Piedmont High School - Summit Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

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BUSINESS DEPARTMENT This department of the school was established eleven years ago. Its progress has been steady, each year showing a satisfactory increase in attendance over the preceeding 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 edu¬ cation, 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, Type¬ writing, Business Correspondence 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 Shorthand 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. Carles L. Swem, a boy of seventeen, established a 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 inauguration has appointed him as his chief stenographer. The winner of third place,

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LAWNDALE, NORTH CAROLINA 15 for several reasons: Students usually try to complete their preparatory courses in the shortest possible time and the required work in the languages and mathe¬ matics crowd out other subjects; at the same time few, if any schools, possess the equipment requisite for ob¬ taining 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.—General Science.—Caldwell and Eikenberry, or some equivalent text; 1-2 unit. Botany.—Botany.—Bergen’s Elements of Botany, in¬ cluding Key and Flora for Southern States, or some equivalent text; 1-2 unit. 3. —-Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene, some stan¬ dard text suited to High Schools; 1-2 unit. 4. —Agriculture, some standard text of High School grade; 1-2 unit. At least one full unit will be required of all graduates. Music The music department will be 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 recognizes the need of the best instruction for begin¬ ners, as well as for the more advanced pupils, thus in¬ suring 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 accustomed to appearing in public. The aim of this department is a thorough founda¬ tional training. The student is taught to work and also to appreciate the difference between practicing and playing, and between music and so-called music. Certificates or diplomas in music will be given to those who complete the four-year course in music, provided they have completed the junior or third year work in the literary department of Piedmont High School or of some school of similar grade.

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PIERIAN HALI