Piedmont High School - Summit Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

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Lawndale, North Carolina 23 Colonial Mercantile Company HOUSEHOLD SPECIALTIES M. B. Hartsell, Mgr. 418 East Main St. Richmond, Va., June 8, 1915. Prof. W. D. Burns, Lawndale, N. C. Dear Sir :—It gives me great pleasure to testify to the efficiency of the Business Department of Piedmont High School. Having been a student in the Shorthand Department there and also a student of one of the large business colleges of the South, I speak from personal experience in saying that Piedmont offers a business course equal, and in some respects superior, to those given by the large and high priced business colleges of the country. A student in the Business Depart¬ ment of Piedmont has advantages which it is impossible to secure in a large city. Individual instruction is one advantage; board and tuition can be secured for one-half or two-thirds less than it can be gotten in a large city. As to environments, I can frankly say that at Piedmont they are unequalled. I sincerely believe that anyone desiring a good practical business education cannot make a wiser choice than to take a course in the Business Department of Piedmont High School. Very respectfully, R. W. Plunkett.

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22 Piedmont High School Wilmington, N. C., June 15, 1914. To Whom It May Interest: I attended the Business Department of Piedmont High School in 1911-1912, accepting a stenographic position with the Southern Express Company in this City in the Spring of 1912. I found that the course I received at Piedmont enabled me to do the work easily, and while with the Southern Express Company I did such work as taking record of meetings of officials, etc., aside from my regular duties. In July, 1913, I accepted a position in the Engineering Department of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, and have held the position without difficulty. I am well satisfied with the business course, and do not believe I could have done better elsewhere. I feel sure that the master of a course at Piedmont can hold any commercial position. Respectfully, B. C. Brown. Southern Express Company superintendent ' s office Wilmington, N. C., May 3, 1915. Mr. B. C. Brown, Wilmington, N. C. Dear Sir: —I take pleasure in testifying to the intelligent and satisfactory work performed by you while employed in this office for a period of approximately a year. Your leaving us for the purpose of entering school was entirely voluntary, and carried with it our best wishes for your success. You may use this letter in an)’- way you see fit. Yours truly, W. Buckner, Superintendent. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company Wilmington, N. C., July 27, 1914. To Whom It May Interest : Mr. B. C. Brown has for the past year been the stenographer and clerk in the office of the Assistant Chief Engineer and of the Principal Assistant Engineer of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company. As such he has given satisfaction. The work which he does is accurate and is done with speed. He has shown a disposition in the conduct of his work to further the service of the Company by all means that were within his power. He is leaving the Company’s service to re¬ enter school. Respectfully, J. E. Willoughby, Asst. Chief Engineer.

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24 Piedmont High School COURSE PREPARATORY FOR COLLEGE EIRST YEAR Periods p e week. Ancient History . 5 Grammar, Composition and Literature. 5 First Year Latin . 5 Spelling and Defining . .. 5 Arithmetic completed (Fall Term) and Algebra begun (Spring Term) . 5 Physiology. 3 second year Mediaeval and Modern History. 5 Composition, Rhetoric and English Literature. 5 Review First Year Latin (Fall Term) and Caesar (Spring Term) . 5 Algebra, Wentworth’s New School. 5 Bible I . 5 Physical Geography . 3 third year History of England. 3 Rhetoric and English Literature . 5 Cicero, six orations, and Latin Composition. 5 Wentworth’s Complete Algebra . 5 Civil Government. 2 Bible II .5 FOURTH YEAR Virgil’s Eneid, six books. 3 Plane and Solid Geometry. 3 Political Economy . German. History of United States. r