Saint Alphonsus High School - Arrow Yearbook (Dearborn, MI)

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New Machines Boost Commercial Skills Instructions for the new mimeograph machine are one thing, carrying them out is another. Mary Fitch. Frances Guastella. Mary Ann Dunigan and Kathleen Horger a-e ail eyes and ears as Sister Mercita demon- strates the proper use of the machine to these advanced typing students. The adding machine is new. in fact, too new for comfort. Sophomores Kathleen Carlin and Joan Dialak apparently are all thumbs and paper as they prepare the machine fore use in their bookkeeping class. The ever-changing business world challenges shorthand students. These future secretaries Barbara Lamb. Sharon Pascoe and Judith Murphy gather current information for their weekly reports from copies of Today's Secretary. Get ready, set, go! Laura Braun, time keeper, reminds Richard Esper and Car- olyn Battle to observe the proper tech- 16

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Michael Ortman is not attempting to read Bonnie Suder's palm but is follow- ing Irene Sienkiewicz' rather dramatic explanation of wrist and hand bones. This first-hand lesson in the physiology class is also being enjoyed by Loretta Dragula and Douglas Lehr. The students of Semi-micro Chemistry soon learn the need for good order and the proper respect for delicate apparatus. Under the careful scrutiny of Edward Kozlowski (right), Albert Kozleski (left) removes a delicate balance while Frances Lamerto and Marilyn Peszynski pre- pare to use acids and reagents for their experimentation. The total mass in this group of physics students could never ©qua the potential energy contained therein. If the purposefulness evident in their concentrated atten- tion comes to fruition, the research laboratories of tomorrow will be filled with the seniors of today. 15

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The commercial department enables the juniors and seniors to answer the knock of opportunity. Students prepare to face their future in a competitive business world through a study of bookkeeping, shorthand and typing. Anticipating improvement over the test of the preceding week. Janet Kolasa (sitting) anxiously waits for Lorraine Geisinger and Myra Janssen to adjust the dictation record. Through this aid, the shorthand class makes progress in speed. Order is Heaven’s first law seems to be Mrs. Louise McGuire's motto as she cheerfully executes her routine tasks despite countless interruptions. niques of precision and speed in their three minute timed writings. A bird's eye view of the typing room reveals flashing fingers and eyes intent on copy. The steady clicking of the typewriters goes unheeded as advanced typists Theresa Kakaley, Barbara DeLong. Gloria Corrieri, Marie Maegerlein and Mary Frances Brown try to prove that practice makes perfect. 17