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Mike Barada Mike Fantaski ou know that part of the into Boeing, $150 into
Consumer Skills, Typing, assistant Y news where those flashy McDonald's, $109 into Coca-
graphics appear on the Cola , and $200 into IBM. These
typing, assistant football coach, screen and some unseen person companies were picked by a
football coach assistant baseball vote of the students.
coach talks about Dow Jones? Just what
does it all mean? If you had Deloss It was a six month project,
Smith’s Business/Civil/Criminal lasting until spring when the
Law class you would definitely '85-’86 senior class graduated.
know. Any student of his could tell They were the first since the
class of 76-77 to invest in the
you that Dow Jones deals with the
New York Stock Exchange as
stock market. part of a class, and although
Deloss Smith and his class
were involved in a very special certain other material was cut to
project making them investors in accommodate this project there
weren't any complaints.
the New York Stock Market.
Lorraine Krause James McGrath There was a total of 65 investors- Bost said that those companies
Business Resource Ride Business, head --61 law students, three the students picked were "good
wrestling coach, teachers and one aide—with choices based on the market."
ski ciuo each investor required to put in They were high quality stock
at least $1. Because of the that wasn't risky. He said he
Custodian Law the students are expected the RHS investors to
too young to invest unless a end up with a profit of 15-25%.
parent or guardian signed a Whatever they get—6% of it will
contract. be paid to Merrill-Lynch. Bost will
"Much more than expected," receive 3.5% of the 6%.
said Smith of the response of For any of you that are just
parents to the project. Some bursting out of your seats,
students who might not have itching to gamble your fortunes
taken part did so because of in some far away market for
parents, said Smith. some punitive chance of wealth,
Joyce Roeschke Deloss Smith To help them in their stint in the Bost throws this advice to you:
Business, freshman Business, Business stock market Smith recruited the 1) realize there is a risk 2) be
girls' basketball Department help of Alan Bost, formally patient—profiting will take some
coach Chairman, assistant known as an investment con­ time 3) and, as the Business/
senior class sponsor sultant for Merrill-Lynch, Pierce, Civil/Criminal Law students did,
Fenner and Smith Inc.—you and invest in quality stock, not "hot
I might know him better simply as stock" that promises riches.
a stock broker. The Business/ Bost also suggests spreading
Civil/Criminal Law teacher states your money into different
that Bost was an essential part to stocks. Smith cautions that you
the plan. Bost assisted in should also have a "good basic
narrowing the classes' invest­ understanding of the stock
ment choices from a top 90 market." have insurance, and a
down to 26 and then to a final 6, good salary.
k into which a grand total of Smith said he is "very
$1,059.00 was invested. Two appreciative" to everyone that
Ken Rhl Garry Jurgens hundred dollars was put into has assisted in the project and
Computer flduocate Math, Math Merrill-Lynch, $250 into who got involved. "The project
Department Chairman Louisiana- Pacific (LaPac), $150 was very much a success."
head boys' tennis coach

Linda Moore Barb Pouters John Stanton
Math, assistant Computer IMC Beginning and aduanced
junior class sponsor computer programming