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THE DATA PROCESSING TECHNICIAN SHOULD BE COMPETENT IN SYSTEMS, APPLICATIONS, AND METHODS. RECENT TRENDS HAVE EMPHASIZED COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY, WITH UNIT RECORD EQUIPMENT USED ONLY AS SUPPORT. PROGRAMS IN DATA PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY MUST INCLUDE BOTH THEORY AND APPLICATION, WITH BREADTH TO PROVIDE A BASIS FOR LATER ADVANCEMENT AND SPECIALIZATION. A PROGRAM DEVELOPED AT ORANGE COAST COLLEGE TO PROVIDE SUCH A COMBINATION HAS BEEN REVISED TO KEEP PACE WITH OCCUPATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS. A PILOT HIGH SCHOOL DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED BY THE COLLEGE AND THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL. THE MAJOR PORTION OF THE DOCUMENT IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM--STAFF, FACILITIES, TEXTS, CATALOG DESCRIPTIONS, AND DETAILED COURSE OUTLINES. (WO)

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert