136 / 264
attention on job
opportunities
:1!11111111IIIIII111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111IIIIIII
TOP LEFT: Cheryl Davis and Sandra Wilson dress manikins to promote sales in store
window displays. TOP RIGHT: Mr. Jackson and Buddy Evans cut posters promoting
DE RIGHT: In conjunction with a national anti-shoplifting campaign sponsored by
DECA, Mrs. Coleman visited junior highs such as Boley to survey attitudes
pn
shoplifting.
132/Distributive Education
Since 1953 the direction of
Distributive Education focused
on being acquainted with
different types of job
opportunities. DE students
were required to attend
school, then report to work.
During this time their
employers observed students
and filled out a trainee
evaluation sheet. Appearance ,
attitude, dependability, and
workmanship were evaluated.
DE students work a
minimum of 450 hours a year
and earn an average of
$5,000. Three full credits
were received for the
on-the-job training.
Staging job interviews,
operating manual and electric
cash registers , and learning
the correct way to answer a
business telephone were the
basics covered by preparatory
DE students.
An extension of the
preparatory course, co-op
enabled students to calculate
discounts, advertise for
companies, and construct
displays.
Enrollment in DE or Co-op
were the requirements for
membership in DECA, the
departmental club.
Preparatory advisor of DE
was Mr. Charles Jackson and
the administrator of Co-op
was Mrs. Mary Coleman. Both
were advisors of DECA.