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

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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.

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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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Mrs. Trull instructs Pam McCarty and Carla Santaniello 0n the correct way of measuring material for reupholstering an armchair. Jean Dutch Kaye Miller In order to obtain an even skirt length, essential for a fashion- able appearance: the hem must be pinned with special accuracy. HOME ECONOMICS Expands Rapidly in Both Scope and Depth iiHomemaking is definitely a vocationf, says Department Head Mrs. Trull. This vocational theme is rapidly expanding at Norland. For the first time, all Home Economics students are re- quired to submit at least one long range proj- ect, in accordance with the new plan initiated by the Dade County School Board. Teachers are given an extra planning period to Visit the students homes and to help each girl carry her classroom experience into her daily life. Additions to the basic program include four one-semester courses: Food and Nutrition, Child Care, Clothing and Textiles, and Home Furnishing. Shopping surveys and tours of food distribution centers increase understanding in the food course, and the girls studying child care are given the opportunity to observe chil- dren in nearby kindergartens. High fashion versus fashion in general provides the keynote for the clothing and textile course, in which the girls study fashions for everyday life. Ad- vanced comprehension in all classes is stressed through improved texts. One part of a Child Care class is learning the proper pro- cedure for bathing a baby, as demonstrated by Mrs. Miller.