Pembroke High School - Corsair Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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and Industrial Arts Mr. Grant gives instructions to students in I ndustrial Arts about the construction of a table. Industrial Arts Brick masonry, woodshop, and drafting were the studies in the Industrial Arts department. These classes provided the bases for future vocations and hobbies. Mr. Woodrow West, in a three-hour class, taught the arts of bricklaying and masonry techniques. Woodshop classes, under the guidance of Mr. James Grant, learned to use all woodworking tools and produced useful, beautiful objects. From Mr. Mike Riddick, the drafting classes learn- ed to draw basic floor plans. Advanced students made house designs, on paper and in model form. These classes offered types of vocational training that will be useful and profitable to students in later life. Many of the students, after completing these basic courses, go on to further study in these fields. Mr. James Grant Woodwork Virginia State College, B.S. Mr. Mike G. Riddick Drafting East Carolina University, B.S. Sponsor: Key Club Coach: Baseball — Asst. Mr. Claude D. White, Jr. Drafting East Carolina University, B.S. Mr. Woodrow W. West Brickmasonry Virginia State College, B.S. 25

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Authenticity was used in both Nursing Mrs. Mary S. Armstead Practical Nursing Hampton Institute, B.S. Sponsor: Future Nurses Club Theory and text material go hand in hand with practical work in Mrs. Armstead ' s classes. K Practical Nursing Pembroke had the distinction of being one of the high schools in Hampton offering Practical Nursing this year. The students engaged in this course included not only Pembroke Pirates, but also Huntington High School students and women from surrounding neighborhoods. Nursing classes were scheduled for three hours with three breaks. During this time the students were trained in a manner similar to that in hospitals. They studied the many intricate They practice on each other, as Margery Hannah and Ramona Roger demonstrate. systems of the human body as well as the care needed for patients. Mrs. Mary Armstead, the instructor, tried to provide as much authenticity in the classroom as possible. Films showing different types of situa- tions which the students might encounter were used. Different types of mannequins were used so that students might develop a better under- standing of the human body. After receiving the in-class training, the stu- dents went to a hospital, where they worked until March of the following year. Upon com- pletion of the hospital training they received licenses to serve as practical nurses. Mrs. Mary Armstead instructs Princess Faison, Audrey Bland, and Elsie Kellington in the technique of tube feeding. 24

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Present and future relate to the past as Concentration and attention help provide the answers to what ' s going on in Social Studies classes. Social Studies Under the direction of the departmental head Mrs. Lillian Poe, the History department placed emphasis on the present and the future, as it related to the past. The students this year concentrated on the theme Past is Prelude , taking a topical approach rather than a chronological one. Students in the advanced classes did more intensive study on the same theme. International Relations was also part of the Social Studies curriculum taught this year. This course was a study of coun- tries and their relationship to other countries. The government classes were instructed by Mrs. Reynolds and Mr. Niles. These classes gave each student knowledge and understanding of the local as well as the national government. Mrs. Lillian A. Poe U.S. History; World History; and International Relations Hampton Institute, B.S. University of Virginia, M.Ed. Sponsor: History Club Mr. Thomas R. Niles Government and Personal Finance College of William and Mary, B.A.; M.Ed. Coach: Baseball— JV; Basketball— Asst. Mr. Harvey R. White, Jr. U.S. History Pembroke State College, B.S. Western Carolina University, M.Ed. Coach: Tennis, Football — Asst.; Basketball, JV Mrs. Brenda W. Reynolds Government and U.S. History George Peabody College, B.A. Sponsor: History Club 26