South Division High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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CW B'-im Monsen Kleinh 'Q 'DJJ ' O03 COMPTOMETER OPE RATO RS The commercial deparlmenl was begun al Soulh in l895 by Miss Lilla Braband. Even in lhe lar-away days of lhe gay ninelies, sludenls had lo slruggle wilh shorlhand, lypewrifing, and elemenlary bookkeeping The lypewriler, allhough a guarler of a cenlury old al lhe lime, was shll a new-langledu invenlion and unplaced in lhe commercial world S unlried was il lhal ils malcers gladly sold lheir machine To schools lor live dollars To acguainl sludenls wilh ils exceplional merils. A+ Soulh lhe sludenls learned lhe lceys of lhis wonder machine wilhoul inslruchon bul under lhe walchlul eye of lvliss Braband, who laughl shorlhand loops lo olher sludenls al The same limel Despile lhese drawbaclcs Miss Braband was surprisingly successful in her leaching and lurned oul prod ucls Thal were a credil lo lhemselyes and lhe deparlmenl. COMMERCIAL ph Heineman Marion Hicks Erwin Keifhley Mildred Mad L 1 I up A ff pi .J ,tv-n J 4'-'Q -JF' '1 staff

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Do olhy MCG Ney Floyd Hannema Hram Coffeen lda Brel? COMMERCIAL CJ E r an nd sluoen S an a l S +hey may nmn1eoua+ely 5+ p rnro cle lcal worn neces 5 y l ne war eller 5 fhe p eoonn narl alm o he cor' rclal oepar+rnen+ +CO6,f The reachrng proceoure lrayels lhe same roao as NU peace rme excepr for a speednnq up proceis Spec al courses machlne calculahon and advanced rypewrrhng wrhow shorrhand have been oqanlzed for rhe duralaon Slarrrng from scrarch The commercna oeparlmenl has grown To rhe granr 1+ rs loday Under The superyuslon of Mr Floyd l-lanneman who Jroolc over The reins on lhe lorluelh anniversary of The deparlmenl seyenleen members ol Jrhe facully are holdnng lheur own as lnsrrucfors an commercnal sub Iecls Besldes Hrs exlensnye scope of normal aclrv :hes Jrhe deparfmenl IS dounq Hrs buf for yuclory by selling sfamps and bonds and asslshng lhe dralf board and The sugar rahonsng program T af? r l W ' U lelds ol busine 5 so rhal' W V X . Y . We . r. , - af o Tl r Q A r l I ' f f mme ' l , rr r l X. f .A V yn . . , . . - I . r ' X ll v l ll l l l r a n - ' ' i . W ler Jer-qlrumz Chllor P re' Mary Lcuise Wclr Johh Plonfek U 4?

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Ds COMMERCIAL By V908 lhe deparlmenl had sullrcnenlly expanded lo requnre an assnslanl so Mr l-larry Spullman was appolnled Bul upon hus ressqnaluon In l9lO Mass lvlarle Slocumb came lo lull some ol lhe burden lrom Mnss Braband and aller her Mr Charles Slaehlnng who remained from IQI I lo IQI3 In IQI3 Mr James Book was nnaoe head ol lhe depa lrmenl When app ylng lor lh posrhon Mr Book asked To wlnal exlenl wlll you permll The oeoarlmenl 'ro grow7 l-le was lolo Make rl as bug as you llke buf make 1+ a go d Comrne C al deparlmenl By rnlroducunq such node n ano prachcal sub els as salesman s ip comrrercinl a J, a. once oracllce vfllh mac ine wOr Mr. Book offered h', Quoenls un5Enr'fed opporlunilies To prepare Themselves lor elhclenl service In 'rhe Business world. In Jrhe lhlrly years ol Mr. Book s chairmanship he has answered his own dueslion by figures lads and resulfs. X ,--3 tk CIMG y