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

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Technical Business Skills Aid Vocational Students Distributive E d u c a t i o n and Industrial Co-operative Training furnish experience and training in business and trade . Noted as outstanding in the state, DE has grown from a part-time interest with meager enrol Iment at CHHS to one of the largest one -teacher programs in North Carolina.- Offered only during the junior and senior years, it pre- pares students for jobs after high school graduation. Speakers representing various occupations, training films, and field trips to businesses enrich classroom instruction. DE Club acti vi ties center around projects at nearby orphanages and homes for the elderly. Expanding the DE program, ICT provides on-the-job training in professions such as carpentry, electronics, mechanics, and child care. Furthermore, students acquire experience in d ra w i n g and designing, industrial crafts, metal working, and graphic arts. Mr. Aaron M . Conn, AB, MA ICT I, II Mr. Edward Y. Jaynes, AB, MEd DE I, II Mr. Conn cautions his ICT students against technicalities of employment . Mr. Jaynes calls his students ' attention to the objectives of DE. 27

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Charles Rogers glances from his copy to peek at his mistakes. Business Prepares Stu- dents for Future In addition to shorthand and two years of typing, our Commercial Department offers Bookkeeping and Business English. Generally, two-thirds of the second-year typing students peck quite successfully, for they secure full or part-time jobs after completing this course. Available for col lege prep students or for those desiring personal knowledge, Typing-Notetaking covers the rules for letters, outlines, manuscripts, and notecards during the first semester and a modified shorthand the second. New equipment for this year includes a phonograph and a dictaphone . Mrs. Sarah M. Britt, BSSA Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Typing I, II Mrs. Carolyn J. Mundy, BSSA Business English, Persona I Typing and Note taking, Typing I Mike Koon struggles over shorthand symbols. Bookkeeping sparks the mathematical mi nds of seniors Donnie Clark and Walt Baucom . 26

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Students Perfect Individual Talents in Home Ec PE Our we I l-equ i pped Home Economics Department offers three years of instruction in the selection and pre- paration of food as well as training in sewing, child care, and home management. New equipment this year consists of a washer, a dryer, a freezer, and a mixer. Visiting lecturers, the organization of the FHA, and participation in the Peggy Mann Show and competition for the Betty Crocker Achievement Scholarship and Crisco Award pro- vide outlets for students with a special interest in home economics . The three-year physical education program furnish es vigorous, competi five exercise . Adding to the usual sportsare wiffle ball, hand tennis, shuffle board, and punch ball. To chart the students ' progress, physical fitness test are administered and compared with a nationa I sea le . Beth Buckner shows off her culinary skill while cooking up a batch of candy in home economics. Ty Wesfray anticipates a perfect lay-up. Mr. Robert C. Culton, AB, MA Physical Education Miss CarolistaC. Fletcher, BS Art Mrs. Madge H. Harry BA Chorus Mrs. Stella C. Johnston, BS Home Economics 28