Asheboro High School - Ash Hi Life Yearbook (Asheboro, NC)

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MISS KATHERINE BUIE Processing new books is a gigantic task for library assistant, Russell Ward, and Librarian librarian, Miss Buie. LIBRARY . . . Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. BACON Our library serves as an information center for students to use for research reports, for parallel reading, and for pleasure reading. Filmstrips, pamphlets, records, and eighty-five different magazines are included in the library along with 6,800 volumes of fiction and non-fiction. Although the national figure for a high-school library is ten books per student, last fall our school had only seven and-a-half per student. Miss Buie ordered one thousand books this year to bring our average to eight books per student. 22 A busy moment at the circulation desk finds Miss Buie searching for cards. Library assistants, Lorraine Farlow, Susan Stroud, and Sandy King pre- pare new cards for the catalogue.

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 Speech, dramatics, and journalism offer an op- portunity for proficiency in self-expression. Speech involves oral expression in everyday life. By speaking before a group and giving im- promptu speeches, a student overcomes fears, and with practice he may become a skilled speaker. Dramatics introduces the student to the history and people of the theatre. After becoming ac- quainted with the stage, he acts in plays and gives pantomimes and speeches in the classroom. Journalism offers an opportunity for written expression. By composing various types of articles — features, news, sports, and editorials — a stu- dent gains a working knowledge of the various parts of a newspaper .. . and written an exact man. BACON Susan Kemp types an article while Judy Causey and Allen Feezor complete re- search for features. 21 Dana Albertson gives an impromtu speech on her feelings about snow.

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MR. REID PRILLAMAN Guidance Counselor Waiting to see Mr. Prillaman, Bonnie Briles and Warren Gentry scan available materials. GUIDANCE ... No gift is more precious than good advice. ERASMUS During high school, a student is often confronted with many problems concerning his future. Consultation with our counselor, Mr. Prillaman, is the basic step to finding solutions. Vocational interest tests ensue to determine the field in which the student shows the most ability. Test results give the student an opportunity to consider various occupations in a particular area. After much consideration, a student can then decide whether to seek employment or begin preparing for entering college. College catalogues for two thousand colleges, as well as information on scholarships and loans, ore available in our guidance office. If a student decides to seek immediate employment, vocational pamphlets and information on job openings may be obtained. 23 Allen Feezor and Barbara Trotter, under the direction of Mr. Prillaman, take one of the occupational interest tests.