Show jt w ilk 02 va 1 industrial training tr a in irig in box elder high high school the opening oi of the high school in the tall fall of 1912 saw the meent on oil a permanent and satisfactory basis oi of a commercial department previous to this time some little instruction in accounting and bookkeeping book keeping had been given but neither stenography nor typewriting had been offered and consequently many students nho iio desired to prepare for commercial activities found the training offered at the high school inadequate with the establishment of the department on a broad basis last fall fal however the general efel clency and character of the school were greatly enhanced in the completion of the new building two commodious rooms were set apart for this splendid line of new work one room was fitted with beri benches clies for the work in arithmetic commercial correspondence stenography and book keeping while the other room was fitted with typewriters and tables for tile the work in typewriting underwood and remington machines in equal numbers were purchased and were soon in active operation and continued pretty constantly in active operation during school hours during the entire year about eighty students ressi tefeil tei ea in the department evidencing at once the need and demand tor for this sort of work feared in the beginning that many would make application tor for the work who had bad not persistency to continue but happily this was a mistaken mis idea as a major portion ot of ys those who entered the work evidene evidence r 1 ted e earnestness arnest nest and perseverance so that I 1 most all were very successful and the result of the years work was mos 4 gratifying in the a spirited contest was held in the spring under the direction of 0 the enawood typewriting co and a beautiful beauli beautiful ful gold medal was awarded mr harold karold bohin 1 sophomore student tor for the splendid efficiency he had attained thru the years work I 1 I 1 uller under the present arrangement a student who desires while at high school olay alie foundation ull f tora ora or a bu business sirless car career e pr may select one or more studies each year and with the necessary supplemental can graduate from high school very well equipped tor for a business career during each of the four years he will have english and composition as a necessary and substantial foundation during the first year lie he will take orthof jephy penmanship and commercial arithmetic during the tha second and third years tie he will elet typewriting 0 and stenography and during the third and fourth years he will take bookkeeping and advanced accounting one splendid feature in connection with the work in the commercial department part ment is that the work is largely largel 7 industrial and the student may advance just as rapidly as his ene energy agy determination and perseverance will advance him at the head of the commercial department part ment stands mr hervin bunderson a well ivell trained man mail from the agricultural college who seems to have lave ab sobbed all the latest and best ideas in commercial work and who has most splendid ability in instructing and encouraging cou raging his students mr bidder f son soil is an expert penman is neit pains taking and accurate in all his work and in every way splendidly ed aa y LS L S for or ills his chosen line ile he will doubtless ly build up a most excel excellent lent commercial department at the cos boy elder high school in tile the progress and tierce fierce competition of modern life it is necessary for man ot or every occupation to understand business principles and practice and we are arc all profoundly grateful to know that our own high school is doing such splendid work along this practical line |