Burns High School - Blazes Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

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Looking at her work, junior Patty Scism i checking for mistakes in her typing. shows Audrey Hamby and Da rengt Snes techniques of the adding machine. ds the girls can total up bills by ert a: au Aw 4n 6 8 Ne. , . Peggy Eaker Ronnie Peeler 106 Business

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Studies and some English at Burns Jr Mr. H | he high x crotenyorsernensees! Wild and Crazy Guy High. While at the Jr. High, he got to ‘ itting in his regular position, Mr. Homesley talks know the students and so when he and laughs with the students as they walk the came up here he already knew a lot of halls or change classes. the people. ’’l really love it up here. The kids are more mature, and | really enjoy being with them. Burns is a good school, with a good faculty, and great students. I’m glad to be a part of it,” he stated. , Revolutions, U.S. Constitution, U.S. pa. %« since 1945, Daily Happenings, and 7 N.C. History are the many different subjects Mr. Homesley talks about during the day. ‘’I’ve got the background to teach these kids, however | usually learn along with them,”’ he remarked. ‘Social Studies is a very interesting subject and | like it alot.”’ Laboring hard over his work, Barry McKee attempts to get finished before the bell rings. Then he can study for his usual test on Friday. Sam Homesley Raymond Walker Social Studies 105

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There’s No Business Like This Business Well, it’s 12:30 again. Time to go to work. For some of us it is. People like certain deadlines we have to meet, you and | think getting up and coming too.”’ to school at 8:15 is drudgery. Think of The classes they take are designed what's its like to do that and then leave to teach them the different fields of for the best part of the day at 12:30. business. Students use machines such More work! However, the thought of as typewriters, electronic calculators, getting out of school is rather duplicating machines, cash registers, appealing! Wouldn't you like to do adding machines, and dictaphones. this? Well all you have to do is take Rotations of seven or eight days a Business Co-op. They set up a new machine are used and at the end of this system last year called Co-op. time the student is given a test on the Students spend first and second machine she was using. periods working with business 7 Mrs. Eaker is the Co-op instructor. INCOR eT Sateen machines and learning about the She’s always there whenever we need Lewis is carefully typing a business letter, after business field; then they leave school help. She helps us get appointments for much practice with the keys and other work. around 12:30 to go to their appropriate jobs that we'll enjoy,’” Peggy jobs for the rest of the day. commented. “Mrs. Eaker is a good “It really shows insight on how teacher. She grades us by corrections, businesses are,”’ said senior Peggy our skill, and a good part by our Tesseneer.” “It shows you can work efforts. This is really a good under pressure because we have opportunity.” Counting the copies, senior Kim Browning is . running off papers. This helps the teacher get her work done, too. Junior Teresa Collins tackles a worksheet, and then tries her hand with the adding machine. Frances Rhoney David Parker Business 107