Palo Verde High School - Olympian Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Education Aided Students' Future Careers WILLIAM ANTRIM BARBARA Marketing Merchandising DECA 'nil '11 if .T I ' Q 'YN uf 82 GEORGE HOLLIS Bookkeeping Office Machines Typing ex 1Y !s I I, DAVENPORT Secretarial Practice TYPIUS I sr he s W 1 R . g -g S-ni W. Q MARION HUDSON General Business Marketing Q .- i I ve- x WI' jk ,. ? 1? 4.5! jg ,1 'sp' en., B. JANICE ROBERTS CALVIN WALDEN Clerical Practice Notehand Typing Bookkeeping Typing ULA MAE DAVENPORT General Business Business Law Red Cross K fg,giXx.Qbl-vg,,- . QR QL? . New ,X ii. y' ..,, s 4? tic Y fm s NN I WILLIAM McBRIDE General Business Typing A---s , 47 , - 'A ' law 1 5 WANDA WALKER Shorthand Typing TERRY GIBSON General Business JOHN GLOVER Business Law Marketing Clerical Practice DECA Office Machines X Jaxx M 1,1- N ni ' ' 'U' G' if I Qu' I K N A .- . t x K iv MADGELENE BETTY OLIGER MORRISS Bookkeeping Notehand Typing Shorthand Typing , , .1 . -.KL v. Y V A. rg .gn XE VIRGINIA WILSON ALFRED ZAMMIT Shorthand Department Chairman Typing Shorthand Typing . k K A A-. The use of adding machines and other automatic devices was taught in business machines class. Students in both beginning and advanced typing classes worked many hours to increase their speed, word accuracy and knowledge of the typing keyboard. Shorthand was often a necessity for girls interested in secretarial work. Dic- sy' Q sis tations were token by students to help increase their speed and accuracy. 3:55 . ,

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i V fx f 'N ' I Stephanie Rudred was employed by McCullough's Flower Shop at Wilmot Plaza. She received the iob through the Distributive Education Vocational Program. F5 1 Distributive Education classes gave students the op- in fum,-e jobs, Seniors Dem-,is Ha,-ber and Poi Cqyig. P0ffU llY to Pfafllfe Skills whish would helP them chioni learned the operation of a cash register. Courses in Bu iness Business Education was helpful to students interested in a future career in some field of business. It provided a back- ground for further study in the field of their choice, and ex- plained business functions and operations. A large variety of subjects were offered. Typing, shorthand, notehand and secretarial practice were taken by students who planned on holding some type of secretarial iob. General business, bookkeeping and business law were also taught. Office machines was an interesting, as well as useful sub- iect. It taught the operations of calculating, adding, mimeo- graphing and ditto duplicating machines. Electric typewriters were explained and used in this course. Knowledge of the different machines was practical for students planning to work in an office. Further study was provided in the office occupations pro- gram. Students who had taken typing, shorthand and secre- tarial practice were placed in afternoon jobs through this class. Selections were based on interviews and clerical tests. Business education courses were beneficial to students for personal use, as well as for a future vocation. Mrs. Roberts demonstrated correct finger placement on the keyboard to her first year typing class.

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Driver Education Class s Stressed Safety MEL KARRLE Driver Education Physical Education Tennis D M mm C. VAN NESS STILES Department Chairman Mr. Karrle lectured his class on heart disease, the maior cause of death in the Driver Ed!-IC0ti0r1 U. S. Health courses were required of all freshmen, sophomores and iuniors. 3? ., rr f, 1 s 1-is I ss yy ff e ' 9 or it Q fi 1 - 4, ' ' f f M' '.f Z' ,fy 1, , ff I 7 I A I, in 4' r- Xi is Interested students who had obtained their learner's classes. They gained experience by going out in permit were 'Cl-lghl to drive in drivers' trdirllhg school cars during class with the instructor. Developing good attitudes toward safety was the main obiective of driver education classes. This was achieved by having films and outside speakers. The lecturers were local and state law en- forcement officials, including city po- lice and highway patrolmen. Gravity and inertia were laws of na- ture studied in textbooks. An under- standing of these laws helped students to grasp the basic principles of how a car operates. Arizona rules of driving were also studied. Other areas of study included the ac- cepted techniques of driving, insurance and what it involves, pedestrian safety and first aid. Health classes stressed the importance of developing good health habits during high school years. A variety of areas were covered, such as the heart and diet. Also, narcotics, alcohol and tobacco were studied for their harmful effects on people. Department chairman Mr. Stiles lectured his driver training class on the many hazards of the road. XX 1 I