy Dolan, and Pat Wondrak. or fb.