Charles D Owen High School - Black Swan / Skirmisher Yearbook (Black Mountain, NC)

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Mrs. Mary Leinster A. T. Hansen Miss Janice G. Murphy A.B. Lenoir Rhyne College, B.S., M.A., Western Carolina b. S., Appalachian Western Carolina College College Business H ead of Bus iness Department Bus iness BUSINESS AND VOCATIONAL DEPARTMENTS Mrs. Verna Lee Sibley Mrs. Martha Wright B. S., Brenau College, B. S., Western Carolina College St. Andrews Business Presbyterian College Business The business and vocational departments strive to develop the skills, abilities, understandings, atti¬ tudes, and working habits of the student. Business subjects and the distributive education course prepare him for earning a living in a competitive society. The home economics teacher attempts to give each of her students a suitable background for taking adequate care of herself and, later, her family. The course in agri¬ culture deals with present and prospective farmers, and with those who plan to engage in occupations re- Mr. Maynard keeps Jack, Ricky, Roger, and Ronny busy on pos¬ ters for his Distributive Education class and for the school. lated to farming. Garry Chester Carson B. S., N.C. State College Agriculture Glenn Maynard B.S., West Virginia Tech., Montreat College, U.N.C. at Chapel Hill Distributive Education Miss Clara McCall B.S., M.A., Appalachian, U.N.C. at Greensboro Co-Head of Home Ec. Dept. Selmer Renhart Neskaug B.S., M.S., Tennessee Poly¬ technic Institute, University of Tennessee N. C. State College Head of Agriculture Department Miss Vera Price B. S., U.N.C. at Greensboro Co-Headof Home Ec. Dept. 13

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Mrs. Josephine H. McCoy A. S., Parsons College Head of Mathematics Dept. Clarence Garvey Gallagher A. B., University of Nebraska Mathematics Elbert June Pratt B.A., M.A., Appalachian Peabody College for Teachers Mathematics William Robert Rucker, Jr. B.S., Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, Wofford College, Appalachian Mathematics Sam Whiteside B.S., Wake Forest College N. C. State College Mathematics Mr. Ramsey stays nearby to prevent a catastrophe from Francis ' s experiment. MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE DEPARTMENTS These two departments combine to give the stu¬ dent a working knowledge of the technical world. The math department attempts to give any college-bound students a well-founded basis for later work and all business and vocational students a practical back¬ ground. The science program is arranged to provide any interested students with a proper background in biology, chemistry, and physics. John Brooks May B.S., M.A. Western Carolina College Chemistry, Physics Head of Science Department John M. Ramsey H B. S., Western Carolina College Physical Science, Chemistry Robert Franklin Sluder B.S., M.A., Western Carolina College Physical Science William H. Stanley B. S., M. A., Appalachian Davidson Biology Miss Ruth Matthews White B. S., U. N. C. at Greensboro Biology 12

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Miss Joan Hanlon B.A., M.A., Rockford College Western Michigan University Guidance Mrs. Margaret K. Carr A.B., Northwestern University Library Science John Richard Hipps B.A., M.A., Berea College, Appalachian Vocal and Instrument Music Miss Patsy D. Pittman B.S., Western Carolina College Health and Physical Education Don Ray B.S., Stetson University Health and Physical Education j Miss Pittman explains the figure-eight to Susan. Gay, and Judy. GUIDANCE, LIBRARY, MUSIC, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, and DRIVER EDUCATION help complete the opportunities available to stu¬ dents at Owen High School. The resources are many. From their per¬ sonal relationships with others, and most im¬ portant, from these faculty members, students gain knowledge and understanding. Many hours of practice on the part of the band members, majorettes, and Mr. Hipps produce a perfect half-time pr ogram.