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Well, the Computer Age certainly has hit W-HI The Computer Department ex­ panded so much this year that a whole classroom was needed for the computers. Under the direction of Mr. Jim Wise and Mrs. Rhona Eserner, Juniors and Seniors were offered courses in programming the Apple II computers, as well as an IBM per­ sonal computers. Younger students were welcomed to use the computers during
their free time — that is, if the older students were nice enough to let them!
Because of the limited number of com­ puters, the program is still not as devel­ oped as it could be. Mr. Wise continually works to enlarge the department. The 50 computer students hardly support this, especially when they all have programs due on the same day.
Learning how to write computer pro­ grams is a worthwhile talent to learn. When the students can balance their par­ ents’ checkbooks by computer, that will be the proof itself!