Pine Bluff High School - Zebra Yearbook (Pine Bluff, AR)

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BUSINESS EDUCATION Mrs. Julius Brown Dept. Head Business Ed. Miss L. Elaine Boyce Miss Jo Ann Tullos Miss Barbara Willis The business education department should prepare secondary-school youth for initial employment in offices, retail stores, and other types of business establishments, and should contribute to the general education of all youth, increase their understanding of the American free enterprise system, and provide college preparatory training for the large number of students who major in business at the collegiate level. Five different subjects are offered in the Business Education program — General Business, Typewriting, Shorthand I, Accounting, and Office Procedures. In preparation for life in today's world, knowledge about sales tax, insurance, banking, and other business procedures will be valuable. Office Procedures, the newest course of this department, is designed to help students who have already had Typewriting and Shorthand learn more about office practices. 'Is that the letter I dictated?' Miss Juanita Baldwin Dept. Head D.E. 18

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CHOIR The big event for the A Capella choir will be their trip to New York. They have been selected to sing for the Kiwanis International Convention as Arkansas' representative. A few of the choir's achievements were Amahl and the Night Visitors, singing for various civic groups, and performing at the District Festival. Nineteen choir members were selected for All-State Choir. SPEECH AND DRAMA Although tradition has universal appeal, particularly in the Arts, we enjoy the challenge of a fresh approach, too. The Russell-Patterson and Sil-bernagel Speech Contests proved, again to be important and beneficial activities as did the experiences of teaching and conducting personal interviews with adults. Among satisfying things attempted for the first time were Theatre Reading, the presentation of Children's Literature and Drama to local kindergartens and elementary schools, the opportunity to have two Senior Plays, and participation in field trips. Are you a real king, too? 17

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DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION The DE Progam has three working parts: classwork, on-the-job experience, and Distributive Education Club which is affiliated with state and national groups. Each student's class work begins with a study of his training station. In a recorded speech before the class, he shares his findings. Each student also prepares a merchandise information manual, writes an essay on some phase of Economics, and is responsible for setting up the class display window once a year. DE students, who combine on the job training with the regular senior courses, work hard, gain valuable experience, and have fun working on various projects. Their annual assembly gave the student body a knowledge of how this department operates. The DE program is one of the most active groups on campus. 19 Awards Trophies I