Blackstone High School - Ivy Yearbook (Blackstone, VA)

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STUDY OF LANGUAGES IS ALL-IMPORTANT Mrs. McKie L. Farley : Mrs. Kathleen S. Hamlett Miss Martha Hammock Teaches Driver Education. B.S., Radford College B.A., Longwood College Teaches English. Teaches English French. Sponsors Senior Class. Sponsors Junior Class. The goal of the English Department is to instill in the student a thorough under- standing of the English language. Our English courses provide the student with the principles of the language and also acquaint him with the past and present literature of the world. BHS also offers two years of either French or Latin. These languages help the student under- stand the derivation of many words in his own language. Clearand logical reasoning also is acquired in the study of languages. This year BHS has enlarged its English Department by the addition of a class in speech. This class, specifically directed toward those students who plan to enter college, includes work in vocabulary, public speaking, enunciation, and foren- sics:. Altogether our language department is well-rounded and complete. Many BHS graduates go on to outstanding work in college English, using the fine background they received while in high school. Speech class hears description of pygmies from Sammy. French II sentences present problems to Ruby and Jennifer.

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COMMERCIAL COURSES GIVE JOB TRAINING Mrs. Hilda B. Cassell Mrs. Virginia W. Cobbs Mrs. Cornelia I. DeBusk B.S., Radford College B.S., University of Alabama B.S., Mary Washington College Teachers Home Economics. Teaches Physical Education, Teaches all Commercial Courses. Sponsors F.H.A. and Sophomore U.S. History, Government. Sponsors the RAM'S HORN. Class. Sponsors Cheerleaders and Freshman Class. For students wishing totake a business course, the Commercial Department offers three subjects, two of which are given for two years. The courses are Typing I and II, Shorthand I and II, and bookkeeping. These courses provide material which gives the students a good background for business school or else prepares them for work after graduation. Students in the commercial classes are assets to their school in many areas such as, compiling and producing the school paper and printing material for various school functions. These activities also help the students gain a working knowledge of commercial activ- ities. Mrs. DeBusk gives dictation to the shorthand class. Typing I Class takes one of its first timed writings.

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STUDENTS GAIN VALUABLE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE Mrs. Olivia C. Harrison Mr. Harold H. Hobgood Mrs. Izell Hutcherson B.S., Madison College B.A., University of Richmond B.S., Longwood College Teaches Physics, Chemistry, Teaches Civics World Geog- Teaches English Latin. General Science. Sponsors graphy. Assistant Football Sponsors Highth Grade, Quill SCA Council. Coach Head Basketball Scroll, the RAM'S HORN. Coach. In the past several years, there has been an increasing stress placed on scientific education. BHS has met the challenge this new emphasis has produced. Our science department has continuously been revised and modernized to keep abreast of the changing times. This year we not only addeda new instructor but also devoted another classroom entirely to biology and general science. The chem- istry and physics laboratory was equipped two years ago with new labtables and equip - ment for experimentation. In this same respect, our biology department is equip- ped with the latest specimens, slides, and laboratory tools. The complete science course includes general science, biology, chemistry, and physics. Any college- bound graduate of BHS cantruly be a credit to himself in the all-important field of science. Dissecting worms in biology proves to be interesting to all the students. Mrs. Harrison demonstrates the buoyancy of water to physics class.