Miami Norland High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Miami, FL)

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Business students Charlotte Brown, Donna Couch, and Phil Day are engrossed in operating the Azogmph duplicating machine. Stephen F. Brinsko Carolyn P. Gilbert Joan Flowers Ralph E. Hahn Striving to produce accurate work, these typing students use music as a device to improve their stroking rhythm. BUSINESS Utilizes New Techniques for a Changing Trend Today, the philosophy of the United States is slowly Changing from a stress upon scientific education back to an emphasis upon the provi- sion for a good business education for those students not planning to attend college. Ac- cording to Mrs. Skinner, Head of the Business Department, a high school is obligated to train its vocational students just as much as it is obligated to provide a sufhcient background for its college-bound students. This fact is becoming more and more prom- inent in the vocational courses at Norland. By the addition of a new course in salesmanship and the establishment of training in the use of Selectric typewriters made by IBM, Miami Nor- landis Business Department has made great strides toward following the revival of the voca- tional philosophy in the country. Additional improvements in the business curriculum are expected to be instituted next year.

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a an. M, a quantitative standpoint. His SMSG textbook; on the Using a wooden model of a cone, Dennis Lyles explains why such other hand, contains a qualitative proof of the theorem. curves as the parabola; circle, and ellipse are known as conic sections. Seeking to aid his trigonometry students in every way, NIr. Richards carefully explains the textbook material. Peter J. Julien Ray Stewart Gloria R. Straub Jack Waite Carolyn Worthington

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Donald R. Hull Cindi Ambers demonstrates that learning to type directly from dictation is a useful skill which can be developed through use of a transcribing machine. x3 Janice Martinko Sara Riley Myrtice Turner Cynthia Ugan Carefully studying each of the detailed mechanisms that are enabling it to func- tion properly; Bobbie Feinberg diligently operates her bank posting machine.