Hopewell High School - Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Hopewell, VA)

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COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT Azielee K. George Montreat College, B.S., V.C.U., William and Mary. Virginia Nowlin Longwood, B.S., Virginia State, William and Mary, U. of Virginia. Teresa L. Gordon V.C.U., B.S. Thelma G. Clark Winthrop College, B.S., William and Mary, Madison, V.C.U. Above: Mrs. Case instructs her first year typing students. Our Commercial Department has machines for nearly any type of business work a student would undertake. Most of the equipment is electric, from the typewriters to the adding machines. These advantages put the future employee up to date in the fast paced world of file clerks, secretaries, and executives. We are very grateful to these experienced teachers. Mary K. Godsey Longwood, B.S. Elizabeth H. Glass Mary Washington, B.S., William and Mary, University of Virginia. Lucy W. Pritchard Mary Washington, B.S., University 28 of Virginia. Gladys P. Case Winthrop College, B.S.

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HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT Alease E. Raney Virginia State College, B.S., U. Of Maryland. I m Ethel B. Rogers Radford, B.S. Sheila N. Allen Longwood, B.S. Above: Mrs. Allen demonstrates a difficult process to her sewing students. These fine teachers, who are in on the latest homemaking ideas, aid their students greatly and make this one of the most modern and beneficial departments we have at Hopewell High. Below: Mrs. Rogers helps some of the girls in the kitchen. 27

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DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCA T ON DEPARTMENT Above: Mr. Porter talks with his Distributive Education pupils. Below: These Distributive Education students check a model they have dressed. John W. Porter, Jr. R.P.I., B.S., University of Virginia. D.E. is one of the four cooperative programs between the school and the business community offered at Hopewell High. Students are provided with actual business experience and on the job training which gives them a head start on others in their field. This department deals with the buying, distributing, and merchandising of all types of goods. First year students study the field of distribution in the classroom while the second and third year students have on the job training at stores all around town. These two excellent teachers are mainly responsible for the success of this program. Ellen R. Carlon Radford College, V.P.I., B.S. 29