John Marshall High School - Marhiscan Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Business includes clerical and merchandising education Under the supervision of Mrs. Janet Weaver, the Business Educa- tion Department at Marshall pro- vides an all around knowledge of several business fields. Various classes such as general business, clerical practice, salesmanship, mer- chandising, shorthand, bookkeeping, and typing are available through the Business Department to achieve this goal. In General Business, students be- come aware of the growing needs for competent employees in business. Displays are set up and sales situa- tions are demonstrated in Salesman- ship and Merchandising, the two courses required as a prerequisite for Distributive Education. Office work copying, financing, and the use of office machinery are the basics taught in Clerical Practice while in Bookkeeping different methods of re- cording and financing are learned. Finger coordination and speed are necessary for good typing skills. In Shorthand, students learn quicker and surer methods to write the alphabet. Business Arithmetic stresses the basic mathematics as applied to business problems. Automation is playing an increas- ingly important role in today ' s world and computerized career data processing was part of the curriculum. Surrounded by clicking typewriter keys and the low murmur of her classmates voices is Betsy McKenna a Typing 3 student. In class the skills learned in Typing 1 are used when the students are re- quired to type different forms, papers, and letters. Everyone also receives a chance to use the electric typewriters that are made available through the department. 29

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ABOVE — Taking calls in the office at the main switchboard is senior Vanessa Sicking. Starting early in the morning the switch- board is kept busy throughout the day. UPPER R GHT — Working hard on an assignment during class in bookkeeping are seniors Terri Webb and Kathy Parrot. In this class different bookkeeping and financing skills are taught. BELOW — Getting used to the feel and rhythm of the keys is this hard working Typing 3 student. Learning to type with speed and accuracy are the goals for typing students. 28 ABOVE — Grading tests, checking papers and teaching correct typ- ing procedure to the students in her classes is Miss Jean Uesseler, one of the many business teachers at Marshall.

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Finding after school part time jobs for students and directing the Industrial Cooperative training class, is the main job of Mr. Paul Hayes, I.C.T. director and coordinator. Trying to further their knowledge of on-the-job training are seniors, John Curran, Bill Breen, and Gordon Brown, discussing the cutting and processing of various kinds of meat. Learning the many rules of safety and importance of a job well done are very important factors in the training of a nurse. These senior girls are working under the direction of Miss Virginia Soltau, Educational Coordinator of Community Hospital, as nurse aides. Various jobs are performed by these girls as they strive to further their experience for future employment. 30