Miami Palmetto High School - Palm Echo Yearbook (Miami, FL)

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E. Orr V. Sh'th L Vander Dam J. Westbrook TD PREPARE PUPILS FOR THE BUSINESS WORLD. MRS. ETHEL ORR DICThTES A SHORTHAND QUIZ.

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Business Education Trains in Clerical Office Practice Furnishing courses ior the various levels 0! students. those who pTan to pursue a vocaiional career and collegevbound students. the Busi- ness Department offered on-thEoioh training in Coloperatwe Busineas Education and Co-opera- tiva Distributive Education programs. The pro- gram atlowed students to leave school early to participate in clerical and secretarial work. Courses offered were shorthand, bookkeepv ing, typing. management. and economics: Fold- ing doors between rooms accommodated more students and enabled one teacher to instruct 100 students at once. New equipment. cash registers and mannequins. aided instruction. B. Cunningham A. outing a Bussness Math class. Mrs. Estelle Waller mstmcts hen students an proper record keeping, bookkeeping procedures K- Gnome J. Johnson

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Vocational Education Teaches Homemaking, Shop Skills Offering an atmosphere of censtructive accom- plishment. Industrial Education enabled stu- dents to learn skills dealing with floor plans. blueprints, home teols. and mechanics. Quality workmanship demonstrated by some students turned out such items as the popular water skis. Divided into five areas-Metal Shop. Wood Shep. Architectural Drawing, Technical Drawing. and Ganerai GraphiCFihe lndustriai Educat'mn Department encouraged both inexpensive proj- ects and major undertakings. Specialized work in Automotive Technology trained students in a useiul field of production while teaching them the technical understanding of automobiles. As Jndustriai Education offered boys experll ance. Home Etonomics did much the same thing ior girls. Courses in Home Economics con- cerned themselves with training students in the domestic skills of sewing and cooking. Besides these things, giris learned about planning dEn- nersr caring for young children. managing a budget. and decorating rooms. While other classes are preparing students academically. Home Economics prepared students domestica- ly for the future. In preparation for test. Mrs. Jean Zack re- viewed Home E: principles with her c1335. Shop teacher David Days watches as Tom Owens learns proper care of equipment by cleaning the grease from a bolt. Industrial Arts crass taught manual shap skulls.