East Surry High School - East Wind Yearbook (Pilot Mountain, NC)

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the fine Rt of Living well. Vocational projects demanded lime and effort, and rewards were great. Mr. Jerrold Bowman’s classes opened doors to careers in related fields for his drafting students. Vocational education, offering opportunities to prepare for a wholesome, well-adjusted, profitable future, attracted seventy per cent of our students. Recent expansion made possible a varied vocational program. Students enrolled in electronics at three levels, in drafting at two levels, and in vocational agriculture at four levels, includ¬ ing agriculture business and construction. Home economics at three levels and family relations offered students, mostly girls, excellent opportunities to learn and grow in their relationships to family and community. Mr. Charles Pearce, D.E. co-ordinator and N.Y.C. director, checked in bus driver time sheets. Distributive education classes, including basic economics and marketing, allowed students to learn how to sell and to perform other jobs in business areas. At the same time, many of those students worked part of each day, putting what they were studying into practical use. Other students participated in Neighborhood Youth Corps, directed by Mr. Charles Pearce. The various skills developed in vocational education are proving invaluable to our general and business students. A careful check of a student’s experiment in electronics took all Mr. Harvey Hiatt’s attention.

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Vocational students mastered Mr. James Wilburn donned coveralls and pitched in to demonstrate a constructive procedure in Ag. Ill— IV. Pointing out the importance of accuracy, Mr. David Boyd showed Ag. I and II students how to estimate needs. Mrs. Mildred Watson emphasized the important role good homemaking plays in happy family life. Wayne Peele, Clay Denny, and Home Ec. II student Margaret Chilton learned the finer points Jerry Adams checked out equip- of good sewing from Mrs. Arlene Patterson. ment in electronics laboratory. 68

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Business skills demanded pRActice. Miss Audrey Sparger gave timely assistance to students in short¬ hand, Typing II, and bookkeeping. Business Education instructors designed their courses pri¬ marily to prepare their students for employment in business occupations. In addition, they stressed the value of developing good work habits and personal attributes, whether students anticipated working in business or managing a home. The wise beginning student laid good foundations, and suc¬ cessful business graduates joined the ranks of gainfully employed, self-sufficient citizens. Mr. George Jones provided plenty of the sound basic drill im¬ portant for beginning typing students. Mr. Young displayed a special talent for getting a point across to his Typing I students. Students in shorthand showed the poise and business-like manner of the efficient secretary. • w l£r’T 70