George Wythe High School - Chancellor Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Modern Data Processing Symbolizes Automation Automation is spreading! Bainbridge Junior High School is feeling the effects of automation through the “machine.” The installation is doing double duty serving Bainbridge as well as George Wythe. Because of this mighty “machine,” teachers no longer have to keep a register, record attendance, make out report cards, or record grades on the permanent record cards. The machine completes this clerical work, and in addition compiles class lists, student schedules, monthly attendance, grade distribution, Student Activi- ty Fund accounting, and textbook accounting. The faculty and students feel fortunate to participate The smiling face of Mrs. Mae Begley is not often seen by the in the first attempt at using this type of installation students, but she is an important part of our school life. a in the public schools of Virginia. Mrs. Mae M. Begley Machine Operator W AACS Wires, wires, everywhere, but everyone in place! This is a portrait of the ‘“machine’’—the board rack. These are the boards which control the many functions performed by the data processing machinery. Through this amazing machine passes the praise, re- proach, and satisfaction that students feel after re- ceiving grades each six weeks. All report cards are made by this 402 accounting machine. Administration and Departments a .

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BI li obi til ir ioe te in Another busy morning begins as Mr. Fary gives Mrs. Crosby instructions for the day while Mrs. Mae Begley waits for her turn. Life for Faculty and Students “Office Traffic Only’ states an ominous notice taped to both entrances of the school office. For “traffic” is the only term for the stream of people flowing through the swinging doors. The articles on a desk indicate the varied activities. Faculty auto keys are waiting to be picked up by car wash employees. Staplers, pencils, and erasers lie in strategic positions for emergency use. Announcements are stacked on one corner to be read over the intercom. On Mr. Setien’s desk lie financial receipts, for through his hands pass all money matters. Data processing forms may be found on the desk of Mr. Schneider, who handles the year’s programming and student schedules. One finds the most interesting articles on Mrs. Helen Crosby's desk! Counting money is a daily routine. Anyone need a pencil or a note? Mrs. Sarah Brooks can handle all situations including countless calls. Administration and Departments I!

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“Rat-tata-tit-tat,” clicks the keypunch machine, operated by Mrs. Mae indispensable part of the data processing operation, this machine Begley, who is displaying her skill by marking office records. An processes every statistical record of our high school. Mrs. Norris distributes report cards to her homeroom students who find their grades on a continuous “‘tear-away’”’ form. Mrs. Brooks, one of the secretaries, returns absentee cards to the homeroom folders after they have been processed by the “machine.” Administration and Departments 13 ;