West Memphis High School - Cotton Boll Yearbook (West Memphis, AR)

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Pri mary Importance in Uur 1? CLASSROOMS 4' wr 'M 'lull ,Q

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tudy Was of The halls were quiet except for the sounds echoing from the busy classrooms . . . the rhythm of the clacking typewriters drowning out a recitation of Julius Caesar from across the hall . . . in the shop the buz saw drowning out the instructor's voice. Mingled odors were wafted through the halls . . . a delicious odor of chili from the kitchen . . . a nauseat- ing odor of hydrogen sulfide from the laboratory. In each room, supervising all activities, was a teach- er. We were fortunate in having a wonderful faculty to teach and guide us in a friendly and understanding way.

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Mrs, Claiborne gives individual assistance to Fred Mel- horn in first period English class. MISS LAURA LOU OWENS, a graduate of Ole Miss with a B.A. degree, teaches English I and III. She also sponsors the Tri-Hi-Y club. 22 English Students Practlce The language department at WMHS includes four units of English, two units of Latin, one unit of journalism, and one unit of speech. Four units of English are required for graduation. Although Latin is an elective subiect, eighty-tive students are enrolled this year in that department. MRS. TAYLOR CLAIBORNE received her A.B. de- gree from Baylor University. Mrs. Claiborne teaches English IV and iournalism. With' her help the iournalism class publishes the school paper each six weeks. Miss Owens gets fine response from freshman English students Q