Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

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BLAIR PATTERSON EXPLAINS an entry on the worksheet to the rest of the book- keeping class. Each figure must be in exactly the right place. THINKING ABOUT EACH letter as she types occupies Sandy Anderson while she does her assignment. ABSORBED IN HER work, Sandy Bumpus strives to develop her typing skill. MRS. BETTY HOLMGREN shows Shirley Brister a mistake in her letter for secretar- ial practice. 16

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TYPES OF JOINTS and finishing are taught in wood shop. Here Dick Taylor makes use of one of the many power tools available. TESTING AND CHECKING must be done quickly and accurately. Mr. Alvin Jones watches as Don Hoffman, Ted Ireland, and Rick La- Buda put I ed s car through its paces. Four shop areas are in use this year — woods, machines, automotive, and drafting. The electrical shop is yet to be completed.

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Business Training Prepares Students for Careers and Important Financial Decisions by Affording Practical Experience Bookkeeping, general business, busi- ness math, business machines, clerical procedures, and secretarial practice all develop qualifications for a job. Not on- ly this, but pave the way for busi- ness decisions that will have to be met in later life, such as figuring out in- come tax and balancing checkbooks. If a student is planning a career in this field, these courses give him actual practice by allowing him to figure out losses, profits, and overhead costs of companies by the use of kits, such as the Randall Wholesale Grocery Prac- tice Set. MAKING THOSE TOTALS come out exactly right busies Karen Eley with the adding machine. ■ ,v ffiflrr w A TURNING TO THE right page, the typing class prepares for another day of drill and practice. Day by day they build up to more speed with fewer errors. 17