Piedmont High School - Summit Yearbook (Lawndale, NC)

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LAWNDALE, NORTH CAROLINA 19 Wilmington, N. C., June 15, 1915. To Whom It May Interest: I attended the Business Department of Piedmont High School in 1911-12, accepting a stenographic position with the Southern Ex¬ press 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. B. C. BROWN. SUPERINTENDENT’S OFFICE SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY 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 any way you see fit. 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 Prin¬ cipal Assistant Engineer of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com¬ pany. 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 com¬ pany’s service to re-enter school. J. E. WILLOUGHBY, Asst. Chief Engineer.

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18 PIEDMONT HIGH SCHOOL these, he is taught to apply them in the formation of letters and words. The cost of books, stationery, etc., for the Bookkeep¬ ing course is $10.00; for the Shorthand and Typewriting course, $6.00. Payment in advance is required for books upon entrance to either department. Rates of Tuition Shorthand and Typewriting Department, per month $10.00 Bookkeeping Department, per month 10.00 Typewriting, per month 2.00 Penmanship, per month 1.00 OFFICE OF QUINN HAMRICK Attorneys at Law 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 and as an English scholar. Accuracy and neatness characterized her work. After spending one year in college, she returned to us and remained with us till near the date of her untimely death. She was one of the best stenographers that ever worked in our office, and we have had many. Yours truly, QUINN HAMRICK. Wilmington, N. C., June 15, 1915. 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 Wil¬ mington, 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. LAUGHRIDGE.

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20 PIEDMONT HIGH SCHOOL 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 stu¬ dent of one of the largest 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 Department 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 environ¬ ments, I can frankly say that at Piedmont they are unequalled. I sincerely believe that anyone desiring a good, practical busi¬ ness education cannot make a wiser choice than to take a course in the Business Department of Piedmont High School. Very respectfully, R. W. PLUNKETT.