Ben L Smith High School - Aquila Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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2 ? istory Department: seated, I. to r.: Mrs. Martha Simpson; rs. Brenda MacDonald; standing: Mr. James Howell, Chair¬ man; Mrs. Margaret Carter; Mr. Jerry Dellinger. Our Heritage Provides If we are to live in the world of tomorrow, we must be acquainted with yesterday and today. If we are to know ourselves, we must know others. This is the basic concept in our history department and many new courses were added to enlighten us and make us better future citizens. The Social Studies Department expanded this year by adding courses in sociology, government, and economics. New equipment enhanced the program by adding visual procedure to text in¬ formation, Field trips, symposiums, and projects Students of American History learn about the growth and states of the present day. Here, Mr. Howell corrects the development of their own country from its beginning as a views of a confused student, weak confederation to the complex democratic union of 46

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Strive For Linguistic Skill improve upon their listening and speaking skills. Foreign culture as well as language is intro¬ duced in each class. This cultural knowledge helps us create the bridge of understanding and appreciation which is essential in achieving in¬ ternational good will. Films, recordings, and pictures showed us life in other countries, and understanding teachers put up with our accents. We don ' t know how well the French or Spanish people will be able to understand us, but we do know the learning experience in these tongues have made us feel like the international “jet set. Mrs. Brown distributes French practice records which are used in a self-improvement program for individual students. Each students receives individual instruction from Mr. Sams in the language lab. This is a study in profile of Larry Eubanks and Mr. Sams concentrating over a technical difficulty. The control panel of the audio-lingual laboratory is an impressive maze of buttons, lights, and dials. 45

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Insight To The Future stressed individual participation and added per¬ sonal interest to each area covered. World History and U. S. History stressed the foundation and growth of society, as well as the effect of environment on peoples of a certain area, during a specific period. In both classes, debates, investigations, reports, and maps emphasized stu¬ dent involvement, and films and field trips en¬ livened learning. Under Mr. Howell ' s direction, a coordinated program evolved in all areas of social studies. Miss Jenkins, student teacher from U.N.C.G. interests students in a point of history. •erey spirihi ipsonmi est mmm rWnum nu-lorm gfl IjSSvitJ qui lujentj quonldm tp’l conskJjuntur. .it 1 quJ sunt rnitcv; quonldm ipd povsfdpbt.nt tcrr.im. atl quJ esuriunt et sltiunt lustidnt; quonldm Ipsi sdtlirdlmntur. ®j|r dti qui sunt miser]rordcs; quonldm i psis miseri ordia triburtur. Uv • 1 Hr.iti qui sunt munrlj orilc; quonidm Ipsi llfiim idrlxint. Mrs. MacDonald points out the elaborate and picturesque style of script during the Middle Ages. Mr. Dellinger encourages a discussion in American Government. i if, ' ' { % ■ lH ' nejfi . fa f £ T T- d 1- M 9. ■ $ ■- ZJtta Aj jy x C « r £ 7 Mi „ . K. Jk K 47