Statesville High School - Trail Yearbook (Statesville, NC)

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D.0.0. Becomes Fashionable Frooks, Inc. Through the business department, students acquired the essential skills needed to prepare them for secretarial and office work. For students planning to enter a secretarial field, skills in typing, shorthand, and letter compositon were mastered in order to insure vocational competence. Under the direction of Mrs. Martha Kepley, students practiced their typing ln addition to typing, Mr. David Moose taught business math and Bookkeeping l, helping students acquire a working knowledge of skills through the organization of figures and maintenance of records. Launching an imaginative course of study in her D.0.0. class, Mrs. Vera Webster formed a cooperation called Fashionable Frocksf' This gave her students a chance Secgnd year typigts SUQVQ f0r gpggd to test IhCll' DSW in 21 SlmUlZllCLl and accuracy as they completed one hour work sessions each day. work atmosphere. The business program was recognized as one of SHS's finest. 11 'H-Q' The Business Department: Mrs. Martha Kepley, Mrs. Vera Webster, and Mr. David Moose. 22 - Academics ln order to complete her assignment in the final moments of class, Gayle Howard hurridly transcribes a letter from the dictaphone. If ' While working in the atmosphere of a business office, D.0.0. student Cynthia Barringer takes down notes in shorthand.

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When weather is too bad to run, Ellen Aman and Janice Daniels resort to a game of shuffle-board. Entering the homestretch of the exausting four lap mile, Margaret Deaton sprints to the finish line. Sophs Dread Exhausting Laps After sitting in chairs for hours on end, P.E. was a welcome relief for cramped bodies. Any sophomore who has run the mile would tell you that there was nothing better than jogging to get that tired blood circulating. When weather permitted, Coach MAb and Mrs. Gallilter moved their classes to Hound Hollow for running. The girls found that one of the fringe benefits was that those few extra pounds slowly started to disappear. In additon to keeping the body in good shape, P.E. also taught boys and girls good sportsmanship and standard rules for such sports as basketball, softball, tennis, ping-pong, and wrestling. Another offering of P.E. was weight lifting. Boys program but this year the girls were also given a chance to participate Some students enjoyed P E so much that they enrolled in Advanced P.E. thelrjunior and senior years. had always enjoyed this part of the ' , N 6 1 lffymt vs 5 2 2 ll The Physical Education Department: Mrs. Marion Galliher and Coach Gene Abercrombie. Academics 21

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Making corrections with the help of the adding machine, senior Pam Haithcox recalculates a complex problem. After setting up the proper margins and tab stops, David Payne procedes to type an exercise in tabulations. aawffm 'ye' As she concentrates on a difficult problem in accounting, Kay Moore strives to master the keys on the adding machine. Academics H- 23