Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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We get practlcal experience for future career Half day Jobs wlth local busmess establtshments enable students to gam workmg expertence whrle at the same ttme earn money The lure of a htgher salary or an advancement lend the co-op student the mcentrve to prod htm on workmg ever harder Be stdes becommg a well rounded and busmesslrke person he IS dtrectly or mdtrectly stagmg the background for a future career stortng up a fund of practlcal knowledge for later use The programs measure of success can eastly be measured rn the numbers of courteous and constderate bustness people Seaholm produces each year people who are prepared to meet the many challenges of our twentreth century economrc srtuatron Oh lll never get all these clothes tn thts box moans Peggy Moore as she trtes her hand at packtng dress boxes A ltttle real worktng experlence goes a long way and Sea holms co op program takes full advantage of thrs letttng students learn and earn at the same ttme 4 Attractive wmdow dtsplays draw many potenttal customers but arranging these showcases takes both talent and plannmg Tum Herter dtrects Carol Coles placement of a Jolly Santa Claus accordtng to thetr preplanned dtagram Thts wmdow tn thc retatltng department IS changed often to gtve many Conversatton lS a valuable art tn which all retatltng students strtve for perfectton Talking on the phone spealung wtth a customer deahng wtth a buyer or salesman all requtre assurance and naturalness Mlke Smtth watts for Sandy Landers to flntsh her call on the retatltng classs own phone system 'lg O O - . . , 5 , . . U , students a chance to work on it. , , . v I , J 1 Q. , N -1 C 'P 55

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Every afternoon there IS a near stampede as co op students leave the bulldmg for thetr jobs uptown Caught ln the scramble are John Gray John Matomcan Jxm Mrlks Sandy Landers Non1Wh1te Glorla McKay Sharon Polasek Geral In pracflclng we learn Through a co operatrve work study plan, our re tallmg students leam to face the busmess world on steady lf youthful, feet Attannlng polse and self confidence w1th a great deal of professlonal sk1ll are only two of the factors stressed 1n Seaholms re talllng program As a result of constant effort and the deslre to lmprove the mdxvxdual student attams these necessary qual1t1es as he prepares hxmself for a place 1n the world of supply and demand 4To effectively sell cloth one must know somethlng about lt thus retallmg students are gxven practncal experience 1n testmg fabrlcs Testmg a materials quahty Mary Jo Sweet exammes a swatch of cloth under her mlcroscope durmg a classroom experiment dmc McKay Joan Marks L... Q Ss. l 0 U 1 I - - - 9 - ' ' 5 n I . . y . I - n 1 y . . . , , . ' 7 - ef,-4 vw W, . 1 y 1 , I . , l ' 3 Y 9 - - V l .Q-.W I ' A L. I P ,, , l f l 1 'S I 1'V nhl N . f f . K Q K V 4 1 , ..-X 'f Q qs X .. . . ' , X. 54

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Mastering basic business skulls 'fakes patience AIS that a telegrapher gone mad A swarm of cnclsctsn' The hall by the typing rooms resounds with furious cllckmg, as students practice their skills Seen through a classroom window are Carol Btlltan Bea Dans Lana Vasko Pat Fuzart Randy Borgman hltzabcth Gent and Judy Beyer The economlc stability of a nation is butlt on her busmessmen and women thus It is vital that a country have people ready to till the all lmportant business POSIIIOHS Helping satlsfy this need Se tholms com merctal courses attract md tram many students 1n terested 1n such careers The basic subjects 1ncluded 1n the program give a wide sampling of business skills yet enable students to become proficient m some or all of them Although a boon to students pursuing an academic career typing IS most essential m the business world where reports, memos letters and contricts must be neat and easy to read Being able to use a typewriter IS just part of the job however, so a business machines course was 1nst1tuted to teach students to operate and repair the many types of ofiice equipment Shorthand a linuuape of sy mbols ts as essential to a commercial course IS 15 typmg while bookkeeping IS '1 requisite for all those interested 1n accounting Studylnv commercial law one learns of the legal rights and obligations of the 1nd1v1dual going deeply 1nto wrltten and verbal contracts Complete comprehensive challenmng Sea holms commercial course helps our country and us by tramma the busmessmen of our generatlon VHandl1n2 money especially when it isnt ones own ts '1 tricky business Balancing pseudo accounts 1s in important part of bookkeeping and a sigh of relief heralds the person who finally makes his figures tdd up right Sue McNeal Jan Oliver and Soma Frank labor over their checlsboolts ,J V hmtly Pierce Gladys Holloway Lee Bostwnck Earl Stemhart o 0 Q 0 0 a -a . , I ' c Z ' 9 a a 9 s 1 N 4 . , . , N , l , . . ' a L L L Y ' ', ', 1 l , ' 1. ' ts a a ' s 9 ,, ' , . L U . I . -, .. v , A. p. . C Q J . -W . . Y 'kk . r K v I . Y A. - L4 .L Z . V -T' , ',' ' ig 'z '.,' 't.' , N ' ' y v ' 1 - Q ' , , ,.. s 'tv S V .,-w-'fx ' Hu- K: N K K 'I ffl , . a , lu' -P' an Q ,.-1. , 5, Q ,1 Vs, ' V 'Y y A ' 9, X' . . -t., 4 was . JITW 'N I ,J ' :I 1