Eastern High School - Eastern Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Twenty-Iwo During the four days of rafioning, fhe lunchroom was iurned info an efficient up-fo-daie office capable of handling hundreds of applicanis with smoorhness and ease. The piciure a+ fhe lefi is a general view of one secfion of fhe lunchroom. A close-up of one unii af work. Miss Ansley, assisfed by one of ihe siudenf helpers, is making our fhe forms neces- sary fo issue Rafion Book 2 fo a cusfomer. The units worked in shiffs, wiih enough regisfrars on fhe iob ai any hour during fhe afiernoon and evening. RATIONING The school was alive wifh fhe excifemenf of ihis new even+ which had enfered i+s doors. For four days, February 23-26, fhe school day was shorfened. All siudenfs were dismissed a+ noon, some fo go fo work, ofhers +o refurn affer lunch +o help wi+h 'rhe issuing of Rafion Book 2. Before The days arrived, pa+rio+ic sfudenfs gafhered wi+h fheir +eachers in +he audiiorium +o become acquainfed wiih +he process of issuing books. If was a complicafed affair, buf fhe 'teachers and siudenfs were glad fo do fheir part The books were issued in The lunchroom, which was furned info a very business-like office. A+ fhe head of each of ihe six divisions sal' a ieacher wifh fhe necessary supplies, and an R.O.T.C. boy. I+ was fhe du+y of +hese boys fo equalize 'lhe number of cus+omers which each division received. Mr. S+ark, head of fhe Commercial Deparfmenf and supervisor of +he procedure, hovered around, ready 'ro answer quesiions and seffle any diffi- culiies which mighi' arise. Soon +he cusfomers began arriving, and +he pencils of fhe feachers and sfudenis raced over fhe books and papers, filling in fhe necessary dafa. Someiimes business was slack, somefimes heavy: bu+ always fhe ieachers and s+uden+s were ready, willing, and able, as fhey will be in fhe fufure whenever such occasions arise.

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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

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SECONDHAND BOOKSTORE A greal' asse+ +o all Easfernifes is +he well known secondhand booksfore, presided over by +he familiar figure of Mr. Eisele and a sfaff of compe'I'en+ assisfanfs. The books+ore olifers a ready means for disposing of books no longer needed and for 'rhe purchase of needed books when new classes form fwice a year. Many frugal sfudenfs fake advanfage of fhis oppor+uni+y 'ro be supplied wiih 'rexl' books +hroughou+ fheir school days a+ a very small cosf. The secondhand books+ore, af +he same fime, oFFers commercial s+uden+s an oppor+uni+y +o gain experience in meefing people, handling money, pricing, filing, and o'I'her ac'l'ivi+ies which will prove of value of fhem in lafer life. Secondhand booksfore girls ai work. Leff fo righf: Dorolhy Parnell, Sfack- ingg Efhel Knighf, filing, Mariorie Gal'- field, checking, Gerfrude Galia, sfamp- ing, Josephine Danfoni, checking: BeHy Lou Kufack, sfampingg and Kaihryne Rid- dell, checking. Another group of girl assisfanls in ihe bookslorez Beverly Ann Sharrar, Vivian Alongi, Sfella Masfyi, Edna Barr, Lenore Fairbanks, Freda Cosby, and Mary Badoli. These girls wouldn'1 be leff ou+. They are, from fop down, and leff fo righf: Cafherine Boccomino, Jean Carmichael, Elnora Beyer, Laverna Morris, Mary Kay Bushala, Selma Dooge, and Nelda Napier. Af fhe righf: Josephine Chio- dini, Berry Riberdy, Tefia Kamenilsa, and Zena Amico.