North Side High School - Legend Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Business prepares students for professions Mrs. Irma Johnson ' s fifth period beginning shorthand class prepares for coming dictation tests by taking dictation from tapes. By comparing their writing to that in the book, they learn to write the symbols legibly. Senior Diane Dietz practices from Mrs. Johnson ' s dictation to achieve and retain shorthand brief forms. fl r — : Lana King, junior, counts out paper to get ready to use the mimeograph machine, while Senior Debbie Brubaker types in the background. Service workers aid school personnel by typing, duplicating tests, and collecting attendance slips. 14 Business

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. Sophomore boys taking physical education further their skills in flag football, which they play until beginning wrestling in November. Basketball came after the gym was completed. Other activities dur- ing the year also help them to keep fit and to learn more about sports. Boys move outside learn new skills As renovation moved into the boys ' gym, it presented little trouble for classes as football was the main concern for the fall season. Classes were conducted on the football field, and for locker room facilities, the boys used the area below the bleachers which was designed for the football teams. The boys again took advantage of the brand-new fa- cilities when wrestling classes rolled around. When it was finished in November, the classes moved back into the old-but-new gym. the principal concern bounced to basketball. The weather changed again and boys scurried to the new all-weather track. Although sopho- more boys followed tradition as they trotted along the State Street bridge to the Tennessee bridge or to the Coliseum and back again to North, they also had the advantages of playing on a new floor and meet- ing for physical education in entire- ly new surroundings. Using the area beneath the bleachers, sophomore boys practice the rigors of Virrestling together. Phys Ed 13

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universities Students in Mr. John Eastes ' General Busi- ness classes often get in groups to compare problems on homework. In the group here are Elaine Snyder, Barry Huntton, Katrina Trendle, Mr. Eastes, Carl Fike, Jolee Cool- man, and Jeff Smith. Mr. Dale Goon ' s fifth period Advanced Typing class warms up on five-minute timed writings. In addition, classes also work on business letters, manuscripts, and other types of exercises to develop skill. The Business Department teaches students different occupations in business and helps the young peo- ple get ready for the world that lies ahead for them. Mr. John Walter, department head, said that schedule problems made it difficult for students and teachers to meet outside of class so the help students needed could be given. But both groups worked hard to in- tegrate the instruction in skill courses, such as typing, shorthand, and bookkkeeping into broader aspects of business. The General Business instruction include bank- ing, budgets, insurance, stock markets, and business vocabulary ' . All course work was designed for preparing students either for careers or college. Using calculators for solving problems in clerical practice is common for Debbie Roebuck and Carol Ellison. Business 15