Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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DEEP IN THOUGHT, Miky Kim and Brian Cun- ningham work through their day's assignment. Accounting classes began the year by learning to read simple financial statements and prog- ressed until they were working with five journals and three ledgers for a single proprietorship. Photo by Scott Waughtal. FIGURING IN HIS HEAD instead of on his add- ing machine, Mark Christiansen ponders the wonders of accounting. Mastering the machine was only one of the many facets of the course. Photo by Scott Waughtal. BOTTOM: WHILE FLIPPING THROUGH HIS DRAFTING BOOK, Todd Sawtelle finds an inter- esting desig1n. Students are taught to draw through mat ematics. Photo by Scott Waughtal. I 82 Business Education L ,gigs 'ft 5- MW 'u: mmf W--1 'cz - XX Q I MH

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R P.,-... 'Q , -- . . SENIOR s s f V5 O . TARA if or V5 . ?UIGLEY'S l,. esire to A voice her 'WZ opinion may - be one of the V -.Ba , f...,,..,l.., . J , ' .i WOODSHOP Look like we made it Cra fry sfudenfs prefer liberry fo build imaginative creafions reasons that she loved Psycholog . I just love to discuss. said Tara. and in Psychology. we dis- cussed a lot of different things. I liked class discussion because it also helped you to get to know the people in your class. Tara said that Psychology was a good course because it touched on all the different areas of Psy- chology. We talked about a lot of areas. but just a little bit on each: that way we were able to cover everythin said Tara. Besides Psycfiolo y. Tara had many other outsige interests. After school. she worked at Spring Branch Driving School and she filled in the little time left with ballet and swimming. I plan on goin on to graduate school. Tara saici I'd love to be a lawyer, but it's going to be a lot of work. -30- - PGIIIIV Slerling WORKING ON HIS SMOOTH MOVES, Todd Bun- ing sands his wood projects. Woodshop I stu- dents learned the basics of small carpentry required skills, Photo by Scott Waughtal. WOODSHOP he art of building. and using fine woods. was taught through the course of Wood Shop. Wood Shop offered many advantages. to a student. said Senior Todd Jensen. If one followed the course of Wood Shop I to Wood Shop Il. he would become very suc- cessful in handy work. Many students learned to file. sand. burn and shave wood in the proper way. If you don't put the wood together properly or mend it in the correct way. it becomes use- less. said Jensen. When you ruin the wood you are working with. well naturally it cannot withstand what you are planning for it. I am really glad I took Wood Shop. said Jensen. because I am making some speakers for my stereo. And in this class you can make what you want. and not what the teacher wants. if you know what I mean. Wood Shop was a course for students who liked to notice progress. This class also gave a student the feeling of success. I think everyone should try Wood Shop. even girls. said Jensen. You will really get into what you are making. METAL SHOP Individual projects. where the students drafted their own plans and detailed dimen- sions. became a challenge for metal shop students. It was really neat how we just followed our own lans. and made our pro- ject. We got gradied on how well we fol- lowed our plans. said Sophomore Dwain Bankston. The projects included everything from model cannons to go-cart frames to ash tray stands. Senior Keith Fite said that metal shop also came in handy when you need to buy a present for someone in lyour family. al ou have to do is just ma e something in liere. I'm making a nameplate for my mom! Sophomore Jerry Foyt said it was a good place to work. It's real relaxed here. and you can make what you want. -30 - - Melanie Price Wood Shop vs. Metal Shop ' ISI

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BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Look like we made it Business, typing students use courses for career purposes he clattering of the various types of machines could be heard throughout the lower Red Wing. These once considered blow off courses trained students in skills which they could use in getting 'obs. The Business Department was a very popular elective department because the classes could be used for personal use as well as in jobsf, stated Mrs. Coye Emmons. department chair- man. The business courses consisted of Typing I. Typing II. Shorthand I. Busi- ness Law. General Business. Account- inv I and Accounting II. :This was the first year that Account- ing II was offered. The classes were big and the department was upleasedv wit the response they received. said Mrs. Emmons. The typing classes gradually changed from manual ty ewriters to electric. and they receivedp new tables and chairs to fit the new typewriters. The accounting classes also received many new items such as display calcu- lators and improved accounting books. Business has always been a good field because of choices in careersf, said Mrs. Necil Meushaw. The classes wereevenly divided between guys and girls in beginning typing but there were more girls in advanced typing, she added. Mrs. Emmons said. We worked hard to make it easy and do the work in class, but these classes weren't blow off courses. Accounting is just common knowledge. and something you can always fa I back onf, said Junior Susan Holloway. 'glt doesn't take much coordination to type. just a lot of patience, stated Junior Jeri Dunaway. Typing is a skill everybody should know before they get to collegef, said Junior Catherine Graubart. L'You have to have mathematical ability for ty ing,', said Junior Lisa Wolf. It is definitely not a blow off course. she added. These once thought-to-be 'fblow off courses sur- prised many students who go in there expecting an easy - 30 - - Cathy Wohl 'Bei L. - SHORT- g HAND COULD help A in taking notes g in college and Lg secretarial ' J' work. It's not absolutely nec- essary for ajob. but it raises your pay if you know shorthand. said Junior Susan Holloway. Susan was one, of five shorthand students that were entered in the shorthand competition. Shorthand is a skill given that can never be taken away. stated Susan. The teacher makes a difference on how much work someone is will- ing to put into something. said Susan. Mrs. Ann Jumper is an excel- lent teacher, and I think a lot of her as a person. she added. Susan wants to become a certified public accountant and possibly have her own business. Later. when she graduates from law school, she wants to join a law firm as a lawyer and tax accountant. Susan also wants to become either a chemical engineer or an environ- mental engineer. Engineering is a good field for women because there are only about 250 women engineers in the United States. said Susan. -30 - f .- 'ww -Cr11hyWohl -n .2-if 'L W -... I iffifgrf' . 1, T ENJOYING IT ALMOST AS MUCH AS MONOPOLY, Business students Denton, Florian, Bill O'Donnell, Kammy Kurtin, and teacher Mrs. Emily Wilson play a game involving money man- agement. THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS CLUB, FRONT ROW: Hal Lott, Gray Gregory, Steve Sanderson, Elizabeth Moore CSweetheartb, Kim Morris - Treasurer, Julie Van Tash - Secretary, Brzyan Harvey - Reporter, Terry Atmar - Vice President, ike Sharp - President, Ronnie Presswood, Mike Brown. SEC- OND ROW: Karen Schafer - Sponsor, Vince Bernd, Greg Turner,-Ronny Weil, Susan Joachim, Mary Grace Pennington, Kristi Kimmel, Charles Boswell, Carol Riewe, Tom King, Kay Fortson. THIRD ROW: David Jackson, Ray Hendrickson, Brad Powers, Alan Cox, Roy,Witten, Steve Agplegate, John Carring- ton, Pat Stracker, aul Kaisher, ddie Dunnam, Gary McFarland, Mike Tita, Alex Power, Larry Griggin, Byron Snie- deau, Susan Andrews, Tray Roper, Ron Smith, Sponsor. ' Business Education ' I