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

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SOCIAL SCIENCES EMPHASIZE THE HISTORY Jo Ann Bogan Pam Hughes presents a report on the music of the late 1800 ' s in U.S. History as Evonne Irvin and Earl Fuller listen attentively. Joseph H. Carpenter Harold L. Carter At A.C.H.S. the social sciences department offered the students courses in the history and government of America and the vyorJd. Students gained an insight to the political, economic, and social issues of the time through class discussions, lectures, and research papers. American History is a required subject for eighth graders and juniors. Eighth graders studied the events that have helped America to grow from thirteen loosely-knitted colonies to fifty united states. Juniors also studied those events, but more important they studied the how and why those events occurred and their effect. Students were offered World History, geography, and civics as electives. World History students traced the development of man from a primitive cave to today ' s advanced metropo- lises. Geography students studied about the location and resources of many countries. Civics students learned about the execution of community affairs. United States Government concluded a student ' s study of the social sciences at A.C.H.S. The seniors who would soon be a part of society needed to have at least a mediocre background in government so that they would be able to guard their rights and to preserve the ‘government that has protected and served them. 24

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INTERACTION BETWEEN MAN ANDHIS ENVIRONMENT Ethel Glover Mary B. Humbert Charles F. Merica Flora C. Armstrong Mr. Merica has one of his many light-hearted mo- ments in class as he poses for the cameraman. Judge Newberry Mrs. Humbert collects her thoughts before she an- swers a student ' s question. Mary Ann Griffith and Eddie Putnam assist Mrs. Armstrong in unpacking the new microscopes for the lab. 23

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AND GOVERNMENT OF AMERICA AND THE WORLD Sue Carol Fisher enjoys the hall ' s solitude as she finishes a U.S. History make-up test. Steve Kruse laughs along with Miss Bogan about a stu- dent ' s humorous reply to a question. Even Mrs. McClintic yearns for the arrival of spring as she gazes out the window at the dreariness of a winter ' s day. 25