Jordan Matthews High School - Phantomaire Yearbook (Siler City, NC)

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Con gate [ Our commercial department endeavors to develop skills, attitudes, and understand- ings that are essential for the successful di- rection of day-to-day business operations. A wide choice of business-educational subjects are Offered, including Shorthand and Business English taught alternately each year, Book- keeping and Accounting, Of fice Practice, Beginning and Advanced Typewriting. The twofold objective of this department is to prepare business students for employment and to give typewriting and bookkeeping skills to all that desire them. The vocational department concentrates its efforts on providing opportunities for the exploration of student interests. Courses in Diversified Occupation, Agriculture, Shop, Mechanical Drawing, and Home Economics make up this department which basically en- deavors to challenge vocational students to experiment with their ideas and skills. Vcthional

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The development of the ability to meet situations that involve social relationships is the chief contribution of the social studies department to the individual and the school program. The development of being histori- cally minded; an awareness of the interde- pendence between man and his environment; that democracy i s the fundamental pattern for group living in America are the phases of practical emphasis. Ultimately, the particular objective of the program is to get the student to see the world about him as a place in which he lives and works, and to get him to assume responsibility for making it a better place for himself and others. Through a concentrated study of com- munity, national, and world problems, the students cultivate habits of thinking and acting which may, in time, bring about reform and a lasting world peace. Social Stu dies The music department at Jordan- Matthews affords an opportunity to students for participation in singing and band. Mem- bers of the band and glee club look forward to increasing opportunities in the future as their place in school life develops and as they continue to represent the school to the outside public.

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Through the study of foreign languages, Spanish and Latin, students increase their knowledge of the speech, literature, arts, and customs of different nations. This opportunity promotes a keen interest in people of other lands. Here we seek tocreate aspirit of under- standing and co-operation with peoples of other nations and with problems common to all. Foreign cLanguage Englih It is the challenge of our English de- partment to give continued instruction in the mechanics of writing and the compre- hension of reading. Through these medians we recognize the possibilities of effective expressions. Training for free and natural expressions coincides to achieve the indis- pensable task—effective expressions—in the social development of individuals. Intensive study is carried on in the library where under the direction of our librarian, Mrs. Lane, we may use the available refer- ence material for research in varied fields.