Walter Hines Page High School - Buccaneer Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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MRS. PEGGY BARHAM Business English EBI Useful skills are taught in The business department of Page’s 1960-61 curriculum offered vocational training to interested students through six subject fields—typing, bookkeeping, business law, clerical office practice, shorthand, and business English. A constant pic-a-pat sound and an intermittant ringing of a bell distinguished the typing classes taught by Mrs. Peggy Bar¬ ham, Mrs. Elizabeth Collins, Mrs. Sarah Jobe, and Mrs. Mary Nichols. The students learned the fundamentals of typing, the care and operation of a typewriter, and various business letter forms. They constantly strove to increase their speed and accur¬ acy by daily typing timed writings. Tabulation and dictation were other areas covered in this course, and the importance of neatness was always stressed. Bookkeeping students spent many hours working with col¬ umns of figures under the direction of Mrs. Nichols. The impor¬ tance of copying figures correctly and handling business money was stressed as students learned about record keeping, tax re¬ cords, financial reports, and journalizing. The clerical office practice course, taught by Mrs. Collins, in¬ troduced certain new, related subject matter to the business stu¬ dents. Among the activities covered were the following: produc¬ tion and problem typewriting; filing; payroll procedures; per¬ sonality and human relations; and the use of mimeograph tran¬ scribing equipment, rotary calculator, and ten-key adding ma¬ chine. Shorthand students spent many hours scribbling signs and learning to read and translate them. They read the assignments aloud in class to become familiar with the translations, and were given dictation from the teacher, Mrs. Jobe. MRS. ELIZABETH COLLINS Office Practice Typing Linda Johnson takes dictation from Mrs. Jobe. Oops! That typewriter did it again. Becky Long corrects error in typing class.

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The Louisiana Purchase is found on the map by Ken Moore in American history. Pointing out the obligation of serving on juries Barbara Hart discusses the “Bill of Duties” with fellow students. unfold to the students of today the gradual rise of civilization which reached its height in first ancient Greece and then the Roman Empire; the downfall of civilization which brought on the Dark Ages; the feudalistic middle ages; the glorious Renaissance with its rebirth of cultural, ec¬ onomic, and political civilization; the Age of Revo¬ lution; and finally our modern world. Students who have completed Miss Rankin’s course in Problems of Demeoracy and World Af¬ fairs are more capable of meeting and solving the problems that will face them as adult citizens in this modern world. This is so, because in this ex¬ cellent social studies class they have studied pro¬ blems that face the American people, such as liv¬ ing together, education, social security, accidents and safety, veterans and benefits, conservation of natural resources, marketing goods, and other do¬ mestic problems. The election was of special inter¬ est this year. Parallel book reports, notebooks, and maps are but a few of the extra assignments that kept all social studies students busy. Also, research reports, dramatizations of periods in history, and bulletin boards enriched the courses. History is not just a study of men, dates, and events. Ideas, inspirations, causes, and results make history the interesting subject it is. Amazing discovery! Betty O’Bryan finds Page High School on the map. 19

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commercial courses at Page The recognition of the increasing need for people in a free society to develop greater personal responsibility within the law created the business law course. Law is so interwoven in the fabric of our society that none can escape its influence; therefore, the students were taught the needs and essential prin¬ ciples of everyday law by Mrs. Nichols. Business English is designed primarily for seniors who are taking the business courses, including D.O. and D.E. Mrs. Bar¬ ham’s students reviewed and learned new material in grammar, spelling, business letters, reports, office manual, source papers, public speaking, and conversations. Book reports were a required part of Business English, the same as any other English course. Craig Navey concentrates on his typing problem. MRS. SARAH JOBE Typing Shorthand MRS. MARY NICHOLS Business Law Bookkeeping Typing June Wright attempts to balance her budget with the aid of the adding machines.