NOTRE DAME ALTERS COMPUTER INSUTRUCTION WITH BUSINESS GIFT

Notre Dame High School is converting its computer instruction from Apple to IBM computers because of donations made by local businesses and individuals.

Twelve IBM computers and several printers have been donated by Drury Southwest Inc. and Druco Inc. after those companies upgraded their computer systems.

"They are good computers in good condition, but the company needed a larger computer with greater speed for business," said Notre Dame Principal Mary Ann Fischer.

Installation of the computers and software has been completed by volunteers Steve Bollinger, Dennis Vollink, Frank Jones and Brad Wittenborn.

Other donations include a laser printer from CPU, a printer from Lutesville Motors, a computer and printer from Procter & Gamble, contributions from the Cape Girardeau Knights of Columbus and donations in memory of Tony Rubich.

The school plans to have a computer lab with at least 20 IBM computers so that typewriting, computer applications in business and computer programming can be taught on the IBM computers instead of Apple, as presently done. At the present time, IBM computers are used by students in publications class and term paper class.