Piedmont High School - Summit Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

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Lawndale, North Carolina 23 and as an English scholar. Accuracy and neatness characterized her work. After spending one year in college, she returned to us and re¬ mained with us till near the date of her untimely death. She was one o tie best stenographers that ever worked in our office, and we have Yours truly, Quinn Hamrick. Wilmington, N. C., June 15, 1914. To Whom It May Interest: During the Fall of 1913 I attended the Business Department of Piedmont High School, and secured a position with the Roadway Department of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company at Wilming¬ ton, N. C. I have found my work very easy, and my success is due to the efficient training I received at Piedmont. The attention one receives is unsurpassed and I feel confident that a young man or woman desiring a Commercial Education will find no better school than Piedmont. Respectfully, P. G. Eaughridge. Wilmington, N. C., June 15, 1914. To Whom It May Interest: I attended the Business Department of Piedmont High School in 1911-12, 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 meeting 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.

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22 Pikdmont High School Writing which embodies legibility, rapidity, ease and en¬ durance is required by the business world. The only way to acquire such handwriting is through the use of muscular move¬ ment writing. By this method, the pupil is first taught the proper position at the desk and the correct way of holding the pen. He is then given a thorough drill in the simplest ele¬ ments of longhand ,writing—the straight line ,and curves. After he has mastered these, he is taught to apply them in the formation of letters and words. The cost of books, stationery, etc., for the Bookkeeping course is $9.00; for the Shorthand and Typewriting course, $5.00. Payment in advance is required for books upon en¬ trance to either department. Rates of Tuition Shorthand and Typewriting Department, per month. . .$ 6.00 Life Scholarship in Shorthand and Typewriting Depart¬ ment . 35.00 Bookkeeping Department, per month. 6.00 Life Scholarship in Bookkeeping Department.35.00 Typewriting, per month . 2.00 Penmanship, per month . 1.00 Penmanship, per session . 7.00 Office; of Quinn Hamrick ATTORNEYS AT TAW Shelby, N. C., June 11, 1914. Prof. E. R. Osborne;, Principal, Business Department, P. H. S., Lawndale, N. C. Dear Sir: —It affords us great pleasure to state that Miss Bessie Whitehead, who came direct from your school to us as stenographer about two years ago, was found to be well prepared both technically

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24 Piedmont High School Southern Express Company superintendent ' s oefice Wilmington, N. C., May 3, 1915. Mr. B. C. Brown, Wilmington, N. C. Dear Sir:—I take pleasure in testifying to the intelligent and satis¬ factory 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 any 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. J. E. Willoughby, Asst. Chief Engineer. 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 largest business colleges of the South, I speak from personal