Gas City High School - Epoch Yearbook (Gas City, IN)

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.,T?4TTH EPOCH,1927-il---l-0 E BOOKKEEPING The first high schools established in the United States were attended only by children ot' the wealthy. The courses offered in these early schools were college preparatory courses, since most of the graduates expected to attend some institution of higher learning. At this time people looked upon education above the grades as a luxury to be enjoyed only by the sons and daughters of the rich. In a few short years high schools sprang up rapidly all over the country and 'as a result, every boy and girl now has a chance to receive a high school education. This is no longer looked upon as a luxury. High school courses, howevei', did not keep pace with the democratic spirit- of the schools. Many boys and girls attended high schools who never expected to enter a college or university, yet these pupils were re- quired to take the traditional college preparatory course. Custom is a diflicult thing to break and many schools are still bound by the old shackles. Is it any wonder that many pupils quit school before graduation? Gas City High School, along with other progressive schools, has broken away from the old custom, and is now offering four courses in addition to the college preparatory course. Since many of our pupils enter the business world after graduation. the Commercial Course is a very popular one. This course includes such practical subjects as Commercial Arithmetic, Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Typewriting, Business English, Commercial Law, and Salesmanship. The Bookkeeping course aims to give the students a practical and usable knowledge of the principles of double entry bookkeeping and of the cash book, sales and purchases books, and general ledger. Twenty exer- cises are worked out at the first of the year, after which two laboratory sets are used to illust1'ate the theory set forth by the text book.