George Washington High School - Cavalier Yearbook (Danville, VA)

Page 31 text:

Determine to Keep Abreast of Modern Industrial Trends CAMERAS ZERO IN ON the model typing class as Mrs. Linda Cox carefully demonstrates proper typing techniques to a class of awkward beginners. Wrists up, fingers relaxed, and nails well-filed-to the uninformed observer, Mrs. Cox appears to be giving group piano lessons. 29

Page 30 text:

Mrs. Ruth S. Blankenship Miss Ursula G. Fann Miss Betty J. Farmer Mrs. Faye Gunn Mr. Matt Nelson Mrs. Alice Swiggett DOUBLE TIME IS necessary for VOT student Pat Moore to keep up the pace with the Business Education department. Weird happen- ings occur around GW as Sandra Dillon already knows. Ambitious Vocational Students Go to school and earn money on the side . . . that’s the unusual opportunity the Business Education department of- fers to students participating in the V.O.T. program. Through the guidance of the Vocational Office Training program, students obtain an education and an excellent ex- perience in on-the-job training. Because of the co-operation of local business establishments, students learn and earn! Those training in business skills don’t have to wait long for the training to pay dividends. And the dividends aren’t all monetary! Many students find shorthand and typing, of- fered by the department, to be quite helpful when writing term papers, themes and other reports. Other courses offered by the department, such as bookkeep- ing and business law, are assets both for an academic pro- gram of study and for working towards a business career. ACCOUNTING AND MONEY-MANAGEMENT, one part of Mr. William Gabbel’s business education program, puts real legal tender greenbacks into the hands of Linda Taylor and Eddie Guill. 28

Page 32 text:

Talent with Good Teaching, Equipment Pays Dividends A LITTLE HARD labor can produce fine woodwork! Check the gun cabinet being constructed by Charles Patterson and Danny Lashus. Sounds of all sorts emit from the Shop Building, the location of GW’s Industrial Arts Department. Under the direction of Mr. Rowland Bacon, this department has the distinction of having all male students and enjoys an atmos- phere of important business. Academically, as well as physically, Industrial Arts is one of the most immediately-productive electives offered at G.W. Under the skilled eyes of Mr. Robert Willoughby and Mr. George Hunt, are boys who learn the fundamentals of weld- ing, woodworking, mechanical drawing and electronics. New techniques and modern equipment have added to the success of the department. Individual projects are assigned and completed during the semester. Students become better equipped to compete in an indus- trialized world. Skills are learned which will enable GW-ites to perform simple tasks with ease. The desire to be on with bigger and better skills grow r s with the growth of technical skills! Mr. Roland Bacon Mr. George C. Hunt Mr. Alger Pugh AH, HA! LEAVE IT to Mr. Robert Willoughby to find the trouble with John Jackson’s transistor radio. JUST A LITTLE know-how and a lot of confidence! It’s surprising what a study machine coupled with a little ingenuity can do. Louis Stannon labors over a special industrial arts project. “Now, with a little luck ...” 30