Hot Springs High School - Old Gold Book Yearbook (Hot Springs, AR)

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,,N Y 5 in History is a subject most people iump to conclusions about, and the conclusions are us- ually the same-that it's a not too inspiring matter of remembering dates, wars, conquer- ors, and conquered. That isn't the general idea anymore. We still study the past, but for a very practical reason-that we may apply our knowledge of it to the problems that confront us today. We have present as well as past history, and it's the former that we're concen- trating on tor the most part these days. We put a lot ot emphasis on classroom discussions, in which everyone may express his own opin- ions and viewpoints. Some ot the history classes subscribe to a current news magazine and devote one day a week to its contents. As a supplement to the textbook, some classes use map books. Assignments are made in these frequently, and from such work comes a broader knowledge of places prominent in the war. Civics is a related subject. lt's the study ot our American governmente-how it's set up and how it works and what are the best pol- icies lor keeping it running smoothly in the fu- ture. l-lere we talk about everything from postwar plans to the racial situation. Qi course, l X llwk Cleve T 1 PAGE 24 .fl 'A IN THIS AMERICAN HIS- TORY CLASS lrene Porter is the teacher of the mo- WMM ment we never reach a unanimous decision regard- ing the latter. But it's not for us to decide the problem yet, is it? Mr. Sidney Massey expounds the mystere ies ot economic geography. This takes in culti- vation of the soil and the means ot using its resources to our advantage, products, imports, and exports of the United States and other countriesg and facts about the conditions ot the principal cities ot the world. Mechanical drawing is taught by Mr. O. P. Wilhite. Some of its phases are the use of drawing instruments, geometrical constructions lettering, and pictorial drawing. 4'-s I ,sv-

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It has to do in general with furniture construc- tion and design. The commercial department is always busy, too. The typing room is crowded during most classe, for a majority of us manage to most classes for a majority of us manage to graduating. ln the study of this course we learn the fundamentals of letter writing, the correct form for setting up a manuscript, tabu- lation, the art of stencil cutting, and sucl' things. Time tests are given ever so often to determine the rate of speed at which we can type. That's when most of us learn how dis- astrous a single error can be and that, conse- quently, it pays to be cautious. Shorthand is a two-year course, the first year including mainly the learning of brief forms and special business phrases. At the end of two years every student should have reached a minimum of one hundred words a minute in taking dictation: some attain a high- er average. At any rate, it's said that practice makes perfect: and there is always plenty of that. The third division of this department is the office practice class, highly recommended for anyone interested in a secretarial career. In a short semester or two he can learn much that will be useful later. For practical experi- ence the student does such things as typing and alphabetizing the census of the public schools and mimeographing tests for faculty members. DISCUSSING SUPER-SALESMANSHIP are Miss Shoffauser, Teresa Radwell, Mr. Massey, Marie Ann Howard, Virginia McCrory, Betty Lou Smith, Ioe Poe, Betty Miles, and Doris Nichols. Bookkeeping is another subject included in this department. ln this course we learn to distinguish between debits and credits and to recognize assets, liabilities, and proprietor- ships. We also learn to make entries in dif- ferent kinds of journals, to make abstracts of accounts receivable and accounts payable, to make work sheets and balance sheets, and to make ct post-closing trial balance. Many students of this department contri- bute to the war work by addressing envelopes for the Red Cross, typing for the Community Chest, and investigating and reporting ceiling prices of stores for the Office of Price Admini- stration. SPEED DEMONS IN THE MAKING are lane Dwiggins, Mima McCrary, and Katherine Bevill. PAGE 23

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THE LTBRARY-just any period , of the Clay. This is the library. Note the numerous heads bent so studiously over books and note- books. Look before they move. The girls who supervise at the desk each period of the day are selected by Miss Mary Clifton, librarian, to assist in charging books KEEPlNG ORDER in the library throughout the morning hours . are Celia Baber, Betty Petrarca, Lula Pappas Beatrice Kemp if Louise Bourgeois, Emogene Gun- ter, Betty Miles, and Virginia McCrory. iizxvg and helping pupils find what they need. The boys who dash in and out with equipment are the motion-picture operators for the audio-visual education program. Miss Clifton superintends the arrangements. The seniors have a separate room where they can study without being distracted by noisy underclassmen, however, We sometimes wonder if it isn't perhaps the juniors and the sophomores who benefit by the arrangement. The books in the library range from fiction to nonfiction, past to future, and formality to in- formality. Fortunately, all the books do not Contribute mere scholastic information, therefore our choice of reading material may be seri- ous and sober volume of interminable length or a short frivolous book designed only for pleasure. Theres nothing like variety in a library! LIBRARY WCRK is handled very nicely in the afternoon by Mary Ann Carpenter, Betty Anne Burrough, Ruth Keith, lrving Panzer, Laura Alice Wilson, Mary Ann Hood, and Leona Colburn. PAGE 25