Southern High School - Southerner Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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College preparatory students are offered such electives as Algebra III which is in part a review of Algebra I and Algebra II, as well as an introduction into college algebra. Plane Geome- try, Solid Geometry, and Trigonometry are the most advanced courses offered to mathematics students. All students take at least one mathematics course, and some take as many as five courses during their four years. For those of us who like mathematics, our capable teachers make it a treat rather than a task. Department I Freshmen who do not take Algebra I select General Mathematics. Valinda Barker is shown here giving a special report on insurance to Mr. Fred Smithis General Math class. l w l Solid Geometry can be fun-especially when you make games out of it as Clyde Robinson and Linwood Ross are doing here. Let x : selling price l It sounds sim- ple but often is quite challenging. Floyd Couch is pictured ex- plaining the value of x to jill Salinger. E Pane Stvcnlli-Sauna

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We at Southern are very proud of our mathe- matics department. Southern offers such varied and adequate mathematics courses that any stu- dent can develop the skill with numbers that he or she will need in the future. For general applications of mathematics needed in any well-rounded person's life General Math, Algebra I, and Algebra II are offered. Business students usually elect to take Business Math. Plane Geometry always presents problems of angles. Tommy Fletcher is measuring the angles of a parallelo- gram within a triangle, assisted by jerry Goodwin. Mathematic Displaying a formula on the bulletin board for Algebra III are jimmy Neal and Carolyn Weisner. The results give a Mathematics Valen- tine. One year of mathe- matics is required of all students. In addi- tion, Seniors who have need of more general mathematics take Business Math. Ann Gash is shown explaining a problem to William Iohnson i and 1. W. Fletcher.

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Bookkeeping classes have enjoyed the abundance Mrs. Newton is shown explaining exercises to her h 'ded. Bookkeeping I class. of spaciousness that our new quarters ave provi l Students in Office Practice develop additional skills in shorthand, as well as learn how to operate various office machines. lane Perry and Io Ann Crissman are shown operating the mimeograph. Preparing those students who desire a job after higl school is another important phase of our curriculum. Sucl preparation is offered by the Commercial Department. We especially want to recognize this department whicl has this year occupied the new wing built particularly fo: business work. The department consists of three large typ ing rooms, a bookkeeping classroom, a shorthand classroom and an office practice room. Many students have found that business subjects hav: practical value in addition to vocational value. For thi reason, many students choose typing since they find it bene ficial in typing term papers, book reports, and miscellan eous papers. Some further their typing skills by continuing into Typing II. Bookkeeping I and II are offered in the junior an' Senior years. Transcribing shorthand notes is no easy trick as thes4 three girls will tell you. Pat McLean, Nancy Tillman, an' Becky Bullock soberly and confidentally eye their notes a they prepare the finished product of Mrs. Newtonis dictz tion. Commcrei: