Suffolk High School - Peanut Yearbook (Suffolk, VA)

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Home Economics Among the girls of Suffolk High School Home Economics is a popular course. The two year course offered in this subject entitles the students to three credits toward gradu¬ ation, and they really enjoy the work! During class time they learn to cook and sew and to master the art of house cleaning. Often, oh, so very often, the savory aroma of some delicacy has wafted up to the second anti third floors to tantalize the hungry students into forgetting about schoolwork and thinking only of their appetites. Interior decorating is also included in this course to teach students how to select colors which blend well and to use these to their l cst advantages in decorating a room. The students pictured above are practicing some of the useful tasks which they ha c learned in Home Economics. This course has truly done its part to help the girls of Suf¬ folk High School build their lives in view of the future. Miss Elizabeth Marable

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Library Perhaps we ought to say that our li¬ brary is the most educational room in the whole school. Here one may find informa¬ tion about any subject he could think of, and the wealth of material is being con¬ tinuously augmented to keep in step with changing conditions. Our library contains approximately 9,5(H) volumes besides the numerous monthly maga¬ zines and daily newspapers. All hooks indexed in the Readers’ Guide arc kept here for a period of five years. In addition to this, there are two vertical files in which important articles, pamphlets and pictures are kept for their use in research work. All of the trophies, placques and looks awarded to the school, and copies of high school publications are kept here. Recently, the equipment used for sound pictures and projectors have been stored in the library. Throughout the day, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.. the library is frequented by ap¬ proximately 140.pupils. Various clubs and committees often meet here, and its quiet at¬ mosphere makes it a favorite study hall. Miss Scarltorough and Mrs. I ewis have aided the students of Suffolk High School in increasing their knowledge by making the library the inviting and pleasant place it is. Miss Dorothy Scarborough Mrs. Emsk Lkwis

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Retail Selling This year two new classes have liccn offered to the students of Suffolk High School. They arc Ketail Selling and Consumer Buying which are taught hy Mr. Preddy. Pictured above is the Retail Selling class. Each member of the class is required to work fifteen hours In a local store while earning the same | ay as a regular employee. In the class¬ room they devote their time to the learning of ways in which to improve their salesmanship and the carrying on of good business. The course is open to seniors exclusively, and two credits are given to those passing the one year course with all the necessary requirements. The class of Consumer Buying is open to juniors, and in some cases sophomores. The prime objectives in this course are to teach the students how to buy and choose wisely groceries, articles of clothing, and other merchandise, and how to get the most out of their money. Certainly, with these two classes functioning in our school, our students will gain in economic knowledge and will lie equipped for a wiser entrance into the economic field. Mr Leslie Preddy