Alleghany County High School - Alcova Yearbook (Covington, VA)

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Industrial Arts Stimulates Creativity Mr. Loving demonstrates the proper use of the acetylene torch to his third period class. Alleghany ' s Industrial Arts Department proves that all that is to be learned does not come from books. Boys interested in architecture, mechanics, or carpentry have opportunities to develop useful skills in these respective fields. Shop instructors teach their students how to be both creative and constructive, using their hands along with their minds. Mechanical drawing students combine imagination with geometry in making blueprints of house plans, while wood and metal shop students learn to use the many tools and machines needed in building practical as well as beautiful articles. Tim Rollison operates a lathe in com- pleting his work. Robert Loving Robert Knabenshue Robert Jenkins 29

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Home Ec. Students Master Domestic Arts Mrs. Perdue demonstrates the proper way to thread a sewing machine to Karen Arritt. Shirley Dodd and Kathy Armentrout work together to prepare a tasty dessert for the D.E. Banquet. Marie Perdue Home Economics is a class which offers opportunities to every girl, regardless of her plans for the future. Skills such as sewing, cooking, and good grooming are a valuable asset to every girl. Home Ec. girls learn how to be neat and how to save time and effort by taking part in the preparations for the various dinners, banquets, and teas held at the school. Girls gain valuable ex- perience in choosing effective color schemes and home decorations through their work on the Christmas Formal and the Sadie Hawkins Dance. No matter what her curriculum, a girl who enrolls in Home Ec. will find a chance to make self improvements and to develop individual interests. Vella Knapp Mrs. Knapp teaches senior girls Penny Smith, Linda Loan, and Rita Owens how to save time and money by making their own clothing. 28 J. Simpson and T. Linkswiler look on as E. Patterson prepares the dough for peanut butter cookies.

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Business Department Develops Modern Skills Mrs. Harriet Bush Mrs. Margaret Sams Mrs. Maude Rae Swartz Mrs. Bush shows her seventh period office practice class that business can be mixed with pleasure. Students planning to work immediately after graduation are given vocational training by the business department of Alleghany County High School. Many persons enroll in Typing I classes to learn correct procedures for typing letters, themes, and term papers, while students aspiring to go into secretarial work enter Typing II classes. Further secretarial skills are gained by the more advanced business students in office practice, business math, shorthand, and bookkeeping courses. Thorough student preparation by Alleghany ' s business department insures that the individual will enter the working world adequately equipped to meet the challenges of the 70 ' s. In order to meet compelling deadlines, Mrs. Sams ' s seventh period Typing I class must work intently all period. 30