Tuscaloosa High School - Black Warrior Yearbook (Tuscaloosa, AL)

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Language Department Offers First Latin IV Course Groups contribute to individual and cooperative worlm. Latin lll students divide one-hundred-line translations lor luster reading. Latin, our only classical language, is taught by Mrs. Fines and Mrs. Little. First year Latin students mainly concentrate on grammar, but begin Caesar's COMMENTARIES ON THE GALLIC WARS in Latin Il. For the most advanced course, Vergil's AENEID andthe writings of Cicero are alternated annually to provide four years of the language. Much is taught of the culture, religion, and philosophy of the ancients,and aclearer perspective is gained of modern times. Not only is the ancient world explored but also the culture of the world of today: art, books, colleges, travel-these constitute a few of the areas examined in the comprehensive Latin courses offered at T.H.S. MRS. OLIVIA FINES Latin Junior Classical League MRS. IRENE LITTLE MRS. MARTHA D. ADAMS MRS. LOUISE CARY Latin, World History Civics Problems of Democracy National Honor Society L 21 l Student Council

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Language Lab Utilizes Machine Age Technique Cooperation on the part of students, townspeople, and the tederal government secured an Sl l,OOO lan- guage lab for Tuscaloosa High School. Installed the last semester of the '60-'6l school year, it has pro- vided an enriched program for the language depart- ment. MRS. BESSE TERRY French French Club MRS. SANDRA BUSBY Sr. II English, French Learning by speaking and hearing ratherthan read- ing is emphasized in modern language courses ot study. High school students attempt to duplicate dialogues spoken by people whose native language is French or Spanish. The resultisa newcrop of Americans who can meet the challenge ot newtrontiers by being able to speak the languages of other peoples. French Ill students, intent on listening, improve their parloz-vous francais. l20l i

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Lives of the Great, Events 0 the Past MR. MATT CLINTON MISS TENNIE DAVIDSON MRS. PATRICIA DENNIS Problems of Democracy, Alabama Hislory American Hislory American Hislory, Algebra I Junior Hislorical Sociely Freshman Class Junior Class MR. WALTER LIVERMAN Economics Language, malh, science, and technical skills all whirl inlo focus in Social Studies. There, ii is The general, The sweeping view thai counis.The world, past or present, is a broad living stage wherealllhese influences and forces blend Iogelher lo shape Ihe desfinies of The nations. MRS. SARAH OGLESBY Alabama Hislory, Sr. I English Nineleenlh century lronliers explored by Lewis and Clark offer a challenge Io Iwenlielh cenlury sludenls Shirley Bailes and Mike Bingham. l22l