Lansdowne High School - Lahian Yearbook (Lansdowne, PA)

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 Distributive Education BOOM OR BUST .... Shoppers This year the Distributive Education class, under the direction of Miss Ankeny, has had a very unique season. The twenty-one boys and girls have been preparing themselves for the business world. The class president. Robert Rushton. has spoken over the radio on the projects and accomplishments of the course. The students have made model stores to help prepare themselves to establish a business of their own. Also all year round the pupils have gone to school half the day and had practical experience in the afternoon. As usual Miss Ankeny has obtained jobs for those who have desired them. They have learned to w rap packages of all kinds and to put them on display in the two show cases. Many stores have given merchandise for display and study which were placed in the cases, one of which was contributed by Pep-j er's Pharmacy and another was purchased by the class. The students worked full time from Thanksgiving to Christmas in order to gain experience and a complete knowledge of their work. Among the students were three from neighboring schools. They have their own films and a screen to help them with their work. The class took two special trips this In January they went to New York to visit the larger stores. Macy’s in particular. Earlier they visited a vegetable packaging company in Durfield. . McLaughlin. J. Novielli. A. Crowley. W. MacDonald. L. Car-dile show their appreciation of J. Nickels' talent in gift wrapping. J. Gorfine displays electrical ap-pliances on sale in .Miss Ankeny's Dislribulit'e Education class. Shorthand wizards S. Ilauman. H. Heitzel, G. Hr uni. J. Cox. A. Zip-perlein. I). Straub. J. Cullen, J. Henoffer, M. Hogan, C. hr gang, D. King, I). Dorter, L. Scuibba work zealously as Mr. Kraber dictates. 24

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L. I). Morton employs his skill in wood shop. • Leach and S. Chilton work on small scale cedar chest. R. Featherer and I . Stine draw a motor on a smaller scale. Rates and R. McClaren using the circular saw. P- Von Zech. I. Default. M. Snyder enlarge a map of f.ansdowne for l)i. Abbott's office.

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Feel Pinch of High Prices New Jersey. F rom the students observation and ex-perfence they are capable of going out into the world to continue on together towards success. Another group of future citizens in the business world is the commercial students. The department is an indispensihle part of the high school. The office training and typing students cut stencils and mimeograph notices of all kinds for the school. All the girls learn to handle complicated machines and to file correctly. Under the supervision of Mr. Kraher. Mr. Smith, and Mrs. Feller they gain the speed and accuracy needed for t ping and manipulating accounting machines. The bookkeeping classes learn to keep their employers hook straight or their household budgets balanced. Also, business training, salesmanship, and commercial law are taught to further the efficiency of the student. Each year a pupil is given the opportunity of working as an assistant to Mr. Moore’s secretary. Jennifer Maryanski. after half a year, has been promoted to private secretary to Dr. Abbott, and Susie McQuaid now holds her position. R. Roberts and R. Rushton scan Distributive education magazines for helpful hints. Efficiency adds up as J. hue-decke computes figures in her office training courses. L. McMillan works diligently on dentistry files. D. Cook and S. Keil prepare a typical store window in connection with their I). E. course. 25