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

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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

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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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All students taking physical education were required to MTS- MU3C97,S girls' pl'LySiCal education classes spent one take a course in drivers training. PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND DRIVER EDUCATION quarter playing basketball. The worthy use of leisure time was emphasized by the Physical Educa- tion Department this year. For the second year, Driver's Training was in- cluded in the curriculum as a six weeks required course. One quarter of dancing was offered for every class in which the boys and girls learned folk dancing and advanced ballroom steps. The rest of the year was spent in tumbling, basketball, track, baseball, volleyball, wrestling, and touch football. 1, tk' Mas. MARIE MAXEY Mn. RICHARD N. WILLIAMS MR. DAVID BAKER Hoon Mn. WILLIAM A. Bnowms Mn. BEXNAHD R Roma Pfeiffer College, B.S.g West- Catawba C0llege,A,B.g Block Catawba College, A.B.g Folk Catawba C0l1ege,A-B.: East C3!'01iH3 College B ern Carolina College, Grad- E Club Adviserg Physical Dancing Club Adviserg His- DT11791 Education. T.C. Columbia Univers ugite Work: Cheerleader Ad- Education. tory, Physical Education. M.A.3 Charlotte Collet VISBIZQ Folk Danclng Club Graduate Work: Motor C Adviser: Physical Education, Adviserg Math Htstoi Bwlogy. Driver Education Boys in physical ed. spent the winter quarter playing Physical Education ll was a co-ed course of second year basketball. advanced gymnastics. Ziffiflk S5-A