Central High School - Pemican Yearbook (High Point, NC)

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Mrs. Evelyn S. Harris B.S.S.A., UNC-G Counselor Shorthand, Secretarial Practice Co-Sponsor, Future Business Leaders of America Frances Haywood A.B., Meredith College Counselor Co-Adviser, Senior Class Mrs. Janet R. McCurry A.B., High Point College M.Ed., UNC-G M.A., Teachers College Columbia University Counselor Mrs. McCurry and Miss Haywood pause for a picture after finishing their daily quota of records and transcripts. CURRICULUM . . . Counselors, librarians Sophomore Glenda Jelle looks to Mrs. Evelyn Harris for advice on her program of studies. No matter what the problem happened to be, a sure source of help for the confused student was the guidance department. There was always some one on whom he could depend to answer his questions and provide assistance. Miss Haywood helped seniors to choose colleges for which they were suited and assisted them in applying for scholar¬ ships. Mrs. McCurry and Mrs. Harris pro¬ vided counsel for underclassmen. The guid¬ ance department also directed the adminis¬ tering of group tests and sponsored the rewarding College Day and Career Day pro¬ grams. The counselors all worked with ad¬ ministration, faculty, and parents, as well as the students themselves, to provide assist¬ ance and advice in making decisions and forming plans for the future. 26

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in achieving personal, educational goals Two of the busiest people at Central this year were the secretaries in the General Office. Mrs. Johnsie Jackson, co-treasurer with Mr. Berry and secretary of the school, had numerous duties, such as answering the constantly ringing telephone, taking care of transcripts, looking after mail, and answer¬ ing the many questions of people who pass through the office each day. Mrs. Doris Teague, secretary to the principal, took care of Mr. Berry’s correspondence, filed records, helped to arrange schedules, processed blue sheets, and filled out reports. No matter how busy they were, the sec¬ retaries always found time to say a friendly word or to help a passing individual. Cer¬ tainly Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Teague could be called two very vital branches in Central’s “Berry-Patch.” Mrs. Evelyn Harris discusses with Paula Yates her scores on a standard reading test. With her daily quota of checks written and money counted, Mrs. .Johnsie Jackson, school treasurer, Mrs. Doris Teague performs the many secretarial prepares to make a trip to the bank. duties that make up her day’s work. 25

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guide students toward greater horizons If the intellectual phase of Central High School were compared to a wheel, then the library would certainly be the hub. The newly-furnished rooms with their rows and rows of fiction, biography, and reference materials furnished an ideal center for learn ing. There students were able to pursue not only their wide range of reading interests but also to gain immense satis¬ faction in writing research papers. In addi¬ tion to books, magazines, and newspapers, the library made available special films, film strips, and slides to supplement the work of the classroom. With the ever- increasing demand for knowledge, the li¬ brary played an important part in the life of the student by helping him to a better understanding of himself and his environ¬ ment. E. Bain Johnson A.B., M.A., Duke University M.S. in Library Science, UNC—Chapel Hill Librarian Co-Sponsor, Library Club Mrs. Nancy K. Poston A. B., Duke University B. S. in Library Science, Columbia University Librarian Co-Sponsor, Library Club Susan Hauser makes a thorough search of reference books in preparation of her term paper. Ann Davis, Margaret Bullard, and Dixie Chiles leisurely look through several books in the library before making a final choice. 27