Piedmont High School - Summit Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

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BUSINESS DEPARTMENT This department of the school was established nine years ago. Its progress has been steady, each year showing a satisfactory 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 Correspond¬ ence 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 Wash¬ ington, March 28, 1910, writers of Gregg Shorthand won first, second and third places. Mr. Fred FI. 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 jplace, Mr. Charles L. Swem, a boy of seventeen, established a world’s record for one of his age and experience. He now nolds 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 inaugu-

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20 Piedmont High School ration lias appointed him as his chief stenographer. The winner of third place, Miss Salome L. Tarr, a girl of seventeen, estab¬ lished a world’s record for accnracy, 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 Hew York. These are only a few of the thousands of successful writers of Gregg Shorthand. BOOKKEEPING 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. Beginning with the simplest principles that lie at the basis of business and bookkeeping, 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 Correspondence 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 ele¬ ments and principles requisite for the formation of letters or the correct position of the pupil at the desk. The copybook method is used. By this method, the pupil does not put any individual¬ ity into his work. He tries to draw an exact reproduction of the copy given him, with a cramped finger movement. Writing which embodies legibility, rapidity, ease and endur¬ ance is required by the business world. The only way to acquire such handwriting is through the use of muscular movement writing. By this method, the pupil is first taught the proper