Southern High School - Southerner Yearbook (Durham, NC)

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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:

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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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Pounding away diligently at the keys, Typing I neighbor. In addition to acquiring speed and ic students strive to achieve that GO words per minuten curacy, they also learn how to type letters, themes ind or perhaps simply to score higher than their next door outlines. CPZLIFHIGHI Bookkeeping can bring frowns and headaches to its learners, but here Ellen Mize and Tommy Smith seem to be enjoying all those figures ind balances. Bookkeeping involves journalizing and posting the dif- ferent transactions that occur in a business. It also makes the student more business-minded and more aware of his own business transactions, Shorthand is a necessary skill, for being able to take notes quickly and to transcribe them gives the future busi- ness leaders of our world a greater opportunity. Such skill may be acquired in the shorthand and office practice classes. Office Practice acquaints the students with the general procedures followed in an office. This course continues Typing, Shorthand, and Bookkeeping at a higher level and ntroduces the students to office machines. The Commercial Department also helps cut stencils ind mimeograph copies of programs for assemblies, exami- iations, and many other papers. This department is cer- ainly an asset to our Southern world. juniors selecting the general course select General lusiness. Interest is one topic of study. Tommy Goodwin nd Mike King are shown here explaining an interest prob- emi' to the class. .Sfevenly-Nine