Bedford High School - Peaks Yearbook (Bedford, VA)

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A ¥ te Pi , 7 ie oe ee © '- ¥, ® ae Mr. Cutler’s history class seems amused by an incident in United States history. Mr. J. H. Cutler B.S. 7 A : - Hampden Sydney College Social Studjes inform OUWr’ minds eh jae AES Instructor in aes eee Classes in history and government help the students to gain an understanding of the past. By studying the successes and failures of the past, we may learn to control the future of our land with greater success. Students enrolled in music chorus and art classes gain an apprecia- tion of the cultural arts. Gifted students are able to develop their tal- ents and plan for careers in the future. Muste and Art add cultural note. . Mrs. L. H. Forsyth B.A. Madison College Instructor in Social Studies d English Mr. John Panter an nglis Emory University Instructor in Music Mr. Panter directs the chorus as they present their Christmas program to the student body. 2)

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Cecelia Goode, Carol Steph- ens, Roddy Panter, and Rich- ard Wilkes try to help Rod- ney Goggin with his French translation. Miss Boan takes up some papers just completed by her Latin III class. Miss Josephine Bibb B.A. Randolph-Macon Woman’s College Instructor in English The well-staffed English department gives the students a balanced program of litera- ture and grammar, both of which are so essential to a well-rounded curriculum. Four years of Latin and three years Miss Virginia Boan B.A. M. Ea of French are offered to those Randolph-Macon Woman’s College students interested in study- University of Virginia ing a foreign language. Instructor in Latin and Mathematics Mrs. English watches as Kay Lay diagrams an English sentence. Mrs. T. F. English B. A. Social Studies Mrs. F. H. Gordon, Jr. Miss Marie Boothe Lynchburg College B.A. B.A. in Education Instructor in Social Longwood College Radford College Studies and English Instructor in English Instructor in French and Art 20

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Mrs. Ronald Beck Mr. Joe D. Slone B.A. B.A. Wheaton College Instructor in Mathematics Emory and Henry College Instructor in Mathematics Mrs. J. J. Thaxton, Jr. B.A. Randolph-Macon Woman’s College Instructor in Science Math and Science teach Mrs. Beck stays a few minutes after class to help Pat Smith with his Algebra problem. Mrs. H. C. Turner B.S. Madison College Instructor in Mathematics and Physics ap | os 4 ut . 22 Doug Scott checks the weight of the ingredients needed in his Physics experiment. shills in technical s ubjects The mathematics and science courses in our school endeavor to in- spire us to find careers in the fields of mathematics and science where so many people are needed to fulfill the demands of a growing civilization. They seek to stimulate thought, to develop the scientific attitude, and to encourage experimentation. Mrs. Viola W. Vest B.S. Longwood College Instructor in Science