Culpeper County High School - Colonnade Yearbook (Culpeper, VA)

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Students Prepare for Business World Mrs. William A. Houck Studied at Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia . . . obtained B.S. . . . taught Shorthand I and II and Vocational Office Training . . . adviser to FBLA and assistant adviser to Colonnade . . . member of Guidance Faculty and Vocational Faculty Committee. Mrs. Howard R. McCall Was graduated from Madison College . . . obtained B.S. . . . teacher of Arithmetic, Bookkeeping, Typing I, and Shorthand I . . . assistant adviser to FBLA . . . member of the Vocational Faculty Committee . . . taught an adult typing class two nights a week. LIABILITIES PROPS If TOR SHIP Learning Business Skills — W. Jenkins, H. Hitt, and L. Sudduth, above left, practice getting more words and less mistakes per minute as they take a timed writing. J. Mrs. James Crane Was graduated from Madison College . . . obtained B.S. . . . taught Typing I, General Business, and Business Mathematics . . . director of Junior Glee Club . . . mem- ber of Commercial Faculty Committee . . . last year worked as secretary in the Methodist Church. AIiss Margaret Massey Studied at Radford College . . . obtained B.S. . . . did graduate work at Madison College . . . teacher of 8th and 9th Grade General Business and Typing II . . . member of Commercial Faculty Committee . . . lives in Winchester, Va. . . . enjoys handicrafts and reading. Deane, above right, compares his balance sheet with the chart while J. Kilby, P. Ney, and E. Corbin work on their practice sets.

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Vocational Subjects Develop Skills Miss Elizabeth Slocum Was graduated from Women’s College, University of North Carolina . . . obtained B.S.H.E. . . . teacher of Home Economics . . . adviser to Future Homemakers of America ... is a “Tarheel” . . . Mr. Austin T. Shepherd Studied at YPI . . . obtained B.S. degree . . . taught Voca- tional Agriculture . . . adviser to 4-H Clubs and FFA Club . . . member of Vocational Faculty Committee . . . left at mid-term to do 4-H work in Orange, Virginia. Homemaking and Shop — H. Mills, above left, A. Clatter- buck and N. Carder make preparations for a tea in the home economics department. Above right, J. Pruett puts finishing touches on a radio which he made in shop class. Mr. Edward J. Weld Studied at California State Teachers College . . . received B.S. degree . . . teacher of Industrial Arts . . . Coordinator Instructor for State Department of Education . . . taught night adult classes. Mr. Shirley C. Broyles Obtained B.S. at Virginia Polytechnic Institute . . . taught Vocational Agriculture and Diversified Occupations . . . adviser to FFA and Diversified Occupations Club . . . assistant adviser to SCA . . . chairman of Vocational Faculty Committee. 4 12

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Mathematics Simplifies Techniques Mr. Harold L. Logan Was graduated from Madison Col- lege . . . obtained B.S. degree . . . teacher of Trigonometry, Physics, and Mathematics . . . adviser to Y Club . . . coach of Junior Varsity Football, Junior Varsity Basket- ball, and baseball . . . taught at Shenandoah College. Mrs. Fredrick Knack Studied at Cornell University . . . obtained A.B. . . teacher of Gen- eral Mathematics, Algebra II, and Plane Geometry . . . sponsor of Freshman Class . . . member of the Mathematics Faculty Com- mittee . . . before coming to Cul- peper tutored in New York. Mrs. Gordon Witt Obtained B.S. at University of Vir- ginia . . . taught 8th and 9th Grade Mathematics, Algebra I, and Solid Geometry . . . adviser to Dra- matic Club . . . revived the Cul- peper Chapter National Thespian Society . . . member of Guidance and Mathematics Faculty Com- mittees. tain additional units in math and science. He must have three years of math instead of the two required of others and two years of science instead of one required of other students. His math includes two units of algebra and one of plane geometry. The remainder of his required units he must select from college courses in- cluding Spanish, Latin, journalism, chemistry, physics, solid geometry, trigonometry, and Formulas and Theorems — F. Peebles, J. Weakley, and A. Swan, below left, demonstrate to the trigonometry class how to solve a problem. M. Compton, below right, watches world history. He may also enroll in com- mercial and general classes if there is sufficient room in the class. Students desiring to go into commercial 01 secretarial work follow the course of study designed to fit them for this work. In addition to meeting the basic requirements each student must attain two units in shorthand, two in typing, one in bookkeeping, and one in office as J. Printz and L. Groves draw figures to illustrate a new theorem. :■{ 11 K