St Pauls Cathedral High School - Book and Sword Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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DAY BY DAY Cathedral High School with its Academic and Commercial courses meets individual needs: it gives the students the necessary foundations for future careers. We ha ' e singled out I lie various impressions or views created by both courses. Jean Scheeser, ' 42 TYPEWRITING: If you were to enter our typewriting class you would think that you were en- tering a business office because of the variety of assignments in which you woidd find us engaged. The opportunity for practical experience vhich the clerical •ork from the various departments of the school gives us is greatly appreciated. ViRGiM.A Williams, 42 SHORTHAND: Whether a person chooses an Academic or Business course, shorthand is al- uable and necessary; it relieves the strain of taking notes in longhand and is in- dis[)ensable in securing a secretarial position. It is also a fool-proof method ior keeping a secret diary secret. Margaret Coyne, ' 42 SECRETARIAL PRACTICE: Secretainal Practice — a new comse in the sdiool this year, makes for proficiency. It is a constant play on one ' s skill, resourcefidness. and initiative. I belie e that through this course I have developed my personality, increased my reasoning powers to a great extent and gained an increase in conhdence in all of my work. Bermce Balash, ' 42 BOOKKEEPING: To de eIop one ' s concentrative powers, there is nothing finer than a coiuse in bookkeeping. Besides prompting accurate thinking in other sid jects. it ac- (piainis one with conunon terms employed in the business world. DflRorttV (JUANELLI, ' 42 SOCIOLOGY: 1 believe that this iuil hel|)s one to understand more lulh the world ' s so- cial problems. Since the world is in such a state oi ciiaos and turmoil this social science has become a ital sidjject. The mere fact that the racial conditions of today are held in siuh dispute. ()uld iiuliiatc the dire need for more careful and conscientious stutly ol sociology. Bette Williams. ' 42 HISTORY: Histor is one of the most important sul)je( ts. for it en- ables us to understand and apprec iate the rights that our forefathers fought to obtain and to instill in our minds the resulting freedom enjoved todav. We look upon hisiorv as a siorv of the jjast. which will hel]) us analv e the present and prepare for the lutiiie. Mary Ciegerich, ' 42