Blackstone High School - Ivy Yearbook (Blackstone, VA)

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MANY SKILLS USED IN HOME ECONOMICS AND SHOP Mrs. Virginia Jordan B.A., Randolph-Macon Woman's College, M.A. Longwood College Teaches Dramatics, English Mr. Henry A. Morris Mr. Charles D, Padgett B.S., Virginia Polytechnic B.S., Western Carolina Institute College Teaches Agriculture Teaches U.S. History, Athletic Director Head Football Coach, Girls' Basketball Coach For boys wishing to learn a better under- standing of farm life and soil conservation, B.H.S. provides a course inagriculture. Acourse in shop work also enables boys to show their individual skills. For the girls planning to become future homemakers or majoring in home economics in college, the unique facilities of the home eco- nomics department enable the girls to train for the future. The attitude of the girls is developed by the warm and friendly atmosphers of the department. Peggy Baskerville begins work on a dress for class. Agriculture students study methods of soil con- servation.

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STUDENTS WIDEN KNOWLEDGE OF OLD AND NEW WORLDS 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 At B.H.S. our students have desire to learn about the history not only of the United States but laso of the foreign countries. This hunger for knowledge is satisfied in the courses of civics, world history, U.S. history, world ge- ography, and government. Through these courses and the knowledge that is obtained, the students gainafirm basis for work in college and in later life. The fifth period government class ponders over questions on the 'No. 1 pop test given by Mrs. Cobbs. Eighth grade students study civics during a free study period given by Mr. Hobgood.

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NEW MATH BOOKS USE DIFFERENT APPROACH Mrs. Mollie Sanger B.S., Longwood College B.S., in L.S., George Peabody Librarian Re Bee Be oe Mrs. Erma Thweatt Mr. Robert Thomas Dietitian B.S., Longwood College Teaches 9th grade science, chemistry, biology, physics. As increasing stress has been placed on mathematics, B.H.S. has broadened the number of coursesinmath. Students may receive train- ing in eighth and ninth grade math, an introduction toalgebra course, business math, Algebra I and II, plane and solid geometry combined, advanced math, and trigonometry. The excellent training and background re- ceived proves time and again to be extremely helpful to the college-bound students and to- morrow's businessmen. As a result of our im- proved Mathematics Department, we are better prepared for the growing future. Judy Forrester puts up a geometry problem as Mrs. Weatherford and the class watch. Mrs. Weatherford aids an algebra student with a difficult pr oblem.