South Garland High School - Sabre Yearbook (Garland, TX)

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iii . fv . Commerciol Arts Emphasize Proficiency Elsie Carpenter Ohio State Univ. B.S. Shorthand Typing fl .11 if a Qff if I iii' V- r RIGHT: Barbara Judy Sharon Barnett, Grissom Agnew senior, uses the North Texas NOl'TI'1 headphone to State Univ. Texas improve her skill B.S. STBTB Univ. in shorthand. Typing I Record Keeping, Catherine Typing 1, Smith General Univ. of Business Texas B.B.A. Betty Typing I, Wolfe Bookkeeping Stephen F. Austin B.S. Commercial Arithmetic, Typing I The 62 shorthand students practiced daily to help perfect their business techniques. Scribbles and curly Q's unfolded in a lan- guage designed to train shorthand students for the business world or college where they find notes to be a vital necessity. Mr. McLaurin from School of Stenotype, Mr. Kypke and Mrs. Rabb of Executive Secre- tarial School were the three speakers who gave talks to the shorthand classes during the fall semester. Typing students pecked on the typewriters each day to improve their skills. It was hard at first to get all of their 1,510 fingers moving and to learn the letters keys, but after awhile improvementwas shown. Realizing that equations were not the only balancing acts of life, 96 South Garland stu- dents worked on posting perfect ledgers in on the bookkeeping classes. 24 Betty Peace East Texas State Univ. B.A. English III, Typing I O Susan Lowe Texas Christian Univ. B.B.A. Typing II TQ

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Development of Skills Distributive Education Clubs of America presents an introduc- tion to the business world. A guide outlined in such subiects as human relations, sales, stock control, and iob interview. The students have a chance to participate in contests and show their achievement in sales demonstrations, iob interviews, business speaking, advertising, and product display. Mr. Floyd Frizzell, Sears 8K Roebuck Company, spoke to D.E.C.A. members about sales and a representative trom Zales Corpora- tion spoke about shop lifting. Among D.E.C.A. activities were a luncheon at Wyatt's Cafeteria, the Area ll Contest at Grayson County Junior College, and a trip to the Dallas Apparel Mart. W. B. HEAD E.T.S.U. B.A. and M.ED. Distributive Education LOWER: Mr. W. B. Head conducts his D,E.C.A. classes with enthusiasm. LOWER RIGHT: The D.E.C.A. store has various school supplies for S.G. students. Xiillklilli ,,.. .Z MM, if fi f

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Business Office Aids Administrotors ,, -W Q ---V. -M ....,,,i .. Ni., W., .. . ...si .. .,.,.., ff-1 Cecila Conrad, Sherry Hamilton, Becky Brown, Brenda Reeves, Linda Kite. c c ,JS 'wi V' ,, , I . F s V. . -l . HP ,sl Martha Wilson Senior Registrar l am.. The diligent efforts of Mrs. Martha Wilson are to keep the busi- ness office running smoothly. While serving as secretary to Mr. Sewell she keeps an active account of purchasing. All clubs bank through the business office. As a senior registrar she maintains senior records, files, and transcripts. Mrs. Martha Wilson checks, ranks, and qualifies athletes for U.l.L. She also sends out recom- mendations for iobs. LEFT: Senior, Brenda Reeves, answers the telephone to help Mrs. Martha Wilson in the business office. 25