Martinsville High School - Mavahi Yearbook (Martinsville, VA)

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MR. SAMPLES is our very able instructor. I-Ie's skillful, obliging and most energetic-a very good reason why Manual Training is popular with the students. A ROUND sixty-hve are enrolled in these classes-an even mixture of junior and Senior High boys. NUMEROUS projects are engaged in by the eighth grade students, who specialize in light woodwork. In these projects they learn to use the basic woodworking tools. U SEFUL projects, such as footstools, book- ends and what-nots are the work of the ninth graders. They are also introduced to mechani- cal drawing. A machine woodwork class is composed of a more advanced group who devise plans and learn to work out their own projects. LATER, this class learns the use and care of woodwork machines. Its members make large pieces of household furniture. dkins M. Martin ' nsell McMillion akos Mitchell . Barbour D. Morse . Barbour B. Morse arrow David Morse urge Morgan arter Newman hildress Pace ooper Pinkard ross Saunders ruise D. Smith avis j. Smith . Draper Straun . Draper W. Stuitz leming R. Stultz rith T homasson ravcly Tucker arris Turner arrelson Warren eclgecock M. Weaver odges L. Weaver ensley Weatherford gram Young Kacsifos THE latter part of the year, this woodwork class makes a study of period furniture, with special emphasis on various designs. RECENTLY, 3 Hbbby Club bas been formed to further interests in useful pastimes. A T the head of this Club is David Morse, with Robert Stultz, vice president, and Doug Morse, secretary. I TS projects consist of soap-carving and model airplane building. NEW methods in first-aid are studied and emphasis is placed on safety driving. Safety- First is practised in the shop at all times. I NTEREST is shown in projects with etchings, electricity and wrought-iron work. No one but juniors and Seniors may enroll in the art-metal course. They study the char- acteristics and working abilities of the most common metals. GOGD work has been done in all these classes. They are enjoyable and practical as well. 29

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Jlameg ' UST, like' home-thats our I-Iome Eco- nomics Cottage with its fifty-two busy house- keepers who sew, clean and cook under the supervision of Miss Fannie Slate. In addition to our regular course, we were fortunate to have training in the care of the skin, personal appearance, cosmetics, and the planning of the wardrobe. Our schedule this year has been quite full-during football season, we sold drinks and peanuts-proceeds were used to buy things for the cottage-then Christmas came, the spirit was actually oozing from us. We had a party and gifts were exchanged, the Senior Club entertained Mrs. Reades class at a party and the third-year girls played Santa Claus by giving a bed-cover to the junior- I-ligh teachers' rest room. After the holidays, we settled down again and came through the winter with Fly- ing colors. Naturally, as spring was here, there were many plans and projects to be made. Rakes Bradshaw Winn Miss Slate Prilliman 5-Iarrell oyce Crouch Bowman F. Davis Wood B. Huddle Carter Turner . Clark fi. Clark Robinson A. Hill G. Major Arnol Williams Harding Stone Meade Pulliam Goings Pearson Hill Corns Finney Lawson Cummings Brock Mintcr Craig Ingram Barrow Anderson Allen McGhee DeLancey Campbell Kroger Briggens Cockron Wade Corns Barrow R. Cardwell With high hopes, we decided to have teas to entertain our parents and friendsg drapes had to be madeg the rooms had to be rearranged and child care was to be studied. The third- year group planned to take -yard decoration. And why do we always save compliments until last? The officers were greatly responsible for the success of the clubs which we organized this year. The junior Club chose Evelyn Crouch as president, and if she was away Clara Prillaman, vice president, carried on. Adell Prilliman kept the records and collected the dough, The officers of the Senior Club were Edith Campbell, president, and Ruby Cardwell, vice president. Virginia Joyce had the big job of keeping records and receiving money-it was really a job, too, for there were a million places for our money to go before it was even collected. The smell of rising rolls and the hum of the sewing machines have characterized our year of '40-'4l.

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eawmeacial Glad XACTLY what is to be said here, we do not know for there really isn't much to say- except we type, t-y-p-e, t-y-p-e, day in and day outg as well as take dictation week in and week out. The Commercial Course was first intro- duced here in 1937 with Miss Ella Cordon Rowe as teacher. The school board provided for twenty new typewriters and two courses were offered at this time-first-year typing and first-year shorthand. These were open to juniors and seniors only. b ln the fall of 1938, Miss Rowe was suc- ceeded by Miss Myrtle Callahan. At the beginning of this session, and also in 1939 and 1940, second-year typing and shorthand were added to the curriculum and sophomores were permitted to take typing. ln 1939, we had completely worn out the typewriters and it really was labor to try to type. ln September, 1940, we were greatly 'IF' ., 'rgzgx ,,!,1r'i1: -agp-4 I vy 5 , 31. .. 5 -. . - .gif ,L L . ,-.5 5. Q 'D' , .I ' Ar' M-'F :jf .- - , '1 5- ..,,f. 1r1f1-5'-5,153 fag, i ws ' 7 5:5 I' 'A-yy' ,ff 'WQ-H , 4 'L .' ' ' - ' ag ' WL..-, LPG-il. x '- J.'r1wg.n. -A ,-. . . . .du .- V --4 2 ... iii... ..... 235. if? over-joyed when we went to class to find twenty brand new machines. Under the supervision of Miss Callahan the average Hrst-year typing student has obtained a speed of approximately Fifty words per minute 5 whereas, the second-year student usually reaches between fifty-five and sixty words-a few exceed these rates. The typing queen of MAVAHI was proclaimed to be Miss Georgia Lee Martin when she averaged seventy-seven words per minute with no errors. The shorthand students upon completion of the course usually have obtained a speed of about one hundred twenty words per minute. The practical experience we received in these courses has proved very beneficial and the proof of this is the fact that a number of students who have taken this course have, without further study, found jobs in this field. Miss Callahan, who has been here only two and a half years, has won the hearts of every one who has worked with her. E. Stultz Fitzgeral Allison Reed Easley Turner Landrum Maior .Boyce Hill urkett Robinso Self Dancy Stone Widdows Turner P. Stultz Williams Wood Berlin Boaz 1-lill Townes N, Draper Cv. Alexa: R. Draper Hopkins Gilbert Warren Clark Brodie Ramsey Atkins Schreibfeder M. H. Hi Hodges Campbelll Morris Holt 1-Iuddle Schottlan Smith Simpson Alcorn Thompso . Stultz Hundley ewman Pedigo Bennett Craig Arnold Ingram . Overton garrett ' Gravely nyder H. Draper D. Alexari Harrington Prillumari Hooker Shumate Frank