Chapel Hill High School - Hill Life Yearbook (Chapel Hill, NC)

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LIBRARY, GUIDANCE COU SELI G Mrs. Helen Peacock Librarian Library Club We at CHHS are very fortunate in having one of the finest high school libraries in the state. Its 2,500 fiction books and 8,300 non-fiction books cover the wide range ofsubjects needed for our courses. Besides books, the library also contains many magazines, news- 41-dur Mrs. Rebecca Shepard Guidance Counselor time guidance counselor. Mrs. Shepard has filled a great need and has been especially helpful to Seniors choosing colleges and careers. In addition to providing information concerning scholarships, College Boards, and job opportunities, she has also helped many with papers, and records. their personal problems. This year for the first time CHHS has had a full- Students make good use of the li brary's research facilities. rf - :aiV .'.'ir. , ,K 5--ha-... Upperclassmen take the PSAT in October in preparatio College Boards. 23 n for

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X A X i sv E Q 'yr 'dvr' Y' Mr. Aaron Conn Mr. John Ellington Miss Helen Wilkin World History U.S. History U.S. History Consumer Mathematics Economics-Sociology World History World Geography National Honor Society Roman projects, modern U.S. History term papers, stock market reports, and innumerable maps--these are the symbols for our social studies department. World History, usually taken in the Sophomore or Senior year, follows civilizations and world events from Egyptian tombs to the U.N. building. Juniors are required to take U.S. History, which parallels their study of American literature. The story of our country from exploration to the present time is the main path of study. Economics-Sociology and World Geography are offered to those interested in these particular phases of social studies. SOCIAL ST DIE Mr. Conn explains the downfall of the Ro- man empire to World History students. Now Thomas .Tefferson's another one of my boy- friends. 22

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lr . x Q, sl X J pr ' 1:51 19. , at it ' 2 5, ., gg-93125 1 L Wim ' :iv is ' K ? 1 fer ,557 ' In if xfsv f 'wa A X if -gf' egfiizfi- if i as ff? Mrs. Anne Dennis Shorthand, Typing 1,11 Bookkeeping Vw' -x ' Mrs. Marie Sommers Home Economics 11,111 Sr, Home Economics, F. H. A. Carolyn Mishoe, Linda Clark, Linda Perry, and Claudia Beal dis- play Christmas decorations made in Home Ec. Commercial, Home Economics, and Industrial Arts are three practical courses taught to prepare us for the future. Home Economics students study the many aspects of homemaking, con- centrating especially on cooking and sewing. The experience gained in the Commercial courses, Bookkeeping, Typ- ing, and Shorthand is beneficial in business as well as in personal use. The Industrial Arts program includes a wide variety of experience in drawing and design, metal- working, graphic arts, and the industrial crafts. COMMERCIAL, HOME ECONOMICS? INDUSTRIAL W 9' Qi Mr. lvan Yagel Industrial Arts Mr. Yagel and Daniel Brown look on as Robert Oakes brazes a piece of metal in Industrial Arts Class. 24