Beaumont High School - Pine Burr Yearbook (Beaumont, TX)

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MISS GWYNNE MILLER Spanish LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT MISS METTIE FERGUSON Latin, Spanish MRS. LUCIE BARRY French, English 2 In the world of today the need for the study of languages other than English is self-evident. The best under- standing of the people who speak the foreign languages can exist only if we can learn enough abou.t other races to live in the same world with them. The knowledge of such foreign languages as Latin, French, and Span- ish, is an indispensable tool in forming educated men and providing the tools of world understanding and world peace. Furthermore, the acquaintance with languages is essential in the suc- cessful transaction of business and in better social feeling attained through a mutual understanding of speech.

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LIBRARY DEPARTMENT MISS FLORENCE LONGMAN Librarian MRS. NELL SHARPLEY Librarian The modern high school library serves every other branch of the school. It is an important factor in the scheme of modern education. Its pur- poses are many and varied. It ac- quires and makes accessible materials to meet the needs of high school stu- dents; it guides them in selecting books for personal as well as for cur- ricular use; and it develops in high school students the skill and ability necessary to advance their education and to widen their interests.

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COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT MRS. TOMMIE DEMPSEY Typing, Counseling Office The commercial department pre- pares the student for secretarial and bookkeeping positions as well as for occupations connected with adminis- trative sides of business. The student pursues a specialized training which will develop in him the ability to serve successfully the business community thus enabling him to begin earning a livelihood upon graduation from high school. Some students pursue commercial training as a basis for a business ca- reer; some use it for personal use; and others as a preparatory study for a course in business administration at our higher institutions of learning. MRS. GLADYS TIEMANN Typing, Bookkeeping, Shorthand Office Training MR. JOE FLANAGAI Typing MRS. MARY FRANCES KENNEDY Typing, Shorthand