Academy of Richmond County High School - Arc Yearbook (Augusta, GA)

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Misty Doric columns symbolically loom in the background as Patty Wilson reads from Homer’s Odyssey. Present Culture Reflects The Continuing Influence Of Past Civilizations Not too many years ago, the staunch belief that a student hadn’t finished his education without a Latin background was common. To- day the belief has softened a bit, but ARC’s Latin and Classical classes are still full. Latin still helps anyone to comprehend English better, and it definitely adds to an individual’s vocabulary. A classics course speaks for itself. It gives the student a better background in the Greek and Roman cultures and a sound knowledge of mythology and all it entails—including the stories and the various gods. Discussions of the meanings of certain passages of Homer, Virgil, and Plato provide the student with deeper insight into human nature. Academy students are fortunate in having the teachers they do, to say nothing of these two fine courses. ELAINE McNALLY BS—UCLA Jesse Self notes the sway that the Latin language once had on the ancient world. RUTH McAULIFFE AB—Agnes Scott MA—U. of N.C. 25

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JEKHIBENTLEY BFA—U. of Ga. DOLLY HOGAN AB, MA—U. of Ga. ANN HOLLOWELL A B— lender JOAN KAUFMAN BS—Ohio Stale U. WINNIE OVERSTREET BS—G.S.C.W. MA—Emory Foreign Language Studies Enable Communication with The World I he world gets smaller every day because of improved communica- tion and transportation systems. To keep pace with this fast-moving trend, we must be able to communicate with our neighbors throughout the world. This is one of the purposes of the Modern Foreign Language department. In addition to teaching the fundamentals of the language itself, the instructors of French and Spanish, up to now the only two subjects offered in this field, strive to teach their students to appreciate the homeland and to understand the people of the countries where these languages are spoken. French students A1 Dasher, Sherry Mays, and Wanda Lee Lucas compare American and French magazines. Frances Wren and Ben Kay admire souvenirs from France. Miss Overstreet exhibits mementos of her trip to France to her sixth period class.

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Gloria Alberson admires the steak Su- san Hock has just taken from the broiler. AMANDA MOSELEY BS—C.S.C.W. Home Economics Students Learn The Art of Fine Cooking A girl taking home economics is indeed well prepared for the world she must live in tomorrow. But not only is she well- schooled in the particulars of “housewifery,” she is also aided in the all-important choice of a career. Cooking and sewing are not the only units taken up in home economics, as most outsiders seem to think. Besides the special unit in home entertaining, great emphasis is also placed on mother-babv care, interior decorating, and home planning and designing. Eddie Mann double checks his cal- culations to be sure a room is large enough. N. C. SMITH BS—Ga. Tech Drawing Provides Experience As Well As Enjoyment ARC’s course in mechanical drawing is of great importance to those who participate in it. On the whole, only boys take ad- vantage of this course ( although a few girls have been attracted to it). Most students who take drawing are planning to seek a career in architecture, engineering, or some similar profession. The boys learn to apply the principles of drafting to real sit- uations in life-size dimensions. At the same time, each one is thoroughly enjoying his work and benefiting from it in every way possible. 26