Mason County High School - Ma Co Hi Yearbook (Maysville, KY)

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L ancjuaje )eparim ent Mrs. Jewell Woodroof Phillip Manning strikes a stately pose as a Roman senator during the Roman Day festivities. Pat Grant admires Mary Reynolds Worthington's portrayal of Cleo- patra. A sixth century writer said, The study of literature is a wonderful thing because, in the first place, it cleanses the character of men; sec- ond, it gives charm to speech ' This might well be set forth as the pur- pose of language study in high school. In our space age, the study of language broadens our horizons and enables us verbally to join hands with our neighbors around the world. Slave Betty Lyons and nobles—Juanita May- nard, Fay Rawlings, Buzzy Curtis, Kay Raw- lings, Bill Gale and Mary Elaine Day—admire the attractiveness of Charlotte Griffith's Cleopatra costume for Roman Day. 25

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yiea lfi ancf JJfujsica C cfucation ===== ZDepartment - All high school students are required to take a course in health and physical education. Health is studied to help the teenage girl and boy gain a knowledge of anatomy, physiology, mental health, and first aid methods. Physical Education provides activities that will develop the teenager mentally, physically, emotionally, and socially. Mr. Ryan watches the class's reaction while Bobby Hymphries shows his muscles. David Redmond is waiting his turn. Mrs. Snider is explaining “Mr. Bones to her health class. Dorothy Porter, Mary High- lander, and Vicki Halfhill wonder if they should touch him.

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G ommerce Deparim e ni The commerce department has two main purposes: to give the student training in commercial subjects for personal use, and to give the student training in the commercial field for vocational use. The com- mercial department is the only department in high school that qualifies a student for immediate employ- ment in a specific field upon graduation. Mr. Glen Whitt Mr. Harold Clevinger Mr. Clevinger seems amused by Betty Rhodes. Maybe she's rushing to meet a problem deadline. Mr. Clevinger watches while bookkeeping students, Leonard Gil- kerson, Harvey Lyons, Martha Ritchie, Katy White, Garnett O'Cull, Barbara Tobin, Janice Day, Diana Myers work. Mr. Whitt points out the problems to be done in general business for Ruth Cropper and Diana Gif- ford.