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

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shows benefits The Distributive Education program offers work experience to students. To prepare high school students for useful employment in business and industrial fields and to aid company owners with their employment problems are the purposes of the Distributive Education program. The DE students attend three classes at school; spend three hours at work on the job. Mr. Eakin is the instructor of the course. Students illustrate a sales demonstration in distributive education class. MR. WARREN B. EAKIN B. S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Distributive Education Sponsor, DE Club MR. FREDN. LEEDY B. A,, Emory G Henry College Personal-Use Typewriting, Business Math; Typewriting I MISS RUTH ANN SLUSHER B. S. , Radford College Typewriting, Bookkeeping Shorthand II , Sponsor, FBLA Students do a practice set in bookkeeping class.

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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

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Students use creativity and talent MR. JACK KAUF?vlAN A.B., Glenville State College Band MISS LINDA MOON B. S. , Radford College Choral Glee Club Students make small animals in art class. Music helps the student become well-rounded. The Music Department, composed of the band and the Glee Club, do just this, as well as providing music for all occasions. Speech and dramatics classes provide an opportunity for the student to improve his speech and excel in acting. Art is another elective course helping the student to leam the basic skills in art. Mr. Kaufman and Miss Moon talk to band student in preparation for the band and Glee Club concert. This is a recorded message... The tape recorder is very useful to students in speech class. MRS. JACpUEUNE P. BLACKWELL B. S. , Radford College Art, Library Co-sponsor, Library Aides MRS. MARGARET H. HUBBARD B. A., Radford College Speech, Dramatics, English V 26