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

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Business Courses Meet Vocational Needs Mrs. Mundy directs Gerald Ambrosio in his first typing lesson. Mr. Aaron M. Conn ICT I, II, VIC Advisor Chapel Hill Senior High School is interested in all phases of the development of the student. Such courses as Distributive Education orient interested students to a business or retailing career. The students attend classes only part of the day, leaving school at lunch to report to their various jobs and to learn the tricks of the trade first hand. Students in this program may join the D. E. Club which is active both in state and nation-wide com¬ petition. The Industrial Commercial Training Program (I. C.T.), supervised by Mr. Conn, is an effort of busi¬ nesses, industries, and schools to train the student in occupational areas of his choice. I. C.T. provides op¬ portunities for the student to prepare for immediate em¬ ployment in fields such as mechanics, carpentry, and electronics after graduation. Typing I and II offer the student a complete course in the typing arts whereas a course in Personal Typing extends through one semester and Notetaking through the second. Bookkeeping rounds out the vocational pro¬ gram of the high school. All of these courses are an asset not only in jobs but also in studies. Mr. Jaynes lectures DE students on the art of retailing. Mr. E. Y. Jaynes DE I, II, DE Club Advisor Mrs. Elizabeth Macintosh Bookkeeping, Typing, Notehand, Consumer Math Mrs. Carolyn J. Mundy Typing I, II, Shorthand, Business Club Advisor % v Mr. William C. Foil Health Occupations I, II 27

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Students View World Problems With the ultimate goal of giving the student a better understanding of the world today, the Social Studies Department at CHSHS correlates economics, sociology, and the political sciences. World Geography introduces the student to each country, giving first the geographic and then the political and cultural side. World History then explores the development of man from the begin¬ ning of time to the present day. Miss Helen Wilkin and Miss Eloise Baynes strive to coordinate the World History material with that of World Literature. In order to familiarize each student with his own country, U. S. History is required in the junior year. This course enables the student to follow the past and present of his own heritage and to understand the trends of his¬ torical events. In the economics-sociology course, economics is taught the first semester whereas sociology is the concern of the second semester. Economics has a great influence on practically every aspect of life, and the main purpose of the course is to train the students to think analytically. Sociology introduces the students to social problems, such as juvenile delinquency, poverty, and alcoholism. Visiting lecturers, and outside research supplement the course work. Mr. Robert R. Hart United States History, Track and Cross Country Coach Mrs. Peggy S. Bryan Economics-Sociology, World Geography, Hillife Advisor Miss Helen D. Wilkin World History, United States History, Current Events Club, National Honor Society Advisor 26 Mrs. Bryan explains a point in World Geography to Martha Mullen after class.

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Mrs. Carolista C. Baum Art Club Advisor, Art Coach Robert Culton Boys ' Physical Education Athletic Director, Basket¬ ball, Football, Tennis Coach, FCA and Monogram Club Advisor Mrs. Stella Johnston Home Economics I, II, III, FHA Advisor Colonel William D. Chrietzberg Mechanical Drawing Mrs. Johnston aids Gloria Basile in planning a menu. Electives Further Interests The girls in the Home Economics class leam about their roles as the homemakers of tomorrow. This course involves two semesters of study with the first emphasizing sewing and the second, cooking and homemaking. Mrs. Johnston is al¬ ways ready to give the girls housekeeping hints that make maintaining a household much easier. Through the competitive games and exercises in Physical Education, the student develops himself individually and as a member of a team. The students play basketball and soccer, have archery lessons, and tumble. One year of Phys¬ ical Education is required for graduation and any additional years are elective. Art is an often neglected part of a person ' s development, however a great interest is shown in this course at Chapel Hill Senior High School. This two-year program explores oils, ceramics, sketching , and sculpture. One aspect of par¬ ticular interest to the students is jewelry-making; this art employs the mind and the hands and also demands use of the imagination. Another center of interest is the numerous art shows which occur periodically. Mechanical Drawing, a course which cultivates skill in lettering, construction, and ’three-dimensional drawing, has only been in the Chapel Hill Senior High School curriculum for the past three years. Mrs. Baum illustrates a form of art work. 28 Coach Culton explains the fundamentals of volleyball to the boys ' phys. ed. class.