C E Byrd High School - Gusher Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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The valuc of a sthool is mcasurcd by thc knowledgc gaincd in its many classn.H ms. Thc dassrcx»m tcachcr thcn bccomcs thc nn»st impi»rtant link in thc chain of lcarning bccausc hc is thc onc who influenccs thc studcnt stcadily, day by day. Somc of our classroom tcachers arc: at 12 o clock is Mrs. Carmichacl, clcrical practicc; at I o’dock is Miss Pcrx is, Homc Economics; at 2 o’clock, Mr. Boydston, typing; at 4 oclock is Mr. Maranto, Civics; at 7 oclock is Mr. Millcr, Woodwork- ing; at 8 o clock, Miss La Blanc, Frcnch; at 10 oclock is Mrs. Brown, Amcrkan Histor) . Thcir timc is our timc. To us, thc studcnts, thcsc pcople give frccly and willmgly of thcir timc ovcr and bcyond that whith is rccjuircd in thc ‘ job thcy hold. ’ Possessing thc ability to influcmc thc populace and thc powcr to projcct thcir idcas makcs thc faculty succcssful in thc conclusion of thcir major purposc. Thcy arc an inspiration and a help, and placcd in thcir capablc hands is thc security of a grcat nation. Thcy see thc world through wisc cyes .. . watch us grow and maturc ... see our joys and disappointmcnts, our good and our bad .. . fcel our succcsses and failurcs. And as wc lcavc, onc by onc, wc leave with thcm mcmories. We take as a shield and weapon the knowledge thcy so frccly sharcd. Thcirs is a rarc gift given only to a select fcw, and this is a magic timc for all of us, sccing thc constant cycle of thc world growing youngcr and wiser, drcaming drcams and going confidently to ’thc ncw frontier.”

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Taculty

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Acceleratcd students spend much time in the periodicals library collecting current information for various projects. For the third consecutive year Byrd is participating in the nationwide program for ’ rapid-lcarners. These accelerated dasses provide the opportunity for gifted studcnts to penetrate deeper into their subjects, cover more material, and receive a wider variety of information through field trips, lectures, and special research. Fupils of all grades who qualify for the program may choose to participate or decline, however, no student may take more than two accelerated classes at any one time. Under this plan a student spends one half of his day in the regular dasses and is not too busy to prepare the extra assignments demanded. Students Are Enriched in Accelerated Classes The members of the accelerated American History class work on many extra projects. These students, Linda Hope. Cherye Riser, Olive Roberts, Carolyn Wilkerson, and Andy Harris have just presented a panel discussion. The morc complicated principles of physics are studied by the members of the accelerated physics class. These members of the junior accel- erated math class, Richard Akin and Christine Hengy, are watching as Mal Morgan points out the path of the projectile. 22