Alleghany County High School - Alcova Yearbook (Covington, VA)

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Citizenship In Alleghany Students Miss Jo Ann Bogan Columbia University, M.A. Government Miss Frances Dunn Butler Madison College, B.S. Social Studies Sponsor, F.T.A., Pep Club Mrs. William McClintic Longwood College, B.A. History Mr. Edward T. O’Rourke Lynchburg College, B.A. World Geography Recognizing how important it is for a student to be familiar with the world about him, A.C.H.S. offered a wide variety of social studies courses. Students could take courses in World History, World Geography, Eighth Grade Social Studies, Civics, American History, and U. S. and Virginia Government. These courses were designed to promote better world citizenship among the students, to instill a sense of responsibility in them, and to teach them the follies of the past in the hopes that these mistakes will not be repeated. The classes were spiced with a liberal offering of stimulating debates, spirited current events discussions, special teaching equipment, and special projects. Few students who successfully completed a social studies course were sorry that they had enrolled in the class. ' ' Mike Arrington feels the wrath of Miss Butler as Donnie Kirby looks on. Mike Fridley discovers that an unpleasant session after class is the penalty one must pay for disturbing Mr. Reed’s social studies. 29

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Social Studies Develop Responsibility, Awareness, Mr. Harold L. Carter Marion Wesley Reed Texas Christian University, B.A. Morris Harvey College, B.S. Lynchburg College Social Studies U.S. Government U.S. History James David Williams Emory Henry College, B.A. World History, U.S. History Eighth Grade Eootball, J.V. Basketball Students in Mr. Williams’ sixth period World History course find his class to be interesting, authoritative, and witty. 28 The students in Mrs. Whiteside’s sixth period Civics class discover that her tests are nerve-wracking and always thorough.

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Mathematics Department Offers Mr. Joseph H. Carpenter Roanoke College, B.A. Math, U.S. History Sponsor, Baseball, Wrestling Lee Addison Dunn West Virginia University, B.S., M.S. Math J.V. Football, BasebaU Mrs. Doris Hayatt Jamison Berea College, B.S. Appalachian State Teachers College, M.A. Math Mrs. Jamison shows Cathy Nicely how to work a complicated math problem while Martha Sorbora tries to find the answer on her own. 30 Mr. Carpenter attempts to explain the “new math” to a befuddled Chuckie Nicely.