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

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“The form of human activity appealing to the ima¬ gination, especially drawing, painting, and sculp¬ ture,” is the dictionary definition of art. In Miss Rac¬ hel Allen’s art class this year, the students experi¬ mented in many realms of art. The basic skills such as lettering, the properties of light and shadow, the va¬ lue of color, texture, basic forms, and the use of lines were taught first semester. The students worked on various projects during the year. A few were India ink drawings and designs, paper mosaics and weaving, enameling, sculpture, pottery, and relief mosaics. The students were also pr esented a thorough course in painting in all mediums. Some students worked in special projects, such as wood carving, rug weaving, and block printing. Many students find creative traits while studying art Miss Allen shows Richard McCandless the modern way of playing with mud. Instructions are given by Miss Allen to Don Orr on weaving. 24

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nr ' » DR. ROBERT H. LOVE Bible MISS SUE UNDERHILL Reading REV. E. L. WILLINGHAM Bible Comprehension strived for in Bible and Reading “A wise man will hear, and will increase learning,” Proverbs 1:5a. Page students enrolled in the Bible course this year did listen and they did endeavor to increase their knowledge of the contents of the Bible. To aid the students in seeking this goal. Dr. Love and Mr. Willingham led them in critical study of both the Old and New Testaments. By means of lec¬ tures, films and general classroom instruction, an open-minded view of each book was presented. Both teachers always welcomed class discussion, which was helpful in presenting the various views of the different denominations. Classes were enriched by guest speakers representing several religious groups, and films of Bible stories. The daily reading lessons were supplemented by required theses and other projects. In reading class, John Register finds that the Keystone Pacer is a valuable aid in increasing his reading rate. Do you know how fast you read? Do you have good study habits? If your answer to these questions is no, then you were not a part of the reading course taught at Page this year by Miss Sue Underhill. The course attempted to provide help for students who wished to improve their ability to understand and interpret materials they read. Students were encou¬ raged to increase their rate of speed in reading and comprehension, and to establish good study habits. Two tests of diagnosing weaknesses and two for mea¬ suring progress were given during the year. Seven basic skills—word study, reading rate, selecting central thoughts, details, organizations, interpreting meaning, and following directions—were explained and practiced. Keystone Pacers and a tachistoscope, the machines used to increase eye motion and eye span, were used when needed. As an aid to selection of books to read during the course, reading lists from various colleges and other sources were dis¬ tributed to the pupils. Muff Caffey reads the devotion to fellow Bible students.

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MR. MARSHALL P. DuVAL Diversified Occupations MR. ALBERT P. LOCHRA Distributive Education Education and business combine D.E., D.O. “Distributive Education is a course designed to help students acquire on the job training, ” commented Mr. Albert Lochra, D. E. instructor. Training was given in selling, merchandising, advertising, display¬ ing, shipping and instruction leading to personnel work. In the morning students attended their academic classes and the D.E. class. In D.E., students received factual information about the job they had in the afternoon. The class also included such topics as business orientation, human relations, spelling, busi¬ ness arithmetic, commercial law, taxes, and insur¬ ance. Thirty-eight students were enrolled in Distri¬ butive Education. D.O. student Marty Coble gets on-the-job practice as student nurse at Cone Memorial Hospital. I Diversified Occupations had as its purpose the promotion of co-operation in the school and work- program. D.O. students attended regular classes and the D.O. class in the morning, and went to work in the afternoon. The student-learner was considered an employee by the business and was paid for the job. The hours spent at school had to equal the hours spent at work. To qualify for Diversified Occupa¬ tions, a student had to be sixteen years of age. Mr. Marshall DuVal has thirty-three students en¬ rolled in his class. Charles Ruble demonstrates a novel product of the textile industry to Mr. Albert Lochra’s D.E. class. 25