Altavista High School - Nuntius Yearbook (Altavista, VA)

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the Finer The Industrial Arts Department, under the direction and supervision of Mr. Bernhardt, has completed many projects this year. Various metal and wood projects have been made by the students with the aid of new pieces of equipment that have been added. Among them are portable jigsaws, sanders, and an electric grinder. A portable router has been added which, Mr. Bernhardt says, has proved to be a valuable addition to the department. The students have made minor pieces of furniture, such as cupboards and bookcases. Our Industrial Arts department not only deals with the construction of different products but also involves the study of industries, their tools, machines, materials, and organization. Mr. Bernhardt demonstrates new equipment. MR. DONALD M. BERNHARDT B.S., North Carolina State Industrial Arts, Mechanical Drawing Mr. Bernhardt supervises use of portable router. 17

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Students Learn About 28 28 ee ee RAM @ ° MRS. BEATRICE McGRAW B.S., M.A., Kirksville State Teacher's College Music, Band, Chorus Mrs. McGraw enjoys directing and singing with her fourth period chorus class. Home Economics continues to expand at A.H.S., through the guidance of Mrs. Cocke. The rapidly growing department received two new stoves this year. Mrs. Cocke not only teaches sewing and cooking, but also adds child care, family living, and home decoration to her course, especially for her Senior class. Many students mistakenly think that checking out books is all Mrs. Ramsey does to fill her time. Keeping a neat library, however, involves cataloging the books, keeping the files up to date, keeping the magazine and newspaper rack furnished with the latest editions, and keeping the two bulletin boards attractively decorated. These are but a few of the many responsibilities of our busy librarian. MRS. LUCILLE A. RAMSEY B.S.; Radford College Librarian Mrs. Ramsey is seen at one of her many- never-ending tasks—that of shelving books. Mrs. McGraw and Mrs. P. A. Hughes relax in the teachers’ lounge. Mrs. Hughes is seen frequently around school in the absence of regular teachers, since she is a favorite with students. 16 The Music Department is another rapidly growing branch, in the curriculum at A.H.S. The chorus class, now in its second successfu year, has an enrollment of forty members, and the band clas: has also increased. Mrs. McGraw, music director at A.H.S., devotec outside time in the mornings to conducting three extracurricula choruses. She also worked with the band in the fall, preparing half-time shows to give at football games. MRS, DORIS L. COCKE B.S.; Longwood College M.S., VPI Home Economics Mrs. Cocke lectures her class in the art of homemaking. Mrs. Cocke, besides teaching the essentials of successful homemaking, is active in State and National Future Home- makers of America work and in local and state S.C.A. work.

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Distributive Education Classes Increase Enrollment Mrs. Short shows a smile of satisfaction as she adds more feathers to her “Speedy Turkey”. Our business teachers were kept busy training many students for further work in the clerical world. A new course, personal typing and notehand, was offered to students, especially seniors, but wasn’t as successful as was hoped. In Typing |, Mrs. Short and Mrs. Drumbheller’s students learned how to type term papers, footnotes, title pages, fill in forms, type letters, and post cards, and how to address envelopes properly. In shorthand, correct punctuation and spelling were emphasized, along with dictating and transcribing. Mrs. Drumheller supplied her general business students with useful information about such things as financial matters, transportation, communication, and social security. Mr. Dodson teaches economics and business management and law. The students of the latter course study law as it applies to individuals’ and discuss problems deal- ing with actual law cases. Economics expresses the ways people earn and spend money, how to borrow it, and the supply and demand for various goods. Mr. Flora’s class and his D.E. Club are on@ and the same. These classes, the largest D.E. classes that A.H.S. has ever had, attended a convention in February. In Distributive Education students studied advertising, public speaking, display, job interview, the free enterprise system, and the entire distributive system. Classes toured the Lane Company, Altavista Weaving Company, and Klopman Mills. They had many speakers and projects, two of which were making displays in the down- town stores and writing ads to be put in the papers. MR. HUGH DODSON B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute Business Management and Law Math 12 History 8, Economics Mr. Dodson takes time out to rest as his class in Business Management completes a test. 18 MRS. LOLETA W. SHORT B.S., Radford College Typing, Transcription, Book r , Mr. Flora checks the schedule in his 5th period study hall. - MR. J. B. FLORA, III Virginia Polytechnic Institute BeSa) Ve Pale Distributive Education ete SL MRS. PHYLLIS M. DRUMHELLER B.S., Radford College General Business, Typing, Shorthand Mrs. Drumheller shows Jimmy Kinlaw how to use the Tab Set on his typewriter. é