Highland High School - Shield Yearbook (Highland, IN)

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Busy hands are typical in typing classes. The hands must be relaxed to excell in speed and accuracy. Time and prac- tice is the motto which students learn to follow. Can, go-good, are, will-well, in-not, am-more . . . and so on down the line of 186 brief forms; columns of figures; and the disbanding of the “ol’ hunt n’ peck system,” are only a few problems to be met and overcome by students following a commercial curriculum here at Highland. Students entertaining the thought of a career in the business world upon graduation find the classes offered in this field prepare them well. Students learn to apply what they have learned in the first few years of study to hypothetical situations they might meet in the future. Those in business law, for example, spent a day in late October at Crown Points’ Criminal Court observing court procedure. Some of the various commercial courses offered are, typing, general business, bookkeep- ing, shorthand and business law. Opportunities and experience have been placed in easy reach of business students. With effort and a keen desire, these students will someday become an essential part of the business world. Relaxing while lecturing is typical of teachers near the end of a hard day. When sixth period comes around it brings that tired feeling along with it, as most students and teachers agree. 7

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Develop Skill Speed and Competition in Efficient Secretaries It’s just as important to be able to read your shorthand notes as it is to take them. Vicki Glick, learning the rudi- ments of secretarial work, finds this perplexing at times. “Oh no, I couldn’t have made another mistake! Why does it always happen to me?” Carol Spiegal is just having a bad day. Typing classes aren’t all that bad; usually they run smoothly while trying to build up speed and accuracy.

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Shaping their unknown future, these busy hands represent a desire to learn and an opportunity for success. Only the degree of this desire to learn can gauge their ability to 8 succeed. Will they prosper, or fall defeated by the way-side? General Education Proves Effective for Undecided Pupils High school, you finally made it. Now you feel big, but you also have a lot of big thinking to do. What are you going to do after you leave? Have you decided the course of study you would like to follow? Many answer yes, but just as many are undecided. These students follow the general course. Besides taking the required subjects for the year, they fill their schedule with well-rounded electives. “Hey Patti, what are you carrying the doll around for?” The answer is speech. Students learn rules, gain experience by practice, and have fountains of fun with unusual props and parodies. Choir, art, physical education, and some business finish this course. A strong body, as well as a strong mind, is essential in the accomplishment of any goal worth attaining.