Sunday, November 1, 2015

If you went to college or a vocational school, what school did you attend? Describe what memories you have of those years and what subjects you studied.

I attended "Modern Business School" located in the Angus Village (Vista Way) in Kennewick.  I looked at CBC but knew I wanted to be a secretary so I signed up.  The President was Velta Belba.  What a weird name but I have never forgotten it.  I attended for 7 months of an 8 month program to become an Executive Secretary and got an interview and job offer from Wadco (Westinghouse's first name when they set up a subsidiary at Hanford).  I was a temporary typist.  I quit Modern Business School and started my career! Remained with the same company for 40 years!
I remember that there were a lot of women on Welfare.  They were being paid a wage and had their babysitting paid for so that they could learn a trade and get off of welfare.  I thought that was a pretty good deal.  I also remember walking across Kennewick avenue to buy lunch at McDonalds once in a while.  19 cents for a hamburger!

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