Piedmont High School - Summit Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

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20 Piedmont High Schood BUSINESS DEPARTMENT This department of the school was established nine years ago. Its progress has been steady, each year showing a satis¬ factory increase in attendance over the preceding year. 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. Shorthand and Typewriting We use Gregg Shorthand and Rational Typewriting in the Shorthand and Typewriting Department. The course consists of instruction in Shorthand, Typewriting, Business Corre¬ spondence 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 Short¬ hand won first, second and third places. Mr. Fred H. Gurtler, winner 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 Reporters Association. The winner of second place, Mr. Charles L. Swem, a boy of sev¬ enteen, established 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,

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Lawndale, North Carolina 19 Theory: Tapper’s Elementary Harmony. First Studies in Music. Biography: Tapper. Selected pieces, both modern and classic, will be used at the discretion of the teacher. Music students will be required to take part in student re¬ citals and at other public exercises at the request of the teacher. 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 results 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 equiv¬ alent. Actual field observation and experiment as opportunity affords. 2. — First Ye;ar Sciences: —Snyder. The text in each subject will be supplemented by the teacher in original illustrations and the use of such apparatus 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.

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Lawndale, North Carolina 21 Governor Wilson secured his services on his presidential cam¬ paign and since his inauguration 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 dis¬ tinction 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 suc¬ cessful writers of Gregg Shorthand. Bookkeeping In the Bookkeeping Department we teach the Budget Sys¬ tem of Bookkeeping. This system is taught in some of the leading business colleges of the South. Beginning with the simplest principles that lie at the basis of business and book¬ keeping, the student is led to a thorough knowledge of the science by the aid of actual business transactions. The course consists of instruction in Bookkeeping and Office practice, Commercial Arithmetic, Commercial Law, Business Corre¬ spondence and Punctuation, Spelling and Penmanship. A beautiful diploma will be awarded to all who pass the required examinations of either course. For this diploma a charge of $2.00 will be made. Penmanship In the majority of the public schools, the study of Penman¬ ship is a farce. The average teacher knows nothing of the elements and principles requisite for the formation of letters or the correct position of the pupil at the desk. The copy¬ book method is used. By this method, the pupi does not put any individuality into his work. He tries to draw an exact reproduction of the copy given him, with a cramped finger movement.