Yazoo City High School - Mingo Chito Yearbook (Yazoo City, MS)

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Commercial Department Inspires Future Business People MISS MARGARET ANN K1NCADE: Shorthand, Typing. Secretarial Train- ing; B.S.. Delta State College. MISS SHIRLEY REYNOLDS: Bu i ness English. Business Training. Book- keeping. Typing; B.S.. Mississippi State College for Women. All right. Benny. This is the paper. You type on it,’ explains Miss Reyn- olds. Miss Kincade, I told you to give me an A,” kids Charles Jaekson. The commercial department at YHS is one of the most important phases of school life. It teaches the essentials needed by each student who plans to enter the business world. Skills such as typing are helpful to all students, especially those college-bound. All students will find themselves in some sort of business transaction at some time or another. Typing is probably the most widely-taken commercial subject. Sluggish fingers be- come nimble as students progress from mas- tering the keyboard to typing business let- ters. By the end of the year each student must have a speed of forty words per minute to pass. Other commercial courses such as secre- tarial training and business training prepare students for future jobs by drilling them in correct spelling and mathematics. Short- hand teaches students to take dictation quickly and correctly. For both the future business leader and the average student, our commercial department has much to offer. 29

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Mathematics Department Encourages Accuracy MR. KENNETH W. BUCKLEY Algebra II, Advanced Math; Sponsor. Math Club: B.S., M.S., University of South- ern Mississippi. MRS. LOUISE CLARK Unified Geometry, Algebra I; Sponsor. Pep Squad; B.A.. Long wood College. MRS. LINDA FAROANE Basic Math. Algebra I; B.S.. MSCW. MRS. Rt TH WATSON Algebra I; B.S., Millsaps College. Now, Jimmy, copying the answers out of the back of the book is not satisfactory, ' reprimands Mrs. Watson. The courses offered in mathematics at YHS range from Basic Math I to Advanced Math, a course which combines trigonome- try and analytical geometry. As the students struggle through the unlimited mysteries solved by numbers, they seem to realize the importance of this subject in everyday life. Math will not only prepare them for the problems of life, but it will also help them to reason better and improve modem civiliza- tion. At YHS the mathematics department provides strong foundations in the careers of our modern world. 28 Mr. Buckley patiently explains logarithms to his advanced math students.

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MR. JAMES BROWN: Distributive Educa- tion. Diversified Occupation; Sponsor, DECA Club; B.A.. Delta State College; Graduate Work, University of Mississippi, Mississippi State University. MR. WILLIAM LARRY SUMMERS: Me- chanical Drawing. Woodworking; B.S., Mis- sissippi State University. Mr. Brown explains marketing principles to his DE class. D.O. Combines Classes With Job Training A practical vocational curriculum is provided in the Diversified Occupations Department for the manv students who plan to enter into some trade or indus- trial occupation immediately after gradu- ation from high school. Enrollment is of- fered to juniors and seniors. In this pro- gram the students attend classes in the morning and have supervised work expe- riences in the afternoon. There are two major divisions within this cooperative program. The Trade and Industrial portion prepares students for technical skills while the Distributive Education portion produces marketing and sales personnel. The students receive experience in their work during week- ends and holidays. 30 Don’t throw pennies, Bublia. Throw nickels,” admonishes Mr. Summers.