Williams High School - Doe Wah Jack Yearbook (Burlington, NC)

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f man's creations. -STRACHEY Department to understand better what is going on in the world and to become acquainted with the literature of a country, he also prepares himself for college entrance and placement tests and for the wonderful opportunities of travel. Students who plan to go on with graduate study in any field, even engineering, will need a background in one or more foreign languages. Through our course opportunities and the excellence of the instruction, W.H.S. students can build a good foundation for future study. Practice with tapes in the language lahs, novels, poetry, and short stories to read, and discussion of the colorful cultures of foreign countries make the .-study of languages not only enlightening hut challenging and interesting. vqxy' MR. WILLIAM M. EVANS B.A., M.Ed., University of North Caro- linag French I and Ilg Co-Adviser Le Cercle Francais. MISS LUCY GLENN CILL A.B., Peace Junior College, Meredith Collegeg M.A., Wake Forest Collegeg English IV, World Literature and Ad- vanced Composition, Latin I and IIg Adviser Keyettes, Co-Adviser Student Store. MRS. PAULINE S. MILLER A.B., Greensboro Collegeg English IIIg French II.

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aLanguage is the most astonishin , J. MISS EDITH ALLEN B.A., Wake Forest Collegeg M.Ed., University of North Carolinag French I and IIg Co-Adviser Le Cercle Francais. MRS. JUNE STONE BYRD B.A., M.Ed.. University of North Caro- 'linag Adviser Spanish National Honor Society. .ie MISS MARSHA L. COOK B.A., University of North Carolinag Spanish I and IIQ Adviser Spanish Clubg Adviser Cheerleaders. 28 Language In a student's first contact with foreign language, he is rudely awakened to the fact that Bonjour! Comment va-tu? Buenos dias! 5C6mo estd usted? Salve! are quite different from the sounds to which he is accustomed. Many days are spent drilling fundamentals and building a vocabulary from the very begin- ning. Gradually through repetition of sounds, dictations, and those dreaded tests, the strange became more meaningful. The foreign language department of Williams High School now offers four years of French, three years of Spanish, and two years of Latin. More advanced classes will be offered as the number of students registering for them warrants it. In addition to the fact that foreign language study enables a person TMS- xr-1-.i. ' ' ' ...':L.'.. . 9-'W'- W -Mini I-- . ' E1KLLi3q'hv1 ' ix 'lWl9HYiv9liriM'i'. -. 'fW'?iwfg4

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R . W' v ef: :' MRS. GERTRUDE BRADFORD B.A., Barnard College, M.A., University of North Carolinag Economics and Sociology. My , MRS. ROY EDWARD GARNER University of North Carolina at Greensborog B.A., Guilford Collegeg World Historyg Ad- viser, National Honor Society, Co-Adviser, Boot Girls. JVM fwf MR. ISAAC BRAXTON AB., Elon Collegeg M.Ed., University of North Carolina, United States History: Ad- viser, Jr. Exchange Club. History is the memor o MR. VERNON CULPEPPER Mars Hill Collegeg B.A., Uni- versity of North Carolina, American History, World Ge- ography and International Af- fairsg Adviser, Mono-gram Club. l MR. WILLIAM L. DAMERON, J R. B.A., Lenoir Rhyne Collegeg World History. MR. SAL M. GERO MR. L. G. GUTHRIE MR. GORDON ISLEY A.B., Elon Collegeg M.Ed., AB., Elon College, M.Ed., B.S., Appalachian State University of North Carolinag Duke University: United Teachers' College, Physical World History. States Historyg Adviser, Jun- Education and World Historyg ior Class, Key Club, Bus Driv- Adviser, Monogram Club. ers g Co-Adviser, Debating Team. Teachers have learned through the years that in order to make students interested in a subject, they must make them want to learn. Mr. Culpepper demonstrates his ability to hold the attention of every student ln the classroom with his dynamic approach to teaching. 30 'Quai . . -1 ' ,wwf we