Williston High School - Willistonian Yearbook (Wilmington, NC)

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Mrs. A. G. Burnett watches intently as a representative from Cortez Peters Business College exhibits his skill at the typewriter. BUSINESS Business students are among those who share daily their time and talent with the school and community. Many students plan to pursue careers in business after high school. The subjects offered prepare students for future jobs upon graduation or for further training. Courses include shorthand, typewriting, bookkeeping, and office practice. Students may elect cooperative office practice as an aid to improving themselves and getting actual job training. Mrs. D. F. Murphy (center) instructs a class in personal typing. This course is designed for the student who is not in the business curriculum but would want to learn typing for his personal use.

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SOCIAL SCIENCES These things we share daily the problems of the world, the way people live, and probably solutions to joining together these people of all nations. The Social Studies department is work¬ ing hard on teaching Willistonians about their world. United States History aims to develop a better understanding of the major events and move¬ ments which have taken place in the making of the nation. Emphasis is placed upon having the student fill his place in the American democracy in such a way as to contribute to its preser¬ vation and improvement. World History is a survey course of man ' s historical background. The major civilization and nations are studied in order to show how they developed, what factors were responsible for their rise and fall, and what were their lasting contributions to the world. Government includes a study of the growth and development of governments and consists of a study of national, state, and local governments. International relations and some study is made of foreign governments, but not in great detail. Sociology and Economics are half semester courses. Sociology is a course designed to help the student see himself as a social being in a complex society made up of various social groups. Economics is a study of the material wants and needs of man and his efforts to meet and fulfill these wants and needs through production, distribution, exchange, and consumption of goods and services. LEFT TO RIGHT: M. Moore, S. Blanding, J. Holiday, S. Howie and C. Cooper conduct a panel discussion on teen¬ ager and crime.

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Miss Sylvia Turnage, a practice teacher in the business department, instructs a student on the proper use of the typewriter. Mr. Cortez Peters, Jr. gives our students who are interested in a business career a demonstration on the type¬ writer. His skill at the typewriter keyboard make his demonstration one that was of interest to all who witnessed it.