Eastern High School - Eastern Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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MIMEOGRAPHING A gradua+ion requiremenf of +he Commercial Deparfmenf is 'rha+ all s+uden+s learn +o opera+e +he mimeograph and mimeoscope. These are essen- 'fial aclivifies in lhe business world. Oflen a draw- ing, diagram, or verlical ruling is required. This worlc is done on +he mimeoscope. When 'rhe sfencil has been cu+ and mimeoscoped, if is run off on The duplicalor. The commercial seniors are usually laughl mimeographing a+ +he beginning of fhe +erm. ln fhis way fhey are able +o assis+ wi+h lhe daily aHendance repor+s and many bullelins +ha+ are prepared for +he office and olher deparlmenls. Mary Poliui is shown mimeoscoping a siencil afier if has been cu? Mimeographinq of the stencil is demonsirafed by Grace Leverenz and Thelma Sharpeg while Naomi Rornanzin, Lillian Anfhony, Mariorie Gaffield, Selma Dooge, and Josephine Danioni are reading over The finished producf. Twenfy

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TYPEWRITING Typewri+ing is one of fhe mos+ imporranf courses laughf by +he Commercial Deparfmenf. I+ is a basic subiecf and meefs a wide- spread need in 'The business world. The srudenfs in +his class show fhai' correcf posfure and posifion are essenfial for accura+e and speedy fypewrifing. CODE PRACTICE Code Pracfice was in+roduced fo 'lrain s+uden+s in 'rhe basic principles of code and 1'ype work. If is 'raughl by Mrs. Akroyd by means of records which have groups of +he alphabef and num- bers wi+h +heir code characfers on fhem. When fhese are heard on +he phonograph, fhe s'I'uden+ immediafely 'Types +he leHer. Then The correcf le++er is given. The requiremen+ +o pass 'fhe course is +en words per minu+e. STENCILS Abiliry 'I'o cu+ a sfencil is a graduarion requiremenf of fhe Commercial Depar'I'- mem' and an essenfial parl' of mimeograph- ing. The commercial seniors are laughf +o cuf sfencils a+ +he beginning of +he +erm so +ha+ 'rhey can assisf wi+h 'lhe daily aHendance reporfs and o+her fimely maferial +ha+ has +o be mimeographed. A+ fhe leif, Ka+hryn Krause, Jack Sim, and Ray Dorbolo are culling slencils in con- necfion wi+h +he ra+ioning program. Miss Freeland is working ai' her desk in +he background.

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12A REFRESHER ARITHMETIC Mr. Eisele is solving a problem in Refresher Arifhmelic for several girls in fhe class. ling siudenfs demonsfraie whal' They know in salesmans Refresher Arilhmelic is a new course recenlly added by l'he Commercial Deparlmenl' as parl of 'lhe Vicfory Corps program. I+ is a required l2A subieci' and is in- lended as a review of ari+hme+ic. There were +wo classes in lhis subiecl' during fhe second semes+er, bofh +augh+ by Mr. James Eisele. RETAILING The purpose of re+ailing is fo leach fhe sfudenis 'lo become efficienl' salespeople. Girls find +his 'Training very inleresling because of fhe psychology which i'l' in- volves. They also have 'l'he opporfunily lo become acquainled wi+h +he wide range of menlal lraifs of cuslomers. The lraining is valuable +o fulure salespeople and 'l'o lhose who wanl' +o malre a career in merchandis- ing and refail supervision, and is also of greal' benefif 'ro sfudenfs who enfer ofher fields of work. Twenfy-one