Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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Bob Patty thinks the change from a regular typewriter to an electric one is difficult to make. Mr. Lenig helps Margene Waffler in bookkeeping skills, which he hopes will help her in her future job. Patty Ester is improving her shorthand, to be ready for her career as a secretary. Mrs. Stevens watches her pupils to see if there is anyone she can help.

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All eyes are on Mrs. Bovard (department head) as she demon- Toth, (student teacher), and Mrs. Wanda Stevens, SEATED; Miss strafes an adding machine to the business department. They Barbara Sunyog, Mrs. Robbie Bothweil, Mrs. Grace Bovard, Miss are: standing; Mr. Chris Choncoff, Mr. James Lenig, Mr. Ben Gladys Leas, Mrs. Helen Brunton. It looks as if Rick Piskoty is concentrating hard to perfect his score in business math. Business is a way of life in the modern world because all people engage in business transactions and are concerned with the operations of the nation ' s economy. As career preparation and as a means of support during college, students find these courses to be very important. The business department includes courses in general business, business math, shorthand, typing, office practice and bookkeeping. To this, three new courses, recording, note- hand and college typing, have been added. David Keever seems to be concen- trating very hard in Typing II. 22

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Rick Kralis practices drafting— a skill which may be helpful in future years. Working on cars gives students practical experience. Charlie Padal seems to have everything under control. Boys planning to enter the work- ing world take advantage of prac- tical art courses, especially designed for those who will not go to college. Besides giving a solid foundation to many domestic and business fields, students are trained to use their skills in an enjoyable and rewarding way. Mechanical drawing teaches a student to reproduce intricate de- signs, while shop helps the boy to develop his manual skills. Auto me- chanics makes repairing an auto- mobile easier. Wood shop lets the student make by hand and machine many useful objects. Principles of electricity are taught in electric shop, while learning the fundamentals of machine care is the major purpose of machine shop. Mr. Henry Bergham explains the operation of the new off-set press to other Industrial Arts faculty members, Mr. George Novak, Mr. Jack Lennon, Mr. James Kaiser, and Mr. Stanley Semokaitis, chairman. 24