Patrick Henry High School - Patriot Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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Susan Hurd and Shirley Thomlinson practice setting a table for a formal dinner, Left: On April 7th the boys home ec class prepared breakfast for the deans. Teddy Floyd was sponsible for home-made biscuits. Home Economics Department is lnvadecl by Boys F.H.A. lNot Picturedl F.H.A. This year for the first time the home economics department was invaded by boys taking Home Ec. 5 first period. Another class of Home Ec. 5 designed for senior girls practiced home and family business management, selection of clothing, and the preparation of simple foods, ln progressive Home Ec. courses, proficiency was gained in cooking, sewing, and home management, with a special activity highlighting each course. Home Ec. today prepares these boys and girls for homes tomorrow. Mrs. Evelyn F. Mitch ell, B.S,, Longwood College, Sponsor Mrs. Rosalyn Lester B.S., Mary Washing ton College, Sponsor

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Mr, Bishop's sixth period Mechanical Drowing class learns how to determine the size and how to draw the threads on a screw. 'Pr E Y. M Eddie Sexton uses the wood lathe to make a bowl as o part of wood-working in Industrial Arts Useful Arts Need Defi Hands

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Plan Your Future With Business Education Two different departments, Business Education and Distribu- tive Education, combine to meet the demands of both business and non-business students, Type- writing is especially popular with students who desire business for personal use. Shorthand, book- keeping, and clerical practice of- fer training to those students preparing for business employ- ment. The Distributive Education pro- gram provides a means of learn- ing the fundamentals of Distribu- tion. Each student spends l5 hours a week on the job in addi- tion to classroom instruction. Pat Evans ponders an investment problem in fifth period business math class. Sit up straight, feet flat on the floor, commands of Mrs. Carter as her Typing I . tml , l 'T' W T t . -'N i 'fps . 1 Q. h Q91-5-rl 7: so Q, 3253 r .1 . z 2? '1 , L1 :ws 71 ' , 'N l 4- KW 0 Mrs. Caroling Barhee Mrs. Violet E. Carter B.S., University of A.B,, Bowling Green North Carolina at College, Sponsor, Busi- Greensboro, Chairman, ness Club Business Department, Sponsor Business Club Mr. Clarence W. Lumpkin Mrs. Ann S. Groybill A.B., East Carolina Col- omorc Class, Advisor lege, Sponsor Business D.E. Club lub B.S., VPI, Sponsor Soph- Most students grumble if homework must be done once but Vicki Hickam and Lindo Riggle soon found Shorthand must be done twice. 28