Aiken High School - Hornet Yearbook (Aiken, SC)

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Miss Sylvia Pitts Mrs. Helen Butler A.B., Limestone College A.B., Erskine College M.A., Emory University FOREIGN LANGUAGES The Foreign Language Department, which is under the supervision of Mrs. Helen Butler, is at present offering two languages, French and Latin. Believing that one can fully understand foreign peoples only when he speaks their tongue, the department is stressing the importance of being able to speak a language fluently and being able to read and write it. For this reason, the French classes have supplementary French readers as well as the standard text books. To meet the needs of Foreign Language students, Aiken Senior High School is offering third-year French in the 1959-60 session. Miss Pitts and a French class sing French songs in French. Mrs. Butler and two French students look at poster of a French cathedral and wish for a vacation.

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Mrs. Margaret Bobo Mrs. Ann Casey Miss Mary Maner A.B., Newberry College B.S., Bob Jones University B.S., Limestone College M.A., Appalachian State Teachers College ENGLISH The English Department, under the able leadership of Mrs. Margaret Bobo, introduced this year an accelerated program in conjunction with the new idea of “homogeneous grouping.” More stress has been placed on creative writing than ever before. Along with learning to express their own thoughts, students have studied many of the great works of literature. Among these have been Shakespear’s Macbeth, Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, and George Eliot's Silas Marner. This program has proved a challenge to the students. Mrs. Bobo explains the conception of the universe as expressed in Milton's Paradise Iaist. Mrs. Virginia Elkin A.B., Winthrop College Mrs. Jean Simpson A.B., Columbia College

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Mr. Gordon Arnsdorff B.S., Newberry College Mr. Carroll Courtney A.B., Wofford College Mr. Norman Woodward B.S., Clemson College M iss Mary Lou Barlow A.B.. Coker College M.A., Appalachian State Teachers College SCIENCE Headed by Miss Mary Lou Barlow, the Aiken Senior High School Science Department is a vital phase of the curriculum. Excellent facilities are maintained by the school for this department, and many students have taken good advantage of them. The curricula offered include biology, chemistry and physics. Knowing the need for scientists in today's world, the department is making every effort to interest young people in the realm of science. Physics students perform an experiment involving thermal expansion.