Murrah High School - Resume Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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'vga Nliss Johnston gives extra help on Latin translation. Language Department One answer to the troubles of the world today might be found i11 better communication with peo- ple of foreign nations, and a better communication means a more extensive knowledge of foreign languages. High school is the best place to begin a study of languages, and they have become a very important part of the curriculum of Murrah. Three languages are offered at Murrah: Latin, Frenohq and Spanish. Each is no more important than the other, because while Latin is a basic language, French and Spanish are the ones which are used conversationally today. 0 v N sk, tw Marie-Rose Tizon, B.A., Bb French Isabel Johnston. B.A Latin Ana Sigler, B.A. Spanish, World History Dorothy Posey. B.A Latin

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lf lt 1 Q S IYEL c f 1 tt Misfit- M404-' WM Hazel Ruff, B.A., M.A. World History, Government, Economics James Merritt, B.A., M.Ed. American History, Physical Education Thomas Hunt, B.A. World History Charles Rugg, B.S. American History, Physical Education ,ae .a--0 World History students discuss their projects. Social Studies Social Studies is the study of man and his civ- ilization, past and present. There are four courses of study in this subject at Murrah. The first of two phases is world history. The second is the history of our own country. Government and eco- nomic classes discuss more fully the organization of our government, while American History studies the formation or evolution. History is very important. It has become a study of ideas and motives and the people behind them. Without a knowledge of history of America and the world, we would be very poor citizens and have very little understanding of other countries. Mads JL-

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Two students in deep concentration at the board. - l'vQ if f J ffl 'I L pczff , ' fu x ' v Glois Cheatham, B.S. l, JU Plane Geometry, Algebra .1 i I Grille Dodd, B.A. 1 ,lr Willie Spann, B.A., M.A. Solid Geometry, Trigonometry, Algebra Marguerite Caldwell, B.A. Plane Geometry, Algebra R. W. McCarley, B.A. Algebra Plane Geometry A Mathematics Department Mathematics is another course in high schools which has been down-ridden re- cently. However, Murrah offers five dif- ferent courses in this field: Two years of algebra, plane geometry, solid geometry, and trigonometry. Three years of math are required for graduation, and for those par- ticularly interested there is an extra-curric- ular course held each morning b e fo r e school. Mathematics is not only a study of fig- ures, quantities, and their relationship, but also it is the foundation for the other phys- ical sciences. It has become very important in every field: scientific, business and do- mestic. Thus it has become an important facet of life at Murrah.