Dunn High School - Echo Yearbook (Dunn, NC)

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The Bible is the guidebook to good living. In an effort to create higher moral standards, our school offers Bible. Beginning with the creation, the students make an intensive study of the Bible by translating its language into a more understandable form. Biblical maps and all the books are studied, and many scriptures are learned. Mr. Marvin McGraw Mr. McGraw leads a discussion on the Bible’s relevance in the world today. 19

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Linguists promote world understanding. ae Latin I students prepare to take a vocabulary test. Mrs. Lucille Lockhart 18 Our Foreign Language Department offers an opportunity not only to learn the grammar of a language other than English, but also to study the life, customs, and literature of other people. Important primarily for its intriguing literature and colorful culture, Latin is offered and places its primary emphasis on the study of grammar and Caesar’s Commentaries on the Gallic Wars. French scholars receive a firm grounding in basic vocabulary and grammatical usage. They enjoy reading a complete book of French short stories in the second year of the course. At- tractive bulletin boards and special projects create interest and make the classroom at- tractive while lending a Parisian atmosphere. Mrs. Lockhart explains the use of passe compose.

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Dunn produces candidates for tomorrow s business world. Dunn High is fortunate to have such a comprehensive Commercial Department. Upon graduation from high school, a student who has taken advantage of these courses is pre- pared to enter the business world without hesitation. Typing and shorthand form the basis of the department. Students taking bookkeeping are faced with problems similar to those occuring in an office. General business students devote their time to learning the basics of credit and finance. Miss Sharon Purcell ‘‘My typewriter makes mis- takes!’’ Miss Janice Guyton Mrs. Hilda Wilson 9 ‘“‘Future secretaries will need to know this... 20