Piedmont High School - Summit Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

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18 Piedmont High School Mr. Charles L. Swem, a boy of seventeen, establish¬ ed a world’s record for one of his age and experience. He now holds the world’s record for accuracy and third place for speed. Recognizing his ability as a reporter, Governor Wilson secured his services on his presidential campaign and since his inaugura¬ tion has appointed him as his chief stenographer. The winner of third place, Miss Salome L. Tarr, a girl of seventeen, established a world’s record for accuracy, her notes being 99.4 per cent, perfect. Miss Tarr, too, has added new laurels to her wreath of fame. Miss Paula E. Werning, an enthusiastic Gregg writer, has the unique distinction of being the first to receive the degree of Certified Shorthand Reporter given by the University of the State of New York. These are only a few of the thousands of success¬ ful writers of Gregg Shorthand. A beautiful diploma will be given to all who pass the required examinations of either course. For this diploma a charge of $2.00 will be made. The principal will give a handsome gold medal to the one making the most improvement in penmanship dur¬ ing the session. The cost of books, stationery, etc. for the Book¬ keeping course is $9.00; for the Shorthand and Type¬ writing course, $5.00. Payment in advance is re¬ quired for books upon entrance to either department. Rates of tuition are as follows: bookkeeping Department. $6.00 per month Shorthand and Typewriting Dep’t. 6.00 per month typewriting . 2.00 per month i enmanship . 1.00 p er mon th I enmanship . 7.00 p er sess j on

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Lawndale, North Carolina 17 Under this arrangement, we are confident better results can be obtained. There is no reason why a young man or young woman should attend a business college in a large city, where board and tuition are high, to receive a commercial education, when a course of equal value can be obtained in the high school, with the added advantage of the literary course for those who are deficient in this branch. Compare our rates of board and tuition with those of the leading business colleges and you will find ours to be just about half the amount they charge. All students of the Business Department have access to the school library and are required to join one of the literary societies. In the Bookkeeping Department we teach the Budget System of Bookkeeping. This system is taught in some of the leading business colleges of the South. The course consists of instruction in Bookkeeping and Office Practice, Commercial Arith¬ metic, Commercial Law, Business Correspondence and Punctuation, Spelling and Penmanship. We use Gregg Shorthand and Rational Type¬ writing in the Shorthand and Typewriting Depart¬ ment. The course consists of instruction in Short¬ hand, Typewriting, Business Correspondence and Punctuation, Spelling and Penmanship. Gregg Shorthand is by far the easiest to learn, easiest to write and easiest to read of any system of shorthand now in use. In the Fifth International Shorthand Speed Contest, held in Washington, March 28, 1910, writers of Gregg Shorthand won first, second and third places. Mr. Fred H. Gurtler, win¬ ner of the first place, exceeded the best previous record by 23 words per minute. Mr. Gurtler has since been elected president of the Chicago Law Re¬ porters Association. The winner of second place,

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Lawndale, North Carolina 19 COURSE PREPARATORY FOR COLLEGE FIRST YEAR Periods per week Ancient History. Grammar, Composition and Literature First Year Latin. Spelling and Defining. Arithmetic completed (Fall term) and Algebra begun (Spring Term) . Physiology . 5 5 5 5 3 SECOND YEAR Mediaeval and Modern History. Composition, Rhetoric and English Literature . . Review first year Latin (Fall Term) Caesar (Spring Term) . Algebra, Wentworth’s New School. Bible I. Physical Geography. THIRD YEAR History of England. Rhetoric and English Literature. Cicero, six orations, and Latin Composition Wentworth’s Complete Algebra . Civil Government. Bible II. FOURTH YEAR Virgil’s A neid, six books. Plane and Solid Geometry. Political Economy.. German . History of United States . 5 5 5 3 5 5 5 2 5 SPECIALS If one entering the College Preparatory Depart¬ ment should have taken already a part of the work in the department, some of the following may be zj cn