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

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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

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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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phys. e6. developed BoPy AnO rmnP. Coach Morgan challenged his freshmen boys to give their all and stood by to help if necessary. Freshmen girls found tumbling less risky with Coach Young ready to lend a helping hand if necessary. Realizing that a student’s mind benefits from a sound body, the physical education staff carried out a program designed to help students achieve both goals. Involving at least half the stu¬ dents enrolled at East, the department stressed continued phy¬ sical education activities beyond regular classes. Freshmen health- physical education classes laid strong foundations in personal hygiene and basic fitness. Advanced courses offered continued practice and activities designed to develop and maintain healthy attitudes and strong bodies. ABOVE: Coach Ward supervised freshmen and sophomore boys’ activities. BELOW: Miss Bowman demonstrated the correct way to exercise for her girls’ classes. 71