East Mecklenberg High School - East Wind Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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- 'ga Mark Mns. RUTH REID Kuuan VV.C.U.N.C., B.S.S.A.g Uni- versity of Pittsburgh, Co- lumbia University, Graduate Workg Beta Club Adviserg Typing 1, Bookkeeping I. Mn. DECK W. Arzmusws Wofford College, A.B., Uni- versity of Georgia, M.S.B.A.g Appalachian State Teachers College, Graduate VVorkg Annual Business Staff Ad- viserg Economibs, Bookkeep- ing I and Il, Business Law. NUR Q Mas. CAROL H. EAST W.C.U.N.C., B.S.S.A., Oueens College. Graduate Workg Honor Society Ad- viser, Scholarships Adviserg Shorthand I and II. Miss CHARLOTTE ARANT Limestone College, B.A.g Columbia University, Grad- uate Work: Future Business Leaders of America Adviserg Typing I and II. . . The students elect business education courses either as a terminal education or as a means of acquiring effi- ciency in other fields of education. The Business Education Department offers two voca- tional courses of study: Cal Stenographic: Typing I and ll, Shorthand I and ll, Office Practice, Business Law, Economics, Senior Business Math, American Government, and Bookkeeping l. CbD Bookkeeping: Typing l, Book- keeping l and Il, Economics, Business Law, Senior Busi- ness Math, and American Government. Through a wide selection of carefully planned extra- curricular activities, such as The Future Business Leaders of America, field trips, the NOMA Award, and placement service, the department acquaints all students with busi- ness and commercial positions which are open to high school graduates. Erasures were necessary occasionally, too. Mr. Andrews' Bookkeeping I classes studied business procedures. Students in business classes were given help in locating part-time and full-time jobs. Some timed writings reached a length of twenty minutes. Bra if Q. WSW s, . A 2.505 ' K I

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1 S1 dl 'HHH af 1 mn 1 ' . lisa- ., ' f -' 2 Y Q Q, 'tl it , . if ,Supa ,- t, 'pl t, 3 .1 I ,aga- 'iia f in it i ttst ,f e e Y ' F f l ' 1 C m' - - f -4? s i BJ 1 N V QQ , i M 4 ll I if gg a V. . ' .x,, L is-G ll 1 t , , a .- French records were a familiar part of French classes. Mrs. Purvis, Latin teacher, greeted all rabbits at the Latin Club Bunny Hop. Now 'that languages are more imperative for college entrance, East's language department has greatly increased its equipment and opportunities. Language classes have now been divided into regular and advanced work. The French classes were taught three times a week by movies and movie strips and records in order to improve pronunciation. uqr' 1.-ws MARY ISABEL CHOATE College, A.B.g M.A.g Sorbonne Graduate Workg Club Adviserg .af f!gg3 f . 445 -: L 3 Mns. LAURA GIBSON Punvrs Georgia State College for Women, A.B.g U.S.C., M.A.g U.S.C., U.N.C., Graduate Workg Latin Club Adviserg Latin I and Ilg English Il. MR. Bonny R. STINSON Lenoir Rhyne College, A.B.g Spanish Club and Hi-Y Club Agviserg English 11, Spam- is . Miss EVELYN FLORENCE VANDIVER University of Alabama, A.B.g Duke University, M.A.g Uni! versity of Paris, University of Toulouse, France, Grad- uate Workg Spanish Club Adviserg Spanish I and II. LANGUAGES Miss Vandiver helped her students put up a Spanish Mrs. Purvis conjugated the Latin verb to love on the bulletin board. board for first year students. 5 mcu LO ES PA' if 56 .P , is ,lis ,,,, . A fi. , .ex ' '-' , If 5 --ii i? ' M' i J i ' fall ' lb i ' . i 'W 355-'ikiiifilifii 1 '14 ' . . A p,,. , , L :ffm

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rr -'raw 'Cs. Because of the many machines we have in the shop, industrial arts was a fascinating course. y RUTH WILLIAMS Mns. H. E. IENNINGS Duke University, A.B.g U.N.C., W.C.U.N.C. Har- vard, Graduate Work: Dis- tributive Education Club Adviserg Distributive Educa- tion. VOCATIONAL STUDIES Mn. ToM B. FLATT Tennessee Polytcchnical In- stitute, B.S.: N. C. State College, Queens College, Graduate Workg Future Far- mers of America Adviser, Vocational Agriculture. Mr. Gregory pointed out the faults and good qualities that students put on paper in the mechanical drawing class. '54 l I I, MR. L. A. BELL Mn. FRED M. Gmscoiugjn. University of Georgia, B.S.- Clemson A. and M., B.S.: E114 Graduate xxrklllii Arts Nlechanical Drawing' Imlui' and Crafts Club Adviser: Yfilfll AHS- Mechanical Drawing, Indus- trial Arts. Woodworking in the shop was one of the major projects Mr. Flatt polishes a table just completed in Agriculture. in industrial art classes. - ,.,,., , , ' - '- f Q,s,,,.if..gf.w,-,,3-W 1- fggyr-1, , 2 fi lol? 1 'wglf 'C . 5. if . we ,kt it 5 ,, ..,, , i ..s. H .- s.,i sstt ' 9' sss's V J sewrsrw YQ nihnlw ? 7 .1 2 We H r. 5, , is -' .L - .... ra., , ii ,fi se... ' I ' f A ' 1 Mns. Bisrsv REA BLANKENSHIP Appalachian State Teachers College, B.S.: VV.C.U.N.C., M.Sf lvlarshals Adviserg Fu- ture Homemakers of Amer- ica Adviserg Home Econom- ics, Family Living. 1, We -9 ,, 4' A , H L., F ., .. ,,.,.,,,,,., f :ww- t