AN OFFICE PRACTICE LABORATORY MANUAL AND ACCOMPANYING TEACHER’S KEY. (2 VOLUMES)

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by  KUYKENDALL, BENJAMIN

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AN OFFICE PRACTICE LABORATORY MANUAL
AND
ACCOMPANYING TEACHER»S KEY
Specifically Designed for the
Office Practice Course
at the
Simon Gratz High School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
BENJAMIN KUYKENDALL
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Doctor of
Education in the School of Education of
New York University
1942
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Statement of the Problem. • • • • • • • • • * • • • • • • • • • 1
Origin of the Problem • * • » • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2
Method of Procedure • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • * 5
Review of Previous Work • •• • • • • • * • • • • • • • • • • • 9
Placement of the Subject in the Curriculum* • • • • • • • • • • 25
Prerequisite Training for the Office Praotioe Course. • • • • • 26
Time Given to Teaohing. • • • • • • • • • • • • • » * * * * * * 28
Objectives of Office Praotioe • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • SO
Topios Taught to Attain Objectives* . . * • • • • • • » • » • • 34
Equipment, Textbooks* Materials • • • • • • • • • • • • * • • • 37
The Single Firm and Three-Course Organization . * • • • • • • • 40
Bibliography* • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • * 42
Teaoher*3 Key for the Stenographic Unit • • • • * . • • • • • • 50
Objectives of the Stenographic Unit* • • • • • • • • • • • 50
Place in the Curriculum* • • • • • • • • • • • • • • * • • 50
Prerequisite Training* • • * • » • • • • * • • • * • • • • 51
Equipment* • • • . • • • • • • • • • ' • • • * • • • • • • • 51
Instructional Material for Individual Assignments* * * * * 53
Course Content • • . • • • • • • • * • • • • • • • • • • • 53
Practioal Assignments* . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 58
Suggestions for the Individual Assignments* • • • • • 59
Bibliography • • • • • • • • * • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 60
Typist No* I * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 63
Typist No. II............................. * * ............71
Typist No. Ill................... 79
File Clerk No. I (Alphabetic).......... • • • • • * • • • 86
File Clerk No. II (Subjeot)..................... 96
File Clerk No. Ill (Geographio). • • • • * * • • * * • * • 104
Seoretary No. I. • • * • • • • • * • • • • • • • • • • • • 113
Seoretary No. II * • • • • • • • • • • • • * • • • • • • • 121
Seoretary No* III* • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 131
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Yoioe-Reoording Operator No. I * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 140
Yoioe-Reoording Operator No. II. • • • • • • * • • • • • • 144
Sooial Seoretary • • • • » • • • • • • • • • * . • • » • • 149
Stenographer No* I * . . . . . • • • • . • • * • • • • • • 155
Stenographer No* II* • » • • • • » • » • • * • • * • • • • 164
Stenographer No. Ill • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • » * • * 172
Duplioator No. I. * • * • • • • • • • * . • • • • • • • • 177
Duplicator No. II• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • * . « • • 181
Office Seoretary * • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • * • • • 185
Students1 Manual for the Stenographic Unit* • • • • • * • • • * 186
Typist No. I ..........................................187
Typist No. II* • • • • • • • • * • • • • • • • • • • • • • 188
Typist No. H I ....................................... . . 194
File Clerk No. I (Alphabetic).......................... • 201
File Clerk No. H (Subject)........................... 205
File Clerk No. Ill (Geographio)• • * * . . • • • • * . • • 208
Seoretary No. I* • • • • • • • • • * • • • • • • • * « • * 210
Seoretary No. II • • • • • • • • • » • • • • • • • * • • • 215
Seoretary No. Hi* • • • • • • • • * • * • • • • • • • * * 219
Voice-Recording Operator No. I * * * . * . . * * * * * » * 224
Voioe-Reo ording Operator No*II**. • •• •• * .» ••• 225
Sooial Seoretary • • • • • • • * • • • • • * . • • • • • » 226
Stenographer No. I * . * * * * . * . • • • • * • • * • • • 231
Stenographer No. II• • • • • • • • • • • * . • • • • • * • 233
Stenographer No. Ill • • • • • * * * • • • • * * • • • . • 240
Duplioator No. I * * * * * . . * * . . . . . • • • • • • • 245
Duplioator No. II. • • • • * » * • * • • • . • • • • • • • 247
Office Seoretary . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • * • * • •• 249
Teaoher's Key for the Bookkeeping Unit* » • • • • • » • • •*. 250
Objectives of the Bookkeeping Unit • • • • • • • • * • » • 250
Place in the Curriculum* • • • • • • • • • • • • • • * • • 250
Prerequisite Training • . • * • • • ■ • • • • • • • • • . • 251
Equipment. • • • • • • • • • • • * • • • • • • • • • » • • 251
Instructional Material for Individual Assignments. • • • • 253
Course Content • • • • • • • • • * . * * . • * • . • • » . 253
Practical Assignments* • • • • • • • • * . * • • • « • • • 255
Suggestions for the Individual Assignments. • • » • • 256
Bibliography • • • • • • • • • * • • • • • * * • • * . * • 257
Entry Clerk* * • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • * • • • • * 260
Accounts Receivable Clerk* • • • * • • • • • • • • . * . • 261
Accounts Payable Clerk • • • • • • • • • • • • • • » • • • 262
Cashier* * . * • • • « • • • • • • • • • • • * • • • • • • 263
Adjustment Clerk • * • * . • • • • • • • • • * • • • • • • 268
Ledger Clerk • . • • • • • • • • • • • * • • • • • • • • • 275
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Statement Clerk. • • • • . . ............ • • • • • • • • 276
Credit Clerk • • • • • • * • • ............ • • • • • • • 277
Typist • • • • • • • • • • • • * • • • • • • • • • • • • • 284
Billing Clerk.............................................
Information Clerk* • • • • • . « .......... • • • • • • • 287
Report Clerk . . . • * • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 292
Purehase Order Clerk • • • • « ............ . . * • • • • 295
Sales Order Clerk. • • • • ............ ................ 296
Bay Roll Clerk................. 303
Receiving Clerk. • • • . « » » . » . . * ... 307
Pile Clerk Ho. I . . . . . . . ........ • • • • • • • • • 313
Pile Clerk No. II..........................................
Business Arithmetic Tests. • * . . . ........... 314
Students’ Manual for the Bookkeeping Unit........... 351
Entry Clerk. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • » • • • • • 352
Accounts Receivable Clerk. • • • • ........ • • • • • • • 353
Accounts Payable Clerk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Cashier. ... • • • • • . . • • • » • . . . . . . . . •• 358
Adjustment Clerk 361
Ledger Clerk • • • . • • • • • . . . ................ .. 364
Statement Clerk. 365
Credit Clerk • • • • • • . . . • . • • . . . • • • • • ■ • 366
Typist . • 368
Billing Clerk..........................................372
Information Clerk. • • • • • • • . . . . . . . 378
Report Clerk • . . . • • • • • • • • . . • . . . . . . . . 380
Purohase Order Clerk • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 383
Sales Order Clerk. • • • • • • • • • • . .............. • 386
Bay Roll Clerk........................................388
Receiving Clerk. • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • .......... 390
Pile Clerk No. I . . . . . • • • • • • • • • . . . . . • • 392
File Clerk No. II....................................... .396
Teacher’s Manual for the General Clerical Pnit. . . . . . . . . S99
Objectives of the General Clerical Unit. ... . « • • • • 399
Place in the Curriculum.^ • • . • • • • • • • • • • . . . • 399
Prerequisite Training. • • • • • • • • • • • • 400
Equipment. . . . . . • • • • . . • • • • • • • * • • . • • 400
Instructional Material for Individual Assignments. • • • • 402
Course Content .......... 402
Praotioal Assignments. 404
Suggestions for the Individual Assignments. • • • • . 405
Bibliography ......................... 406
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Stook Clerk. . . . . . . . . . .................... 410
Stook Clerk (continued). ............ . . . . . . . . . . 411
Mimeograph Clerk . • • • • .......... • • • • • • • • • • 417
Timekeeper 420
Billing Clerk. 424
Pile Clerk No. I ......... 425
File Clerk No. II........... 425
Shipping Clerk 426
Receiving Clerk. • • • • • • • • . . . . . « ........ •• 430
Lfia.il Clerk................................................
Purchase Order Clerk • • • • • • . . « • » . . . . • » . . 436
Sales Order Clerk. 437
Messenger. . . . . 438
Personnel Clerk. • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440
Statement Clerk. • • • • . • • . . . . . . . . . 448
Cashier. . . • • • • • . « . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449
Typist No. I * . ..................... 450
Typist Ho. II... . . . . • • • • • • • . . • • • • • • . 450
Students1 Manual for the General Clerical Unit. . . . • • • . . 451
Stook Clerk. . . . . . 452
Stook Clerk (oontinued). . . . . ............ . . . . . . 453
Mimeograph Clerk • • • • • ............ . . . . . . . . . 456
Timekeeper . • • • • • . . . • • • • • • • 459
Billing Clerk. 461
File Clerk No. I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ • 467
File Clerk No. II................................... . 471
Shipping Clerk . • • . . . • • • .......... • • • • • • • 474
Receiving Clerk. • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • . • • . 476
Mail Clerk............................................... 478
Furohase Order Clerk• • • • • • • • • • ................. 480
Sales Order Clerk. • • • • • • • . ........ • 483
Messenger. 485
Personnel Clerk. 487
Statement Clerk. • • • • • • • • • • • • . . • • . • • • • 490
Cashier. . 491
Typist No. I . . . . . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 494
Typist No. II............................................. 498
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Statement of the Problem
The problem of this thesis is to assemble and organize into a
course of study an adequate instructional assembly covering the sub­
ject of Office Practice, the form utilized being a students' laboratory
manual and an accompanying teacher's key for each of the three units:
1 Stenographic
2 Bookkeeping
5 General Clerical
The problem thus stated involves the following requirements:
1 The course in Office Practice is designed primarily for use
by the twelfth-year students in the Simon Gratz High School at Phila­
delphia, Pennsylvania, and secondarily for possible use in other high
schools in that city's system.
2 The course in Office Practice is designed to provide learning
in meaningful integrated situations, as similar to the actual situa­
tion in a business office as the school situation will permit.
5 The course in Office Practice is designed according to the equip­
ment available in the Philadelphia public high schools, and to conform
to the instructional time available for the subject in that system.
4 The course in Office Practice is designed to provide a gen­
eralized vocational education required for entrance into commercial
occupations as closely as possible to the moment at which the pupil
is likely to use it in the first job he secures. ,
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5 The course in Office Practice is designed to provide as much
enriched, comprehensive, and practical content as possible.
6 The course in Office Practice is designed to provide a flexible
course, enabling students of greater learning ability to proceed at the
rate which their ability makes possible without interfering with the
slower progress of less able students.
Origin of the Problem
This problem originates in the writer's own classroom work. -This
work consists of instruction in the subject, Office Practice, for one
forty-five-minute period a day during the second half of the twelfth or
final year of high school, given to all students who are completing the
regular commercial curriculum in the Simon Gratz High School, Philadel­
phia, Pennsylvania.
In performing his professional duties, the writer has had to face
the situation that as the work is now organized in the Simon Gratz High
School (and apparently as it is now organized in many other high schools)
the course fails to accomplish the desired results. A strong feeling of
aimlessness and incoherence in the present organization of the subject
for teaching, and an equally strong feeling that the students are not
receiving the full value they are entitled to for the time spent in
this subject, provides the urge to improve the situation by as thorough­
going changes as practicable.