Rocky Mount High School - Hi Noc Ar Yearbook (Rocky Mount, NC)

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F1 Q Blix llnltim llzurisnn Mrs. .lost-pliixii' Nlrs. .lane Wliitii lJis11'ilu1lix'i- fllefli-il llffim- l'l'q1f'1im'i-, l'l1lllf'2lllHIl 'l'5pil1: I. liookkw-4-piiigf, 5llf7l'lllIlH-I l SllIbl'lllIllI4l ll 'l'x1rius:l, ll Mgy f fligf.-f - v WI! t V43 Q55 Rachel Powell, Clzintlace Puckett, and Burma Baker aid teacliers and at the same time gain skill in the use ol' olhte machines in the ollice practice class. D-li-D-space-K-I,-Ii-space. . . Steve PCICISOII concentrates on his Typing I exercise. ft, K 'W' If Installing the Christmas display in the D. li. window in C build- ing is the responsibility of Connie Lancaster and Judy jackson. BUSINESS AND D. E. Business Education courses offer many op- portunities to both college-bound students and to those who plan to start work immediately after graduation from high school. Typing I and II, while designed primarily for those planning a secretarial career, are invaluable aids to college- bound students. Shorthand I and II and Book- keeping are available to others preparing for a career as a secretary, bookkeeper, or in some other form of office work. A practice room, equipped with ofhce machines, is used by the girls in the office practice class. Distributive Education combines part-time work experience with classroom training. In the classroom, D. E. Students learn the economics of wholesale and retail selling, the rights of the customer, the duties of a salesperson, and such mechanics of salesmanship as recording sales and setting up displays. Courses in these two departments enable stu- dents to become qualified employees and useful citizens.

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Capable library assistants, Sandra Blanton and .lane XVinters, carefully put hooks in their proper places. im ka 6 ww' Art students place tiles on the base for a mosaic. The base and the tiles are made and fired to shape. LIBRARY AND ART The Library at Rocky Mount Senior School offers ideal surroundings for quiet research and study. It seats approximately ninety-two and stores approximately two thousand books not in- cluding reference materials. Capable assistants under the direction of Mrs. Barnes help the stu- dents in all ways possible. a design 'anta- Nlrs, Alilldllil Harm- Nlrs. xl2ll'Q'ill'1'f. l,llPl'lIl'lilll llaurrisou .Xri .NU.r.QH5TUVwyY.s. . ENT Q .i K . 1 L. v, , .W It - . gs'-xx Leonard Veilletle tries his hand at experimental sculpture. achiev- ing as a resulta-A-the 'l1fll'C.Sf1I'l'. is drawn on the Creativity is the basis lor progress in our modern society. The art department at Senior High is designed to foster creativity. Students are given the opportunity to experiment with a variety of materials and methods. Throughout the two-year course offered, they are encouraged to use these opportunities. The first year offers painting, sculpture, and architecture. The second year covers advertising, graphics. and ceramics. 25 HDL M X

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INDUSTRIAL ARTS AND HGME ECONOMICS i f 5 ' Home economics is a course in home-making, f A 'W not house keeping. Its primary objectives are to inspire and teach girls to be better family mem- J . bers in their present homes, and to establish good I homes in the future. A typical day in this department might be as varied as bathing a baby in Senior Homemaking. preparing a family dinner in second year. and making a dress in first-year home economics. building which enable boys to develop their crea- tive skills. General Shop, which emphasizes expe- i rience in wood working, is an elective offered to V J all boys. Mechanical drawing is offered to only A L ff' aiia the boys in the eleventh and twelfth grades who plan to study engineering. Boys who are in- y terested in working with metal are offered Voca- Ht-re goes another ensemble for the fashion show. tional Machine Shop. E ,x 3 l l 1 An almost completed product is having the hnishing XVood shop boys let the chips fly and fall where they may. touches added in a wood shop class. yu it x I tu ' fig , li lu tllltl Min l Q . And now to eat what looks like a delicious bullet! . 0 v Q . X 5: . X if iw.. 4' 27 There are three courses offered in the shop E