North Mecklenburg High School - Viking Yearbook (Huntersville, NC)

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215-,sr--,..,. . 1 . 9 , . Linda Julian, Glenda Gabriel, Billie Hager, Kay Dwyer, Peggy Skipper, and Earlene McClure work under the supervision of Mrs. jones, teacher. Commercial Courses Help Perfect Skills Used In Jobs From the very beginning of North's history, com- mercial courses have been popular. Many girls are not planning to go to college, but do plan, upon graduation, to go to work. North has always been proud of the reputation earned by graduates who have applied themselves and have gone out to responsible positions. There are many courses offered to boys and girls who are interested in commercial Work. Typ- ing I is usually the very first course that the stu- dent takes. Shorthand I is taken along with this if the student desires to become a stenographer or secretary. Bookkeeping is offered and many of the stu- dents take this course, for the chances of getting a job is greater if one knows many skills. For those who desire advanced work and are sin- cere in their desire to do office work, Shorthand II and Typing Il are offered. Here the student strives to perfect the skills he learned in the first- year courses. Realizing that practice in office procedures is an asset for the ones choosing this vocation, office practice is offered as a course. In this class the girls learn to operate various office machines - the calculator, adding machine, dictaphone, mimeo- graph, rexograph, and electric typewriters. Having a workable knowledge of all these gives one con- fidence to try for better jobs. Students in the commercial department are called on for many services. They prepare the ab- sentee list each day, mimeograph programs, and perform many other services for teachers and stu- dents. 27

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id ,affwafw Industrral arts offered many boys the chance to work rn the shop Vocotroncll Courses Result In Interestrng When Congress passed the Smlth Hughes Act vocatronal courses were grven a great boost The number of courses offered rncreased and the num ber of students benefrted by these courses rnultr plred greatly Glrls and boys were grven the op portunrty to practlce the art of homemakmff farm mg shop et Cetera At North Home Economlcs II and III are of fered for the f1rst course 1S requ1red of all the g1rls rn the junlor h1ghs Many of the g1rls become pro f1c1ent rn sewrnff enough so to make therr own clothes They learn to prepare and serve appetrz mg and Well balanced meals Boys are grven the chance to take 1ndustr1a1 arts mechanrcal drawrng and agrrculture Meehan Jobs And Hobbres 1cal drawrng 1S open to g1rls also and there are frrst and second year courses Here the student learns to desrgn draw blueprmts and learn other skrlls whrch help hrm get a good job that he en1oys Workrng rn the shop 1S an lnterestrng exper1ence for many of the boys and here too sk1lls are learned whrch help develop hobbres In agr1culture shop 1S offered as a part of the regular course and many beautrful pleces of furn1ture result from th1s part of the class work In agrrculture classes many of the procedures of good farrnrng are learned and srnce most of the Work 1S done by machlnes students learn about modern machlnery Whlch makes farrmng easler Agrrculture I II and III are offered Crrls rn home economrcs leam to make brscurts '- -sr 7 'I ', I ll- I , lr G, 9f f 4 K ,fm . . ll - 7 -... V L 4 U o 0 ' ' 7 7 7 3 ' 7 7 . O, - . 7 7 7 7 ' - Q n - 7 7 ' 7 7 or o - . ' , 7 3 , - ' 7 7 ' , 0 O A- .- R b ef 2 3, 'I f -Qs 7 - ' ' ' I

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W An out rowth of the h sical education classes was a la da in which the senior high girls from all the schools in the s , P y D y y county participated. Mdnys Gther Courses Taught And Enjoyed For healthy and vigorous living there is a gym and playing field at North. Physical education is enjoyed by both boys and girls, and they learn many things from these activities. Getting along together, learning good sportsmanship, and trying to become proficient in many games and sports is the aim of these students. They enjoy taking phys- ical education. For the boys there are many more activities, with basketball and softball taking precedence. Wrestling and bowling are a part of the planned program, but this year have not been a great part of it. Driver training is also taught so that students may learn the right attitude toward driving and im- prove in safety. This is sponsored by the state. Band and chorus are a part of the program, too. This helps in giving the student an outlet for in- 28 terests, and it also develops an appreciation of music. The band played at the football games and this year marched in the parade in Mooresville. The Glee Club is an outgrowth of the chorus classes. Some of the members of this class are chosen to sing in the county chorus. Very limited training is given in art, but if a student is interested, there is one class offered. Here also the student receives a cultural benefit and also learns an interesting hobby. All of these courses carry credit toward gradua- tion, but a student cannot count too many of these toward graduation. The basic courses that are re- quired come first, and then the student chooses from many electives. If the student chooses his courses carefully and with thought, he can prepare himself for college or a job and still take some of the electives.