Floyd High School - Admiral Yearbook (Floyd, VA)

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js- Boys in agriculture class study better methods of dairy judging. Boys in vocational agriculture classes learn newer and more modern methods of caring for and judging livestock, forests, and land. They learn and put to practice all better farming procedures. , Home Economics - Agriculture Make Better Homes and Farms Home Economics students learn better and more efficient ways to do the many things necessary to run a modern home. F. H. S. girls may now take four years of home economics. This is the first year it has been possible to study the fourth year of home economics. Girls in home economics class prepare to cook a meal. 23 Mrs. Cockram watches Iris Basham sew a garment. Cooking and sewing are two of the many varied subj e cts girls learn about in home economics. Som e other subjects they study are home nursing, family relations, food buy- ing, and home freezing. The girls also learn how to use different kinds of automatic washers and dryers, for the department re- ceives new ones each year.

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Business Has Man Miss Slusher dictates to Shorthand II class. Typing is a us eful subject for everyone to know, but it is especially necessary to those taking the busi- ness course. Two years of typing are offered at Floyd High., Bookkeeping class at work. 22 Advantages A knowledge of shorthand is essential to any girl planning to be- come a stenographer ora secretary Floyd High has a very good steno- graphic p r 0 g r a m with two years of shorthand offered to anyone in- terested in the subject. Students type daily lesson. Bookkeeping, too, isuseful to everyone. No matter what business one goes into during lite, some sort of bookkeeping system is absolutely necessary. The newest and most efficient methods are taught by Miss Slusher.

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't 1 it 'M iz'2f'f'r-f' Mr Marshall discusses Senior Scholastics with his government class. All seniors are required to pass M Q government before they can graduate. The reason for this is that a good, general knowledge of the way our national and state governments operate is essential for a .student to become a good citizen. Government p up i l s also study Senior Scholastics,which keep them up to date on main events that occur in our world today. We Become Better Citizens Through social studies United States H i s t o r y is also necessary for the making of better citizens. Everybody sh ould know his country' s h i s t o r y 5 and, too, a good knowledge of hi s t o r y always comes in handy for all. Juniors are required to take this subject. E c o n o m i c geography students learn not only about the locations of all different. countries, butalso about their economic situations, and many various details about the countries. This knowledge is very helpful. 24 .rg-7 Juniors study the history of the United States. E' 59.3 Johnny Wilmer points out the Grand Canyon on the map in geography class.