Hobart Senior High School - Memories Yearbook (Hobart, IN)

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BOOKKEEPING— Mr. McGuires bookkeeping class paid close attention as he showed Wayne Carpenter the explanation of a business term. Leaders to Form a Bigger , Better Business World TYPING— Mrs. Wise demonstrated the proper placement of the fingers on the keys during a first year class. GENERAL BUSINESS — Bank functions and how they affect the average person are explained by Mr. Hunt in his General Business class. 19

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OFFICE PRACTICE — Miss Hopp checks Carol Mikolajczyk’s and Toni Banaski’s shorthand with the book while the advanced short- hand class types letters from dictation. Business courses provided attractive training for future business leaders. The wide range of courses offered in this field were taught by qualified business teachers. Typing is a business subject that would most likely be of use sometime in the life of the student. Some teachers insisted that term papers be typed. This is true in college as well as in high school. Typing w ' ould also be of use in other subjects. Personal typing was favored by many college bound students. Personal typing gave enough train- ing for school use also. Shorthand was a must for those students entertaining prospects of secretarial careers. Shorthand could also lighten the note taking load at college. Notehand would also be an asset to the college student. This was a one semester course which shortened and simplified shorthand. Bookkeeping was also a practical course to add to a schedule. There is also a need for neat, accurate records and budgets. Office practice brought to the student a knowledge of office machines. General Business is a subject that is useful to everyone. It educates the student in the basic principles of business. Business courses stressed the drive for speed and accuracy which is so important in today’s business world. Dedicated, qualified leaders are always needed in this field. Business law and Business English are essential courses for a student planning to enter Business College. Business English is offered first semester and Business law is offered the second. Expansive Knowledge Expressed for Future Business SHORTHAND — Miss Todd demonstrates, to her office practice class, the round element in the new typewriters which replaced the ound keys in the older modeled machines. 18

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Proper training in the principles of our language forms the basis of our future citizenry. English is the basic factor in language training. The English Classes promoted the use of better grammar and literature. Many different periods in literature were studied. Some of these periods were: Anglo-Saxon period, Medieval period, Elizabethan Age, Seventeenth Century, Eighteenth Century, Romantic Age, Victorian Age, and Modern Age. Studies were made about the lives and works of great authors in each of these periods. The beginning speech students were taught the art of public speaking including the proper voice inflections for effective delivery. The students in first year speech de- livered many different speeches on a variety of subjects. Debates and round-table discussions were also included in the beginning speech program. Graduates of the year speech class may enroll in the dramatics class. This class studies stage production, set design, acting techniques, and make-up. The dramatics class produced “Papa Is All,” in the spring of 1963. The Journalism Classes ' goal for the year of 1963 was to make the Annual, and the Ho-Hi-Life Newspaper in- teresting and a great success. The Newspaper staff pre- sented the school news accurately and colorfully. Many hours were spent outside of class by the Yearbook Staff and Newspaper Staff to achieve their goal. ENGLISH — Mrs. Rosenthal explained the meaning of a poetry selec- tion to Jim Sable and Kathy Ryba. ? 63 Language Arts Were Proven to Be Significant As JUNIOR ENGLISH — The English class listened carefully as Mrs. Koch gave them their next assignment in Junior Grammar.