Groveton High School - Tigerama Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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Members of a V.O.T. class prepare themselves for future jobs. V.O.T. Combines Studying and Job Experience. Jean Bowler’s work is checked by Mr. Newton, a Cotton Technologist for the Agriculture Department. Any senior with an over-all “C” average who has completed the first year of his “skill” sub¬ jects such as typewriting, shorthand, and book¬ keeping may enroll in Vocational Office Train¬ ing. In this program, students attend morning classes at school and work on a part-time basis in the afternoon. Because of this arrangement, it is necessary that an interested student have suf¬ ficient credits so that he would not need to take more than four subjects. During the morning, eleven V.O.T. students study office conduct, office procedures, office machine operation, English, and Government, then leave for their various jobs in the afternoon. It is necessaiy for Mary Via to handle various types of office machines while at her job at the Alexandria Armature Company. Lorraine Sonner, a clerk-typist, works with her employer, Mrs. Mildred Hendry, a resident agent for an Insurance Company. Vd c Fifteen

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Grovetonites Prepare for the Field of Business Jean Ragen Oliver, Joan Jenkings, Joan Clark, and Gay Whited practice their ability on several types of office adding machines. Mary Fenton practices the art of cutting a stencil. In clerical practice, Paul Wease and Dorothy Staats acquire skill in using dictaphone machines. Patsy Miller Hunt and Pat Pilkington operate the mimeograph machine. How would you like to be a typist, a clerk, or a private secretary? These are good jobs and 640 Groveton students are being well trained for them in our Busi¬ ness Education Department. Courses in Typing I and II, Short¬ hand I and II, Business Math, Book¬ keeping I, and Clerical Practice are of¬ fered to students from grades nine through twelve. The classes are held in rooms well- equipped with manual and electric type¬ writers, dictaphones, and other essential office equipment. These advantages give students actual experience on the ma¬ chines that they will handle on their jobs. Page Fourteen

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A Variety of Occupations Offered in the D.O. Program Diversified Occupations is a cooperative pro¬ gram whereby about twelve students attend their regular academic classes, including a D. O, class, in the morning, and work for a minimum of fif¬ teen hour s a week on a job in the afternoon. In order to qualify for entrance in the pro¬ gram, the student must have completed a mini¬ mum of eight credits, be sixteen years of age, and possess an aptitude for his chosen job. Thelma Opperman’s studying paid off when she won the spelling contest at a District D.O. Club meeting with a perfect score. Members of the D.O. Class concentrate on their morning studies. Page Sixteen