Piedmont High School - Summit Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

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Lawndale, North Carolina i5 Intermediate Continues the study of Technic, Studies and Sonatinas sleeted from Czerny, Duvernoy, Loeschorn, Bertini and others, as well as easy pieces by classical and modern composers. Advanced Includes the study of Technic in all the forms; Inven¬ tions of Bach; Etudes and Studies by Czerny, Heller, Berens Cramer and others; easy Sonatas and Pieces by standard composers. Voice Many people go away to school and spend several years in study and when they return, if called on to sing or to conduct a song service, are not prepared to do so. Feel¬ ing the great need of the church for leaders of vocal music, it is our aim to prepare men and women for prac¬ tical work in Gospel Song. We also seek to lay the foundation for the making of artists of our pupils. Vocal Teaching There is a great demand for young men who are able to lead in song. The field is great for those who are pre¬ pared to teach vocal classes. It is our purpose to train young men for this work. Classes in Harmony, Chorus, and Sight Singing will be organized if desired. Young men, make yourselves more useful by becoming good singers. Root’s Methodical Sight Singing and Greene’s Stan¬ dard Grade Course in Singing with other supplementary works are used.

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14 Piedmont High School work. A beautiful diploma is awarded to those who complete the first book of the course; and seals, to be attached to the diploma, are given on the completion of each additional book of the course. The following students received diplomas in this de¬ partment in the past session: Michael Hugh Austell, Hoyt Carson Dixon, Douglas Hezekiah Peeler, Miss Ver- tie Roxana Downs, Miss Ollie Mae Gold, Miss Lois Smith, Miss Sallie Workman, Miss Dennice Yelton, Miss Lois Yelton. Music The Music Department will be in charge of those who are thoroughly proficient in this branch, and no pains will be spared to make this part of the work equal to any other department of the school. This course is broad and thorough. The School recog¬ nizes the need of the best instruction for beginners, as well as for the more advanced pupils, thus insuring a good foundation. Public recitals are given during the term. In these, all the students of music take part. They are thus stimulated to greater effort and become accus¬ tomed to appearing in public. It has not been deemed advisable to adopt any set of studies to be used arbitrarily, but rather to select a course to suit the needs of the in¬ dividual pupil. However, a general outline of the plan of study may be given. Primary Includes a thorough foundation in Technic. In this is taken up the keyboard, staff, rythm, formation of scales and simple studies and pieces.

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i6 Piedmont High School Band We have a good school band in which anyone who wishes may take part. Private lessons on any band in¬ strument may be arranged for. Science The work done in science in the preparatory schools of the South is ordinarily more or less unsatisfactory for several reasons:—students usually try to complete their preparatory courses in the shortest possible time and the required work in the languages and mathematics crowd out other subjects; at the same time few, if any schools, possess the equipment requisite for obtaining good re¬ sults in scientific studies. It is our purpose to make the most of our opportunities and to enlarge our facilities for better work from time to time. The following courses are offered: 1. Agriculture:—Burkett, Stevens and Hill or its equivalent. Actual field observation and experiment as opportunity affords. 2. Physical Geography:—Maury or Tarr and Mc- Murray. 3. Human Physiology and Hygiene:—Lippincott’s Physiology or Martin’s Human Body, Brief Course. 4. Physics with short study of Chemistry:—Higgins. The text in each subject will be supplemented by the teacher in original illustrations and the use of such appa¬ ratus as may be at hand or devised for the purpose. It is expected at an early day to have a set of apparatus for simple experiments in Physics and Chemistry.