February 14. 1946 BAILEY BUGLE BAILEY^ NORTH CAROLINA Pane 7 COMMERCIAL HIGH LIGHTS Comic Cherecters Value Of Typi n g^.Shorthand I ^ 6 / /7 / Since 1941, when the con- mercial departnent first opened in Bailey School, approximately 150 students have taken typing. This is an average of SO students each year with 14 machines in use. Pansy Rae Bissette, Mary Evelyn Glover, Gladys Phil lips, and Fayleno Morgan, shorthand students, are taking dictation at 60 words per minute on fami liar material. Tyring students have been tyring business letters. Examples of the various styles were brought by the students and criticized by the students and teacher. Folding the letter and addressing the envelope were included in their study. As yet the new typewriters that . were expected at Christmiis have not arrived, TEN TOPTYPIST FORhONTH NAME SPEED Bon Etheridge 53 Willard Finch 47 Phyllis Finch 46 Madge Brantley 46 Bobby Perry 45 Joyce Brantley 44 Nancy Finch 42 Betty Blanche Er.tmon 41 Clara Fay Vtilliams 39 Daisy Liles 35 Only a few years ago high school br.ys and girls did not have an opportunity to study shorthand and typing in public schools, Today almost every school teenager may tc.ke this course if he desires, •althc'.ugh some of these students plan never to take u]- secret;..rial work as a career, they realize that typing will help them in whatever they might choose as a lifotino pro fession. It is said, though, that more than half of the high scho-1 graduates take up secretarial work -because of the many opportunities for well-trained persons in the business vjnrld. The commercial training period is short, i-.F. ANDERSOtti--AIKENS ' Miss Seroba Andersojj daughter of Mr, and Mrs, Ijilliam j^nderson, i-.f Bai ley, tr Robert Aikons Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs, Robert Aikons, of Snow Hill. The wedding v/ill take place on Sunday, March 10, at 5:30 o’clock- in Bailey Methodist Church. Public invited. r Hov/ students of BHS would fit into the roles of comic strip characters, 1, Li»l Abner-FIu.KK LE'^IS —black wa^vy hair, tall, but without pig—Thank goodness i 2, Freckles—BOBBY PERRY- of course—freckles I 3, Ella Cinders—.—EVELYN P00LE--black hair and big eyes. 4, Blackie--TH0M/».S PERRY- tall, slim, and big eyes, 5, Bovts—EDYTH HIGH- — blond hair (without short bob) b, Dagwood—BOBBY VICK— tall, dark hair, and al ways late, 7, Cindy—M^LYN lANC/iS- TER--blond hair but not a pilot, as yet I 8, Jiggs--IS;Ji.C IffiDLIN— short and well--n"t that big or hen peckod I 9, Blcndie—DOLLY BUM—- blond hair, but minus the dogs I Yiirit’ by hand JC, r Suits WithThat OurCloihes Assure You TRY WILSON, n:c. FOR First Whiff Of spring. Of Beauty^Quality^Economy.