Floyd County High School - Bison Yearbook (Floyd, VA)

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train students in domestic qualities MR. H. P. JENNINGS B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Vocational Agriculture Co-sponsor, FFA MR. DAVID R. HARMAN B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Vocational Agriculture Co-sponsor, FFAj Safety Patrol MR. LONNIE J. KEITH B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Vocational Agriculture Co-sp onsor, FFA Sponsor, KVG Vocational Agriculture is a course taken by a large percentage of boys at FCHS. Agricultvire is based upon the needs, interests, and capabilities of individual groups. In shop classes, boys learn to make many useful things. The FFA boys have won many awards in competitive contests with other schools. Mr. Keith, Mr. Jennings, and Mr. Harman are the agriculture instructors. Mr. Harman welcomes questions from his class. Boys look on as Mr. Jennings operates new equipment. Charts play a big part in helping the students learn fundamentals of agriculture. 23

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Vocational courses facilitate many careers; Home economics students look on as Miss Wright, student teacher, prepares cookie batter. In the homemaking program, girls learn skills , correlated with the understanding and appreciation of family relationships and of the family as a changing social institution. | The major part of class time is devoted to clothing 1 construction and foods. Various dishes are studied and f . prepared and then sampled by home economics students. W In this way, students leam to use the most modern electric appliances and have a chance to see up-to-date equip- h ment used in the home. Also during the year, the Home h Economics Department presents a fashion show. Other I activities include a study of personal grooming, child care, health andhome nursing, and color design in home I furnishings. MRS. NORA K. GARDNER B. S. , Radford College Home Economics Co-sponsor, FHA MRS. LILLIAN B. COCKRAM B.S. , Radford College Home Economics Co-sponsor, FHA Part of the home economics student ' s class time is devoted to learning how to sew. Students observe the new dish washer bought for the Home Economics Department this year. r 22

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Business cultivates responsibility, Extensive and purposeful drills develop basic skills in FCHS ' s two major business courses— typewriting and shorthand. The first year of typewriting develops basic techniques needed in the vocational courses offered in the second year. Bookkeeping, general business, and business mathematics are also offered to students interested in business careers. These classes are elective; however, a large number of students enroll in them. Students illustrate a real office situation in office practice class. MRS. NOLA S. ALBERT B.S. , Radford College M.S. , Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Office Practice; Typewriting I Shorthand I; Sponsor, Yearbook Staff Mr. Harman explains a problem in economics class. Mr. Leedy looks on as a student tries to improve her speed in typewriting class. MR. JOHN D. HARMAN B.S., Bridgewater College General Business, Economics Government, Sponsor, Hi-Y 24