Blackstone High School - Ivy Yearbook (Blackstone, VA)

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COMMERCIAL COURSES GIVE JOB TRAINING Mrs. Hilda B. Cassell Mrs. Virginia W. Cobbs Mrs. Cornelia I. DeBusk B.S., Radford College B.S., University of Alabama B.S., Mary Washington College Teachers Home Economics. Teaches Physical Education, Teaches all Commercial Courses. Sponsors F.H.A. and Sophomore U.S. History, Government. Sponsors the RAM'S HORN. Class. Sponsors Cheerleaders and Freshman Class. For students wishing totake a business course, the Commercial Department offers three subjects, two of which are given for two years. The courses are Typing I and II, Shorthand I and II, and bookkeeping. These courses provide material which gives the students a good background for business school or else prepares them for work after graduation. Students in the commercial classes are assets to their school in many areas such as, compiling and producing the school paper and printing material for various school functions. These activities also help the students gain a working knowledge of commercial activ- ities. Mrs. DeBusk gives dictation to the shorthand class. Typing I Class takes one of its first timed writings.

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ADMINISTRATION KEEPS BHS FUNCTIONING SMOOTHLY Mr. Hugh L. Blanton Division Superintendent, Nottoway County B.S., William Mary M. Ed. University of Virginia Mrs. Booker receives one of the many first semes- ter book orders from Teensie Farrar. Mr. Warren L. Thweatt Principal B. S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute Mrs. Harriet Booker Secretary to Mr. Thweatt

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STUDY OF LANGUAGES IS ALL-IMPORTANT Mrs. McKie L. Farley : Mrs. Kathleen S. Hamlett Miss Martha Hammock Teaches Driver Education. B.S., Radford College B.A., Longwood College Teaches English. Teaches English French. Sponsors Senior Class. Sponsors Junior Class. The goal of the English Department is to instill in the student a thorough under- standing of the English language. Our English courses provide the student with the principles of the language and also acquaint him with the past and present literature of the world. BHS also offers two years of either French or Latin. These languages help the student under- stand the derivation of many words in his own language. Clearand logical reasoning also is acquired in the study of languages. This year BHS has enlarged its English Department by the addition of a class in speech. This class, specifically directed toward those students who plan to enter college, includes work in vocabulary, public speaking, enunciation, and foren- sics:. Altogether our language department is well-rounded and complete. Many BHS graduates go on to outstanding work in college English, using the fine background they received while in high school. Speech class hears description of pygmies from Sammy. French II sentences present problems to Ruby and Jennifer.