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The way things were. Good class. Typing. Searcy AR. 1950's.

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searcy ar high school typing class 1950's

1950's typing class.

Who remembers this?  Do they still have them?

I found this old picture inside a 1950 Searcy Arkansas yearbook.  It was a free picture just inside the book with several other pictures, mostly football.  So I assume that it was from the 1950 school year. Searcy Sleuths may even recognize some of the students.  I definitely remember being in a classroom that looked like this and learning how to type.  Now I think that it was one of the best classes to take and learn typing.  Typing is still something I still do a lot of when using the computer. The knowledge has stayed with me all through the years.

So.....do they still teach typing in school? If not, what took its place?

 

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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hello Barbara - I don't know if typing is still taught in schools.  However, I do know that I continue to appreciate that it was first available to me as an elective in junior high school.  It is a skill I continue to benefit.  

Mar 05, 2025 04:16 AM
Barbara S. Duncan

Michael, that is the way I feel about the class.

Mar 05, 2025 04:31 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

Barbara S. Duncan good morning, Barbara... I don't remember typing class in the 1950's, but I do remember when my high school acquired IBM selectric typewriters in 1964... I took a typing class at that time most to "play" with those typewriters. And the classes took... I can still 60+ years later type 70+ words a minute.

Mar 05, 2025 05:02 AM
Barbara S. Duncan

Good class!!

Mar 05, 2025 01:19 PM
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

Great question - I don't know if it's still taught. But when I was in high school in the 1970s, yes, it was taught and I took that class and loved it. I can still hear the ding of the manual typewriter in my mind!

Mar 05, 2025 05:14 AM
Barbara S. Duncan

You had to press pretty hard on those keys too!

Mar 05, 2025 01:20 PM
Don Thompson
Donthomp Associates - Sunnyvale, CA

What I find interesting is there is a good mix of boys and girls. Typing was always thought of as a woman's job. I had typing lessons in the Air Force so missle maintenance reports could be typed. I don't remember ever typing a report though.

In 1950 I was a freshman in SHS and don't recognize anyone.

Mar 14, 2025 10:07 AM
Barbara S. Duncan

I agree, Don, that typing was considered a girl's job.  I always thought when I grew up I had two options.  One was a typist in some company or be an airline stewardess.  I still think it is one of the best things that I ever learned.

Mar 15, 2025 01:27 PM
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