American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-05-12
THREE STUDENTS
PLACE IN CONTEST
Einar Nelson Takes First In First
Year Shorthand Clara Cot
terrell and Miss Ellen EngstrOm Also
Win-Team Total Is Eleven Points.

american Falls High School won
third place in the Southeastern Idaho
efficiency contest for commercial
students. Blackfoot ranked first and
ArcO second.
Einar Nelson, high school student of
American Falls won first place in the
contest of first year stenographers.
His work was 97.7 percent accurate in
taking shorthand at the rate of sixty
words per minute. His prize was
beautiful gold medal given by the
Gregg people.
Miss Clara Cotterel of American
Falls won second place in second year
High School short hand Her rating
was S1.5 percent accurate. Miss Ellen
Engstrom took second plac. in first
year typewriting giving American
Falls High School eleven points.
The final scores of the three winning
teams were as follows: Blackfoot 27,
Arco, 13; American Falls, IL; Mac
kay and Soda Springs won one point
each.
American Falls lone contestant in
the spelling division was Edgar Ja-
cobs who failed to place.
Lets OF Medals.
So far Bronz models and 13 Ger
tificates of Proficiency have been
awarded to this Department by the
Underwood Typewriting Company.
There is still another test to be TAX
en- and several other medals and GER
tificatea are expected to be added at
that time
Those who have been successful in
winning medals are: Theresa Wag-
oner, Earl Lamon, Hector Earring
Naomi Stanger, Einar Nelson, Ruth
Jeffries, Alice Bowen and Helen
Wraspir Certificates of Proficiency
have been awarded to May Kelly, Alice
Bowen, Minnie Richardson, Ruth JEFF
fries. Einar Nelson, Theresa Wagner,
Jennie Davie, Hector Earring, Earl
Lamon, Muriel Josephson, Naomi
Stanger, Ellen Engstrom, and Helen
Wraspir.
Taking Office Practice.
Beginning Shorthand has finished
the Shorthand Manual and is taking
a combination of office practice and
course in Gregg Speed Studies One
member of this class is working out
side of school in a Real Estate Office.
Advanced Shorthand is taking die
tatioE readily from 80 to 10 words
per minute. Both members of this
class have permanent positions out
side Of school.
There are eight members of the
bookkeeping class who will complete
their two sets of elementary book
keeping. They are May Kelly, Alice
Bowen, Boyd Bevans Helen Wraspir,
Fred Zimmerman, Edgar Jacobs,
Ralph Wheeler and Minnie Richardson.
The Freshman Commercial Geo
graphy class has an enrolment of IA
members and like all the other
Freshman classes it is a real class"
Reports on the World industries and
Products have been especially inter-
estiEg and beneficial.
An Active Glass.
This Department has taken an ac-
tive part in all the school activities
this year. 1t conducted the Carnival
Queen" contest which netted about
$4,000 The Handy Sale" under the
able supervision of Miss May Kelly
was perfect success. By this means
enough money was raised to send a
donation of $11.00 toward purchasing
prizes for the contest at Pocatello and
also defI'aying the expenses of the
contestants. AS this was the largest
single donation given by any school
in the Southeastern Section, this idea
has been "cupped" by the Association
and will be used next year as an ex-
ample for raising funds for the other
contests.