Calhoun Academy - Sword N Shield Yearbook (Saint Matthews, SC)

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Cheryl Fields carefully fills in her social studies exam as she strives for a good grade. History Is ‘Magic Carpet Ride’ Mrs. Elaine Haigler, with her various classes of history, led her students on a magic carpet ride into the past. Our Senior studied such ancient civilizations as the Persians, Greeks, Romans and Egyptians, and their influence on today’s world. From the landing at Plymouth to the election of President Nixon, other students traced the history of their country. Hot debates erupted from past and present issues, developing the minds of young thinkers. Each six weeks, frustration struck; oral reports were due, and suddenly there was a stampede to the library to get sufficient references. Everyone managed to pull through, however, and quite often some real diplomatic talents were revealed. Geography provided a world-wide cross section of people and their civilizations. Miss Henriann Goddard cultivated the knowledge of her students by assigning individuals spe- cific culture regions on which they made extensive research. The studies were very up-to-date, informing the ninth grade about modem life around the world. “States’ Rights! demanded John C. Calhoun in the halls of Congress during the nineteenth century. Other famous characters in South Carolina’s history were brought to life in our state's past, as the seventh grade learned how people of all times came together to make a prosperous state for the people of today. Lynn Grubbs anxiously scans her U.S. History test before handing it in- 18

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Julie Beth Shuler ponders the complexities of deoxyribonucleic acid and all the little nucleotides and ribosomes. laboratory experiments help eighth grade students understand the in- tricacies of earth science.

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 Can war be justified? This question perplexes Mrs. Haigier's U.S. History class. Miss Henriann Goddard is as fascinated as her seventh grade history class by a South Carolina history book published in 1898. 19