Mrs. McAdams was my typing teacher. She taught me to type at a steady pace, never increasing my speed until I had one hundred percent accuracy. I took that method with me and into every job I ever had. As a result; I was successful, in large measure, due to her teaching method.
After high schoool, I went to active duty in the Navy and in due course....became a Radioman. In those days, Morse Code ruled as the most effective means of long-range communicatiins. In learning the code, I decided to apply Mrs. McAdam's method. As in typing, my abilities soared along with my speed. I was recognized for that and well known for accuracy. Again.....I owe that to Mrs. McAdams.
Many years later, I visited her in a home in Boulder City. I brought with me, a box of candy, flowers and a card.
She said she honestly didn't remember me. I assured her that wasn't a problem. After I told her what I've told you here, tears came to her eyes and she cried. I hugged her and told her again, just how much of a positive difference she made in my life.
A nurse wheeled her outside in a patio area and after some time spent talking in the great Boulder City sun, she asked if I would come back again. I told her I worked and lived then in California, but would visit my mom in BC again and surely would return. When at last I did come back....she had passed away.
I'll bet you somewhere in Heaven, there are a lot of angels that can type like Hell!
I remember Mrs McAdams for a different reason. Any time a radio station plays the song RUNNING BEAR, sung by Sunny James its typing class all over again. People look at me kinda funny when I tell them we typed to that song. I'm sure others remember.
Typing was the most valuable class I took at BCHS. And she was one of the best. Talk about a practical skill!
I also learned a lot working for her on the school year book. Tom Clapper '62
I couldn't have asked for a better typing instructor, and she helped me become the expert typist that I still am, more than 55 years later. With the benefit of her teaching, I passed her class with flying colors, achieving 78 wpm (with no errors) in a 10-minute test and setting the school record (up to that time) of 95 wpm (with no errors) in a 5-minute test.
I'm still Facebook friends with her son, Steve McAdams, and may his mother rest in peace.
Ralph (Mac) Magee (1957)
Mrs. McAdams was my typing teacher. She taught me to type at a steady pace, never increasing my speed until I had one hundred percent accuracy. I took that method with me and into every job I ever had. As a result; I was successful, in large measure, due to her teaching method.After high schoool, I went to active duty in the Navy and in due course....became a Radioman. In those days, Morse Code ruled as the most effective means of long-range communicatiins. In learning the code, I decided to apply Mrs. McAdam's method. As in typing, my abilities soared along with my speed. I was recognized for that and well known for accuracy. Again.....I owe that to Mrs. McAdams.
Many years later, I visited her in a home in Boulder City. I brought with me, a box of candy, flowers and a card.
She said she honestly didn't remember me. I assured her that wasn't a problem. After I told her what I've told you here, tears came to her eyes and she cried. I hugged her and told her again, just how much of a positive difference she made in my life.
A nurse wheeled her outside in a patio area and after some time spent talking in the great Boulder City sun, she asked if I would come back again. I told her I worked and lived then in California, but would visit my mom in BC again and surely would return. When at last I did come back....she had passed away.
I'll bet you somewhere in Heaven, there are a lot of angels that can type like Hell!
GOD BLESS OUR TEACHERS....EVERY ONE.
Helen Glass (Stecker) (1960)
I remember Mrs McAdams for a different reason. Any time a radio station plays the song RUNNING BEAR, sung by Sunny James its typing class all over again. People look at me kinda funny when I tell them we typed to that song. I'm sure others remember.
Helen Glass Stecker
Thomas Clapper (1962)
Typing was the most valuable class I took at BCHS. And she was one of the best. Talk about a practical skill!
I also learned a lot working for her on the school year book. Tom Clapper '62
Bill Herald (1959)
I couldn't have asked for a better typing instructor, and she helped me become the expert typist that I still am, more than 55 years later. With the benefit of her teaching, I passed her class with flying colors, achieving 78 wpm (with no errors) in a 10-minute test and setting the school record (up to that time) of 95 wpm (with no errors) in a 5-minute test.
I'm still Facebook friends with her son, Steve McAdams, and may his mother rest in peace.
BILL HERALD, Class of 1959