Belleville Township High School - Bellevinois Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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Students learn about Mr. Gilligan, with the aid of graph, explains the function of supply and demand to an economics class. Miss Payne, assistant librarian, helps Jim Clemons, Nancy Bott, Judy McCann, Frank Rogers (seated) and Margo McKinley use the conference library for magazine reports. The student who has a wide knowledge of social studies is an informed, alert student. I Ie is aware of the world around him. The learning of social studies provides the student with an understanding of man and his environment. He learns of man in his various stages of progress from earliest to modern man. His study goes back to the very roots of society, to the ancient civilizations and their way of life. Through his quest for facts, the student learns that the past is not emphasized for its own sake, but as a key to the future. 1 hrough geography, he discovers the physical characteristics of the world and inquires about the earth as a home of man. I Ie is informed of mans advancement, through both the mistakes and the improvements of the past as he studies world and American historv. Civics students, Janet Heskett and Phil Holeman, learn about our great country ' s history in viewing the flag of the United States of America.

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French, German, and Spanish are the modem languages taught at B.T.H.S. Now the student may take four years of his chosen language. If the student choses to do this, upon completidon of high school he will have basic knowledge of the language. Should he visit the country sp eaking the language he studied in high school, chances are good that he will be able to converse with its people. I lowever, being able to speak a language is not the only value of foreign language study. The stu¬ dent is also taught to read and a new and rich literature is opened to him. The student can read foreign books with the meaning intact and little lost in translation. Latin can also be taken for four years. However, the goals of studying Latin are not the same as those of studying a modern language. Because Latin is no longer spoken, all emphasis is placed on reading. The Latin student learns to dissect sentences and to ferret out their meanings. He reads works of Julius Caesar, Cicero, Ovid, and Virgil, and learns about the Roman civilization and about its influence on our lives. Larry Burro decorates the Spanish room by hanging a travel poster. Spanish, German, and Latin are taught here. Senior Shelia Barber, dressed as a Roman patrician, explains Roman customs to a freshman Latin class.

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man ' s past and present. I listory teaches him about the lives of men and women and gives him an understanding of current affairs. As he learns of past events, he gains a better knowledge of his own age. This comprehension is furthered by the study of international relations. The association between nations, their differences and agreements, and their alliances and treaties are ex¬ plored through this course. Through economics, which is the science of wealth, production, and dis¬ tribution, and sociology, the study of man’s human relationship, the student learns of the various sys¬ tems which operate in society. Another system about which the student learns is the governmental foun dation of societies. By thoroughly exploring the social studies field, he realizes that knowledge creates understanding. •V- Giving a report to a geography class on the island of Hawaii, Carole Brewer shows a product of the new state as she holds a pineapple-embossed monkey pod plate. Holding a copy of the Declaration of Independence, Mr. Turner tells his class of its background.