Louisburg High School - Circle Yearbook (Louisburg, NC)

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V ocational I Home economic students learn economy through practical ap- pMcation of their sewing skills. Agriculture is related to the farm com- munity. Trades and Industries is a course of supervised training for different trades such as bricklaying, carpentry, and mechan- ics. Drafting students draw architectural views of buildings, and plan front right sides of objects. Students taking ICT learn a trade by working in local business es- tablishments each afternoon. They are in school until 12:30, and take four other subjects. Through the study of the varied aspects of home economics, many girls learn the value of experience in home life. Future homemakers acquire skills in home management, wardrobe and budget plan- ning, nutrition and chUd care. In addition, they learn the management of resources — time, energy, and money — as well as the techniques of housekeeping. Business Typing I teaches beginning typing for business students and typing for personal use. Typing II delves deeper into proper typing of all business forms and stresses office etiquette. Another course teaches shorthand to be used in the office later. Bookkeeping stim- ulates an interest in becoming a certified public accountant or qualifies a student to do certain types of record keeping. General business pertains to credit and gen- eral living (banking, writing checks), and Business English is similar to required English, but it concentrates on business terms. Typing students like Marilyn Smith strive to attain maximum speed with minimum errors. 24

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Science General biology is a survey course of biology with a modern approach on the nature and continuity of life, the biology of man, and ecological relationships. Physical science treats of our earthly home and its relationship in the universe. It also includes general topics such as geology, meteorology, light, sound, work and energy, and chem- istry. The study of chemistry helps students to develop an understanding of facts as presently known and the concepts and prin- ciples based on such facts. Students are offered the opportunity to gain firsthand information about materials and processes in the laboratory. A final objective of the course is to develop the ability and skill to use facts in thinking about substances and situations; in daily life, in industry, etc. Chemistry students gain knowledge from class study and experimentation. Mathematics Mr. Conway explains the solution of a mathematical problem. The geometry course is devoted mainly to plane geometry with phases of solid geometry and plane coordinate geometry. Using a broad approach, the curriculum includes: the metric postulates, mathematical descriptions, clarity and accuracy of language, the language of con- gruence, and word problems. Business problems, fundamental operations, and mental arithmetic are three distinct types of subject matter offered in business mathematics. Algebra I reviews basic arithmetic and set tlieory. The negative numbers and algebraic operations using negative numbers are introduced. After attaining an understanding of such basic operations, students go on to solving linear equations, systems, and word pro- blems. Algebra II reviews concepts from Algebra I, and introduces quadratic functions and systems. The study of logarithms as a method of calculating is explored. Advanced math reviews algebraic concepts in preparation for college algebra. Basic trigonometry concepts as related to the right triangle are studied. i

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Physical Education Physical education classes teach fresh- man boys primarily physical culture and game fundamentals. Required P.E. classes for ninth-grade girls alternate health classes with physical activity. Skills of physical activity and of sports are emphasized. Ad- vanced P.E. students learn basic rules of games so they may teach others or use them as a lifetime sport. Classes in physical education provide girls with a means to improve fundamental skills and develop good sportsmanship. Social Studies Mr. Pitzer works diligently at his desk grading test papers “after hours.” World history, usually acquired in the tenth grade, is a survey of the progress of man through the ages, with an emphasis on art, world religion, and geographic in- fluences on history. A junior re- quirement is a study of person- alities, events, and social con- ditions that have shaped America in the past, present, and will in the future. Civics pertains to the make-up of our government and its functions. Sociology and eco- nomics deals with relationships be- tween people, and how their be- havior traits affect everyday lives. 25