Richard Montgomery High School - Rocket Yearbook (Rockville, MD)

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Department Mr. Finn explained the complexities of Business Lavv to our seniors, while underclassmen probed the basis of the business world in consumer education classes. Preparing for actual office work, shorthand ll stu- dents worked for speed and accuracy, while shorthand I students puzzled over and finally mastered the cryp- tic messages in Gregg's manual. With the help of new machines and classrooms, our commercial faculty and students provided their usual excellent service again this year. WALTER J, FINN B.S. in Ed, Pennsylvania State Teachers College, lndianag M.Ed., University of Pittsburgh, General Business, Business Law, Consumer Education, School Store EDWARD J, MACLAY B.S. in Ed., Shippensburg State Teachers Collegeg Record Keeping Typing I JOSEPH J. SPAK 6. ' B.B.A,, Westminster College, M.A., r l University of Pittsburghg Short- hand, Office Practice, General l Business if axympbzilby? Learning to operate the mimeograpln machine is lust one of the many things a commercial student learns. i

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l ARNOLD A. ADAMS B.Ed., Plymouth Teachers College, Bookkeeping, Typing LlLLlAN E. BROWN B.A., Washington College, School Treasurer, Chairman of the Budget Committee, Member ot th e Awards Committee, Bank Advisor MARY W. COE B.S.C., State University of lowap Elementary Business, Typing I and ll Miss Brown looks on as students capably take over in the bank. Commercial Clickety-clack. Again the halls in the Commercial wing of our school resounded to the tune of the type- writers. Mr. McCIay, Mrs. Coe, and Mr. Adams helped us work our way through Typing l, while others prac- ticed tor speed and accuracy in Typing ll under the able direction of Mrs. Coe. Many of us found ourselves in more spacious classrooms and others eagerly prac- ticed on new typewriters. Down the hall, the sounds of new copying and add- ing machines emitted trom our school bank and office practice rooms-with Miss Brown, Mr. Spak, and Mr. Adams directing. We students taking Banking and Of- fice Practice sold pencils, ink and paper in our station- ery store under the supervision of Mr. Finn. In addi- tion to enlarging its stock to include binders and fold- ers, our store had new, earlier hours and an improved cash register. M Students purchase activity cards as school gets under way

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HAROLD G CRANKSHAW BS Carnegne lnstutute of Tech nology MA Cornell Umversrty Graphuc Arts HELEN M DAY B Art Ed Chucago Art lnstntute I I an v JOHN S GABBERT BS West Vurgmua lnstutute of Technology Vocatnonal Wood workung DOROTHY B HUNTER BS Pennsylvanla State Teachers College lnduana Home Arts Mlnor In the new art room many of us found new desks and accessornes wanting for us As the year progressed Mnss Day helped us file our panntungs In the new cases pro vuded and taught us how to use our brand new kuln Wuth her help we also enloyed decoratlng the many showcases In both the new and the old wings Mmm' Grrls un the Home Arts Class get practucal expert ence nn preparnng a meal From the old wnng came the famrlnar sound of our famous Glee Club practlclng slxth hour In Mr Preston s music room From that same room our future Glee Clubbers sang their scales and wanted for the end ofthe tryouts Practoce makes perfect also served as a slogan In our Graphic and lndustrual Arts classes where Mr Crankshaw and Mr Gabbert taught us the fundamen tals of prlntung and furniture makrng B Lee poses for A Elcl as other members of Muss Days Art Ill class work wnth thelr brushes I6