Decatur High School - Golden Memories Yearbook (Decatur, AL)

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LIBR RY The library is always a popular place in which to read or study. Our librarian, Mrs. W. T. Jordan, and her staff of workers ntalqe it easy for dubious students xo find their desired material. Have you seen the bulletin board? Six new books arrived today . ln tlie library the students find a large and varied collection of fiction as well as a splendid so'ection of periodical literature to read in tlteir spare tinie. F. l-lodges, T. McRae, and H. Wlwitmire enioy an nour of relaxation in the read- ing room, Sign your name on the card, please, says S. Coleman and P. Stroud readily complies. F. Tucker is busy looking up the unknown words lie finds in liis reading. On the library mantel stands the loving cup won by tlie annuals of '38 and '39, Mrs. Jordon, our ever-helpful librarian, assists E. Nance in finding ntaterial in the reference books. Pirgc llln wily-fnrcr

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l'Q'1.Q. , MZ' CME CCD CDM CS Filling one ot the important positions in our currzcuiuin is the study ot home eco- nomics. It keeps the girls busy learning to beautify their lzornes and improve their surroundings, They study color scheme, furniture, and remodeling in order to plan well balanced, attractive rooms. Several months are also spent in sewing and cooking when Miss Cochran teaches the students every thing troni sewing on a button to preparing a rneal. The experience gained in these classes is always useful to the girls in their everyday activities. Miss Cochran scents to like the ntodel rcont which M. McClure has made. F, Allgood and D. McAllister sntile as they get action lrotn the machines in thc laboratory. M. F. Kilgore fits a dress pattern to J. Weaver. It loolcs as it she's going to have a new lroclc Miss Cochran talks with F. l3a tv?r about her howe proiect, lt better be Qoodlm M, McClure prepares food that finds 'the way to a inan's heart! llulur ,fin min -thru'

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ANGUAGE DEP RTME Learning to know other people by learning their language is one ot the obiectives of this department. Miss Aileen Pope, instructor in this section of our curriculum, teaches first and second year French and second and third year Latin. A study is made of the lives and customs ot the early Romans and the influence their culture and language have upon our civilization today. In the French classes, when students have become relatively familiar with the mechanics of the tongue, they probe into French literature, art, and government in order to understand ond appreciate the people ot that nation, This department provides a cultural background that is ot as much value as the lcnowf ledge ofthe language itselt. Each notebook Miss Pope grades holds new interests and new facts, J. Weaver tells us that French is interesting. Try it. in the sentence she writes on the board. Miss Pope shows members ot the Virgil class a bust ot this famous poet. What charming French city do you prefer? S, L, Meinhart and B. B. Beatty can show you iust where to find it.