Reading High School - Arxalma Yearbook (Reading, PA)

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COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT Group interpretation of shorthand symbols on the blackboard provided an effective means of motivation in Miss Dorothy Shultz's shorthand classes. DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION A cooperative school and communi- ty program which enabled students to acquire the theoretical knowledge and practice experienced in the retail field was the Distributive Education program. 1 Mr. Joseph J. Grande, Dis- tributive Education Coordin- ator, explains some on-the- spot merchandising techni- ques in a local department store. A local business executive, Mr. Stanley Heimbach, con- ducted a D.E. class on an in- structional tour of a local business establishment. COORDINATOR Mr. Joseph J. Grande

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COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT Numerous surveys of office work show . . . that the niunber of jobs available in this . . . field exceed . . . the number available in any other area . . . - Emma K. Felter Keeping in pace with the increas- ing demand for trained office person- nel, the Commercial Department has constantly modernized and expanded its program to prepare students for successful careers in the complex business world of today. Mrs. Ruth Shafer, a new faculty member, demonstrated typing tech- niques to one of her commercial class- es. U DEPARTMENT HEAD Mr. William Whiteley - PRACTICE .... PERFECTION At the first department meeting, Mr. William Whiteley introduced the two new commercial teachers to mem-- bers of his staff. Row 1-Miss Johanna Mertz, Mrs. Julia F. Sabol, Miss Edith Fairlamb Row 2-Mrs. J. Barbara Martin, Mr. Joseph J. Grande, Mr. Phillip W. Moore Row 3-Mr. Ray W. Reber, Mr. William S, Bannon, Mr. Mark Guth-- rie, Sr.g Mr. J. Norman Taylor Standing-Miss Dorothy Shultz Mrs. Ruth Shafer, Mr. William whitei ley 22

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I INDUSTRIAL EDUCATICN DEPARTMENT Weekly department meetings en- abled staff members to discuss and determine effective shop programs. Seated-Mr. John L. McQuate, Mr. Horace C. Ball, Mr. Paul Miller, Mr. George A, Schieck Standing-Mr. James W. McIntyre, Mr. Gerald Evans, print shop assis- tant, Mr. Walter A. Griesemer, Mr. Richard I. Boyer, Mr. Norman R. Diener, Mr. J. Kenneth Conley DEPARTMENT HEAD Mr. J. Kenneth Conley TRAINING .... COMPETENCE Among the many skills gained by students in Mr. Ball's machine shop was the operation of the radial drill press. 24