Burroughs High School - Burro Yearbook (Ridgecrest, CA)

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HUIHE EEUHUIHIE ELHSSES 5 S I Miss Smith's Home Economics classes have making fast progress since last year. New equipment, which aids in the teaching of these classes has been added. The classes include girls from the 7th to the 10th. In the foods department, the grade school and the high school each have a budget which allows them a certain amount of money each year to furnish their foods. Page Sixty-eight In the sewing classes, the high school girls have been working with wool and cotton rayon. Some of the pretty articles that have been made are skirts, dresses, blouses and house coats. Looking into the future, the homemaking classes have been planning their Dream House and a good way to pick out ideal husbands.

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HRT ELHSSES Under the supervision of Miss Larsen our students are helped to carry out their artistic interests, such as making posters, Working with clay, oil paints, Water colors, plaster paris, and many other phases of arts and crafts. Art is not a required subject at Burroughs, but is a popular elective among the students. They have completed many projects. Some of these projects are decorating for dances and parties given by the school, plays, and sports activities. The students have also helped many organizations with publicity. Page Sixty-seven

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' 2 , 3g.,sffQmg , v- . ENGLISH llllll Slllllll 'llllllli The English and social studies program at Burroughs is a modern correlation of the two subjects so that each reinforces and amplifies the other. Wfhen a period in his- tory or a problem of society is being studied, novels, short stories, or poetry dealing with the subject are read, and training in expres- sion is given through oral and Written dis- cussions and reports. Also, of course, the historical, social, and economic questions in great Works of literature receive particular attention. Freshman classes have been Working with particular attention to personality analysis, vocational problems and creative writing. Sophomore classes have correlated their World history studies with detailed studies of current conditions in the Orient, in Russia, in Europe and in South America. Literature has supported such studies and been ampli- fied by them. junior courses in American history have been enriched by literature from the various periods and current world happenings have been steadily followed. Senior social problems have covered an exceptionally broad scope of personal, fam- ily, vocational, national and international questions, with students selecting projects and carrying through programs. In all cases, the social studies classes have been used as the core of the curriculum, and thev replace home rooms in the school ac- tivities and student council representations. In effect, everything belongs in English and social studies classes. Page Sixfy-nine