Provo High School - Provost Yearbook (Provo, UT)

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 Secretaries” Mastered Brief Forms FROM THE TOP FLOOR of “A” wing could be heard the sounds of typewriters clicking, students complaining to themselves about that wrongly struck key, and teachers giving instructions on just what the margins should be for the timed writing. Students typed carbon copies; copied themes, business and personal letters; made mistakes; muttered to themselves; and erased errors. By May 25th many of them were capable of handling jobs as secretaries or of using their knowledge for personal purposes. “BE READY TO TAKE dictation at sixty words a minute by tomorrow, students.” “Your reading is improving so rapidly that I’m sure you can write through the assignment twice tonight.” “We’ll have a test on all the brief forms in the book Monday.” These instructions were old stuff to Provo High’s shorthand students. By the end of the year people in shorthand who nine months before couldn’t tell one queer-looking outline from another were reading and writing well enough to get their 120-word pin. Not only did shorthand prove worthwhile to the students, but also most of the teachers were glad for the Shorthand II and Office Practice class. Each person in this class was assigned to act as secretary for two teachers. These secretaries typed tests and made up roll books and many other necessary record sheets. Mavanee Carlton, Diane Measom, and Lynn Arnoldus learned to use adding machines and many other new business devices in their bookkeeping class. -23- As Miss Scott supervised, Bob Slack, Deanne Peterson, Linda Miller, Carolyn Wightman, Judi Carter, Ruth Atkinson, and Cindy Jones care- fully wrote many shorthand outlines on the blackboard. This type of practice enabled students to become better and faster writers.

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WANDA SCOTT—Type I, Vocational Type, Shorthand I, French I. French Club United Nations Club, Girls’ Organization. ANNA CHRISTENSEN—Type I. II. Intermediate, Shorthand I, II. Preference Ball, Honor Society, Girls’ Organization. ETTA JONES—Library, Type II, Vesper Service, Commencement programs, diplomas, graduation seating, Girls’ Org. The first typing lesson for Ray Taylor and his keys. Miss Christensen used a typing chart to classmates consisted of learning the home row help her students learn the proper technique. GLENN KENNER—Shorthand I, II, and Office Practice, Physical Education, Provost sales, bookstore, stenographers. LANORA ALLRED—Bookkeeping I, II, English II. Girls’ Organization, Senior Class Assembly, Creative Writing Club. —22—

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Mrs. Holland helped Glen Weeks. Francis Witney, and Susan Fechser choose books that would not only be informative but would also spark their imaginations. It was Friday at P. H. S. 1LAMAE BARKER—English II. Soph, class, Girls’ Organization, Preference Assembly, Sophomore Assembly, Slide. Languages Emphasized Expression ANNA TAYLOR—English III,IV. Elsie C. Carroll short story award, P. E. A. Judiciary Comm., Provost copy advisor. LIBBIE C. HAYWARD—English IV. Girls’ Org. Chairman, Girls’ Dean, counselor, Graduation Com., student schedule. GLADYS NELSON—Speech I. English IV. Girls’ Org., Preference Assembly, sponsor Future Teachers of America. —24—