Kelvyn Park High School - Kelvynian Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer CAP AND GOWN Lorraine Iohnson Eleanore Cupidro Richard Dernlow Armella Ornas Wanda Pawyza Howard Polston OF THE IUNE CLASS Odd Linnerud Iarnes Cubbidqe Lauretta Schultz Elaine Komblum CLASS COMMITTEES OFFICERS STAGE DECORATION Arthur Giertsen Laynez Ackerrnann Ella Iean Carlsen Marjorie Keller Ethel Lechner Dolores Nobbe Lorry Anthony PIN AND RING Roy Alper Betty Iean Campbell Nellie Mae Hunicke Shirley Lokke Christ Nielsen Ray Thorsen PROM Marilyn Doherty Lorraine Brzostlco Reinhardt Lau Louella Rave Martha Shapiro Phyllis Snyder Iohn Gibbons William Kirby Betty Nilsen Mary Prish Loretta Tuminslci FACULTY SPONSORS Aqnes M. Andersen Edwin A. Lederer Berenice M. Paul Gerald I. Higgins Siqrid Nelson William A. Watson 6

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f5l OFF TO WORK Will you be looking for a job soon? Then perhaps you may be interested in knowing something about jobs open to you in your favored field, and just what qualifications you must possess in order to be hired and not fired. Your opportunities for getting a good position are much better if you've completed a high school education. A good scholastic standing means a great deal to the iob hunter. Regardless of which type of position you intend to seek, an application letter will be necessary. Type it if possible-and make NO errors. See that it is brief and clear. Present facts, not opinions. Often an application in outline form is preferred, because it is most easily read. ln addition to the letter of application, many firms require 'Q a personal interview with the applicant. BE ON TIME for it! y - Be at your best. Remember that often you are accepted or f rejected in that first minute of the interview. Whether in the application blank or in the interview, tell the truth about references and high school records. Many firms check them. Besides these general hints, specific ones were obtained by our staff members who contacted a number of business houses. Those of our graduates who aim for typing jobs must be able to type a minimum of fifty Words a minute, with less than five errors. Prospective stenographers should be pre- pared to take dictation at about one hundred twenty-five words per minute. Many typists are turning to another field which has grown more and more important in this mechanical age-that of office machine operation. Because mechanical devices save time and money in an office, an efficientroperator of one of them may expect to be well paid. A number of firms hire high school graduates with good records in commercial courses, and train them to work these machines. Other com- panies require that their operators have had a training period in a school which gives instruction in the running of business machines. Some of the mechanical aids gaining increasing favor are comptometers, dictating, book- keeping, and various mathematical machines. , . ., A 5 . .. lr ll? Q7 t i llflt itttiii The personnel manager of a large department store informed us that to be hired as a clerk, one must have a fundamental knowledge of arithmetic, and the ability to speak distinctly. One must learn to be tactful, alert, and helpful with customers. Since many stores desire that applicants have had experience, students who work during vacations at neighborhood stores have an advantage. Iobs open to high school graduates in mail order houses are those of messenger, clerical worker, comptometer operator, typist and junior correspond- ent. Retaining one of these positions, or advancing to a higher and better paid one, depends upon the ability of the employee. Continued on page 51

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THE CLASS OF JUNE NINETEEN FORTY HIGHEST RANKING STUDENTS 9B to 12B Inclusive Martha Sh p H R L eBrzastko D 1 N bb A ld Th mpsan R b tK ft B ity Nils Eth IL Marilyn D h ty I E d q