Jefferson High School - J Yearbook (Jefferson, WI)

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COMMERCIAL COURSE PAOE SEVEN The commercial course aims to give every boy ami girl a practical business education in addition to a training which has more of the cultural value. This course has been in operation for several years, and is far beyond the experimental stage. It has passed inspection by the State Department of Public Instruction- and is by them recognized as one of the strong high school commercial departments in the state. The graduates of this course have no difficulty in obtaining positions as stenographers and bookkeepers both in Jefferson and in neighboring cities. Many of the most desirable commercial positions in the city are now held by graduates of this department. A business man said recently, while discussing one of our graduates in his employ, I am amazed at the range of ability and the efficiency of this student, who came to us direct from school, and without experience.” An effort has been made to keep the work intensely practical. In addition to the technical training in bookkeeping. typewriting and shorthand, an attempt has been made to give the student such a thorough understanding of business methods and principles, business papers and forms, as will enable him to act wisely and intelligently in his later contact with the business world. Besides the basic work in English, History, and Science, graduates of this course are required to take Bookkeeping. Shorthand. Typewriting, Penmanship. Commercial Law and Office Training. The course in Bookkeeping includes both Double and Single Entry. The fundamental principles underlying all accounting methods are emphasized. The business papers used are numerous and the correct form for each is taught. It includes the writing of checks, drafts, invoices, leases, insurance policies, hills of lading, deposit slips, etc. The student thereby gets a wider range of correct business usage than he would probably get in years of contact with the business world. During a part of the course actual banking is done. The work in Stenography includes, besides a technical training In speed in shorthand and touch typewriting, styles in correspondence, composition of business letters, correct use of English, spelling, punctuation, artistic i | J The Comptometer ie a New Figuring Machine Recently Added to Our Equipment.

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PAGE SIX Lighting, seating, decoration. School ground improvement. Essentials of first class schools. Diploma examinations. Playground supervision. Consolidation. Teacher as a social leader in the community. 4. Senior Pedagogy.—One semester. Vfc unit. 1. Elements of Class Technique. a. types of lessons. d. motivation. b. questions. e. lesson planning. c. assignments. 2. Elements of Child Study. a. instinct and capacities, b. individual differences. 3. Laws and Principles of Teaching. a. instinct and capacities. f. attention. b. sense perception. g- association. c. motor activity. h. analysis. d. self activity. i. reasoning. e. interests. j- individual differences. 4. Class Management and Discipline. 5. Practice Teaching-—twenty weeks. y2 unit. Students conduct classes for practice teaching in all grades of the city. The past year every Senior student taught classes in reading, language, spelling, phonics, arithmetic, and geography. In addition two weeks of practice was given in a rural school taken over by the department for this purpose. Practice Class With Training Teachers Studying Trees

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PAGE EIGHT IURUNE BOEHM ■sec. ro the RQES. WHtTEVRATEFZ. HORMAJ— flsZABETH RFOL. HELEHFH.IE STATE BAHK arrangement to typewritten matter, stencil cutting, mimeographing. manifolding, typeing of legal papers amt documents. editing manuscript and tabulation. Actual office practice is offered each student. As a text for the study of o lli c e methods, “Office Training for Stenographers” is used. The equipment in this department is very up-to-date. Visitors and inspectors maintain that the equipment is as complete as that of any school in the state. It includes Bank Fixtures. Bookkeeping Desks, Mimeograph, Duplicate. B u r r o u g hs Adding Machine, and Comptometer, and fi v e kinds of typewriters: Remington, L. C. Smith. Underwood, Royal, and Monarch. The demand for office workers has been very strong through the past two years. During that time we have had many more calls for help than we have been able to fill. Now that the stress of war conditions is removed we might anticipate an over-s n p p 1 y of commercial workers and a difficulty in obtaining positions. This is not likely to be the case, however, for under war conditions many poorly trained w o r k e r s were given office positions, which under peace conditions they will he unable to hold. Their places will he taken by competently trained workers. 0 u r commercial graduates have a reputation for making a success of their work. There is every evidence that there will he a continued d e m a n d for their services. ESTHER CRl EHSSERT is. s. government SER rCEL YAHCOOi'EH. WASH LYOsA FES HO HOARD FRttirrHC CO. FT A THSHSOH CLAREHCE FROH-hHOER FARMERS 9 HE KHASfTS BAMM JEFFERSO R Laaan At-SCEECME Rr W iauRLUMBER CO. | VVA1 STESHA Some of Our Recent Graduates Who Are Holding Responsible and Good Paying Position