Houston Heights High School - Pennant Yearbook (Houston, TX)

Page 101 text:

he Booeeeepzhg Departmelzf The demand for good bookkeepers is steadily increasing. To satisfy this demand, the bookkeeping department instructs students, usually a large percentage of the entire student bodx, to betome effitient workers Fach student attualls keeps books ol an imaglnarx firm He takes the hrm s worl., month bx month, and balantes the books at the end ol eath month 'Xt the end ol eath term he is required to tllxe in CXFlI'l1ll11flOI1 pox erlng the work that he has had, to insure his 'll1llll'X to solve similir problems The Sfzortfzmm' Depm tmeni -Xnother important department ln the high school is the shorthand department ln this department students are taught shorthand so thoroughlx that thes are prepared to do real ofhte work 'lhex hrst learn to write words and phrases, and finallx, thex are required to write and answer all forms of business letters, whlth are written from dictation Good l'nQ lush, neatness, accuracx and speed are the main points of emphasis c ' ' ' ' . . A I V V 5 Vs C C Y - K , Q v 1 v - w - I L I - K L . . . ' , . 2 ' 1 J. z i V Y C 5 1 Y S fx I , 4 A I Y N si ex K - . c c S c W . r Q 4 Y I f W q C V Y I I V 1- , V C n A ' i , 1 4 . . . - Avi ' . , ,, ,. , 'f if a , V , - ,, 1' 4 f .V ' Y 'lv V if v3'1 - L1 - 'f'4'N f ...4.., ...J 4.3.-.n....,- f.,.......J.....-,.4:,.n. ML,-A-. ........m.J.. '..e- ..e.,..k-4-,--.s..,........... Axis.. 44.

Page 100 text:

3 , f , A ., , , F., 1 A Typewrzfzhg Department lfach year the demand for efhcient typists is increasing. The type- Wflflflg department seeks to satlsfx thls demand luv requiring that each student shall attarn the three greatest qualmtles of good tx pmg rhvthm, atturau, and concentratlon Fach student who takes tx pewrmng IS re qu1red to hmsh 1 set number of exeruses during the term, and to take the speed tests glven each week 'I here are two of these speed tests, each lastlng five mmutes, and one test taken from a pamphlet of contmuous matter furnlshed lux the varlous tx pewrlter tompanles, glven each month,wh1ch lasts hlteen mmutes Interest 19 stlmulated ln tx pewrxtlng bs havlng the World s Champlon 'I WPISIS demonstrate for us ust recentlx MISS Bessle Freedman, the world s thamplon tx plst, gave a demonstratlon IH the school audltorlum It was well attended, and everx one came awas wlth a des1re to be a better tw pxst It IS the arm of the tw pewrltmg department to provlde eHic1ent tw plStS who wlll he a credlt to the1r sthool , , , , p . . . . . . X Y f . . a i ' i ' c . .1 ' ' - . C W . 6 xi C , i - C c C Y . . . . . Y . . , . . , . . E . V - V 1 , Y '-. - V - ' .. ' I -e - W -V ...W ' A., V x . - U .. - Q, f . an . ,.'. - is :H - - 'A' f--- ' V--- ' Q -----. -.f -JJ wf.,.,,. A s. Q ,.f .,w..-....a-A, ..m1.af..,... VM- . - -H 1- F - - f .5 1 t- 1 Pe'

Page 102 text:

lie 01 clzeftm Ihe Orthestra is an organization that gives the student an opportunitx to acquire skill on his chosen instrument and at the Same time make a valuable contribution to the School Fnsemble playing is one of the quickest and moet pleasurable me ins of developing rhs thm, technique, and the ibilitx to reall it aight lhe student not onli becomee more proficient on his own initrument bi belonging to the orchestra, but he gets some knowl edge of other instruments and combinatione of instrumenm 'I he Orcheetra has been organized for tour xeara and in that time hae grown from six pieces to the following inetrumentation ten violins, one mandolin, two clarinets, one flute, four corneta, two saxophones, one trom bone, one drum, and piano org inifations of the communitx , has been lLlI'!1I9l'lCCl bx the orchestra Un two occasions thie xear programs have been given at the Rice Hotel, one for the Conopua Llub and one for the I 'ltin Iournament -Xnx student who has 1 fur ltnovxletlge ol his instrument lb eligible to memberehip in the Urcheatri 'Z . w is r lk .vi . K . U Y N - X 7. ' 5 . x C n l K 5 1 K1 E K1 A .1 A V W ' Q A L 5 -'4 A . Y 1 I K . L The music for numerous school occasions, as well as for civic and social 2 lf' I sw 1 , v U v - N .x r u C . ' s V . 1 1 Af. l r 1 . Q Q -V -f - -. g',i.s-.- ' -5 n f . . , ' .r .Q - ,A - fu.--ge-c -'iv-'fl' fl 7'