Brackenridge High School - La Retama Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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FINE ARTS AND LANGUAGE Courses Enrich Students' Lives For the student with a cultured mind, Brack- enridge offers such courses as Spanish, art, cho- ral work, and band. Students may learn how to speak the Spanish language, how to play an instru- ment, how to sing, or how to paint anything from a simple drawing to a complex picture. All of these courses enrich and broaden the minds of the students. Spanish may be taken for two years. By the time a student gets through Spanish, he can carry on a good conversation in this language. Choral work and band are substitutions for health education, a required subject. A major may be earned in chorus or band. Art is very helpful to the students who want a career in this field. All of these subiects have proven to be very popular with the students because of the culture which is gained when they take one of these many courses. Miss Crowell takes time to read to her second period Spanish class. Mrs. F. Higdon's class is working very hard on their class projects for the term. 25

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HISTORY History Essential For College ln our modern age of satellites and jet planes history is playing a very important part. Every student at Brack is required to take civics and American History. Courses are offered also in World History, Texas History, and economics. His- tory is helpful in getting students acquainted with the increasing problems of our world, what caused the problems, and how some of them have been solved or can be solved. History gives the students a chance to think freely and to speak freely on our world situation. Students may have either a minor or a major in this subject. Majors are usually earned in the'subject because of the interesting manner in which it is taught. Movies, newspapers, and radios help 'a lot by making this subject come to life and help students to learn. All in all, history is an interesting. subject. Mrs. Magruder seems to enjoy her time off from her history classes. Mr. Hastings seems surprised to have his picture taken during his history class. 1 24 5

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PRACTIEAI. ARTS AND COMMERCIAL Courses Helpful After Graduation Miss Moore smiles for the camera, while she works on a dress. Mrs. Tietze's fourth period Typing II class takes a ti Sewing rooms, cooking laboratories, and other vocational shops interested many Brackites. The main participants in the shops were the boys, but the girls had their classes, too. Vocational sub- jects are a great help to all the students, especial- ly for those who are not planning on college. Girls signed up for commercial subjects, such as steno and typing to train them as secretaries for future careers. A major may be earned in practi- cal arts by taking three years of a commercial subject. These subjects often help the students in deciding on the career of their future. They prove valuable in later life because of their practical side. No business-minded student ever tails to take these subjects if he wants to gain experience and training before he goes out on his own. These courses have proved to be very popular. med writing. which helps in the development of a typist's speed. 26