Grimsley High School - Whirligig Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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PRACTICE in clerical work prepares students for future vocations. Commercial courses contribute profitable skills STUDENTS learn and practice basic typing skills for speed and accuracy. To prepare students for good jobs in business, the Commercial Department offered instruc¬ tion in numerous fields for earning a living. Girls pushing to take dictation just a little faster each day acquired valuable shorthand skills, while future secretaries developed dex¬ terity, accuracy, and speed amid the clacking and dinging of typewriters. A would-be ac¬ countant struggled with the complexities of debits and credits across the hall from a class discovering the “do’s” and “don’t’s” of run¬ ning a business profitably. Molding and guid¬ ing students so they could cope with the problems tomorrow’s businesses and com¬ merce will bring was the important job of the teachers in this department. Page 27

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In Home Ec classes students prepare for tomorrow Future homemakers added the savor of foreign spices this year when they prepared and serv¬ ed exotic dishes to the Spanish Honor Society. Also in class they served each other truly inter¬ national dishes, ranging from Italian lasagna to Hawaiian poi. They gave a banquet for over 100 FTA members, which confirmed their culinary prowess. When they weren ' t cooking, the girls saw demonstrations of furniture refinishing, or they sewed practical but stylish garments. In Child Care classes they learned directly how to deal successfully with small children. In Family Life they learned facts about and dis¬ cussed seriously many different problems of modern marriages — not just the more serious ones, but even the buying of diamonds and the choosing of a suitable honeymoon spot. Finally they held a mock wedding, for graphic study at close range of what many of them were vitally interested in. RECIPES from Italy to Hawaii (‘liable pirls to serve a truly international luncheon to teacher and classmates. FUTURE HOMEY!AKERS look ahead as they work with nursery children and learn how to choose decorator fabrics. Pace 26

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Art and drafting classes produce prize-winners ART CLASS creation reveals patient effort and originality. MECHANICAL DRAWING requires flawless precision and keen concentration. The presentation of six gold keys and the ex¬ hibition of several works in foreign countries highlighted 1961 for our art students. Miss Scarborough’s band of creators started 1962 in festive fashion by hanging holiday mobiles from the classroom ceilings in the science and home economics buildings. Inspired by art appreciation talks in the spring, tempera¬ mental geniuses used their tempera and brushes, as well as looms and potter’s wheels, to eclipse even 1961’s prize-winning creations. Looking from artists to artisans, we found that drafting classes had successfully coped with blunt pencils and loose T-squares again this year. Tony Riddle had discovered the reward of perfecting a skill by winning a $75 prize in an industrial auto competition. Pace 28