Fairmont West High School - Dragon Yearbook (Kettering, OH)

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ln bookkeeping class, Mr. james Robinson shows Mary King and Constance Kepler some short cuts. The commercial department is one in which students learn useful arts by practice. Record keeping and bookkeeping classes present methods of managing financial ledgers and records. Students learn to com- pile income tax and social security data. Shorthand is a method of drawing words phonetically. Weekly Hbudgetsi' consist of twenty typewritten letters that have been dictated orally. Office practice acquaints students with machines and systems that are necessary for office work-comptometer, dicta- phone, and filing. Standard practices used in consumer-company rela- tions, transfer of real estate, contracts, and other busi- ness institutions are learned in business law. Business economics includes studies of legal methods Taking practice dictation from a dictaphone is Pat Werner, while Betty Andrews watches Miss Eleanor Gallagher's office practice class. Ilummereial Students Prepare fur Future of finance, costs, insurance, and the handling of debts. A student may be confused when he sees blank keys on his typewriter, but he will touch-type with ease when he has completed the typing course. Typing classes use learning aids such as timed writing periods and typing to music to develop speed, accuracy, and rhythm. Classes are offered for a semester to those desiring typing for college preparation or personal use and for one year to those in a commercial course. Learning to type business letters and manuscripts prepare many students for English themes and senior letters. At the completion of the course qualified students are given award certificates. Skilled machinistl Ginger Harry, and Peg Ketteman speed type in Mrs. Francis Homer's typing class. I 5 3 mutha af :-s'wrm

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az w Mr. J. L. Lower inspects progress of typing students in an elementary typing class as they proceed With their lesson.

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Adjusting Carol Gray's jacket are Sue Cobbler and Mrs. B. O. Fowler in Economics II. Hnmamaliers Plan a Career As young girls at Fairmont, girls realize that a study of home economics is very worthwhile. The prepara- tion of Well-balanced meals and clothing are neces- sary arts. It is natural for beginners to burn a pan or drop a glass occasionally, because such actions are all in the art of learning to handle the kitchen utensils properly. Needles and pins are prominent in another phase of the home economics department. The future home- makers put their study to work. A knowledge of dif- ferent textures and types of fabrics is essential when the girls start to construct a garment. Selecting patterns, choosing materials, and producing a garment of her choice is an activity which the girl finishes during school time. Home management and decorating is a study of the decorating of a home and the budgeting of it. Color, design, and money are the main ideas considered in making a home attractive and Well-organized. Child development is a course in which girls learn how to take care of children. Students study children and feed and give dolls baths. During foods and nutrition class, Sharon Harshman, Diana Custer and Shirley Guenther prepare a meal.