Petersburg High School - Missile Yearbook (Petersburg, VA)

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Daily speed drills enable Janet Fisher to perfect her shorthand techniques. Many innovations have occurred this year in all educational departments. Mrs. Davis is shown here using the new picture copy ma- chine. Keeping the fingers arched over the home row is an important aspect of typing.

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An adding machine is part of the wide range of modern facilities available to business students, as exemplified by Floyd Noon. With raised eyebrows, Mrs. Hohanness ex- claims, “What do you mean you don’t believe in St. Patrick!” Preparation — Key Word In Business Education 1 Helen Brooks U. ■ Laura Davis ' t i ' Mary Hohanness Nancy Inge JoAnne Norman Dewey Oakley Preparation is a key word in the Business Educa- tion Department. This department aids in the prep- aration of the individual for employment upon grad- uation from high school in some type of business. Through studies in such areas as typing, bookkeeping, shorthand, and office practice, one comes in contact with efficient methods required for the successful operation of a business. The business student’s potential as a secretary or clerk is discovered and developed in operative studies such as office practice, which brings to the individual a cognizance of actual office procedure and the many machines which are involved. Skill in the use of these machines is an integral of the student’s training. Along with the learning process, business students aid other departments and clubs by willingly printing or duplicating upon request. Using the newly estab- lished business office, students become familiar with the complexity of the modern office. 15

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English Opens The Patiently Mrs. Irvine helps Cindy Porter over the rough spots of her English 6A term paper. Door To Thought Capacity to read, understand, and evaluate the ideas of others and to communicate one’s own ideas are two of the most important abilities that can be developed in a liberal arts education. Effective partic- ipation in life depends on being able to appreciate the values of others and in turn to convey effectively one’s own concepts. The English department attempts to impress each student with these ideas. In order to achieve this purpose, the student begins an in- tensive examination of the literature which has been passed down for centuries and of the literature which is being produced today, thus opening a complete new world which contains the ideas of famous writers and thinkers. Through the English courses offered, which involve grammar composition and creative writing, the student learns more effectively to com- municate his knowledge and his ideas. An innovation adopted by the department this year is the reading course designed to strengthen a stu- dent’s reading ability through individual attention. All these are abilities which are indispensable in any occupation. Eagerly awaiting their next instructions from Mrs. Wilcox, Floyd Noon, Marcia Bracy, and Diane Johnson prepare them- selves for their next speed reading drill. 1 ' i HI S i r I . || || 1 [ ; II I | j a 11 }J fig kit I IT i Mm ■ ® m W