Caruthersville High School - Cotton Blossom Yearbook (Caruthersville, MO)

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health and driver education Ore Little incidents such as running a stop sign, torgetting to use the clutch, and many others are all a part ot the under-the-wheel driver training in the driver education course ottered in C.I-I.S. In addition, the students study in class the tundamental driving techniques, sate driving habits. trattic satety and rules, and other as- pects ot driving. The two teachers helped the student drivers get out ot some close spots. This was Mr. Charles Roome's tirst year to teach driver education, but Coach Joe Parlcin- son has become a veteran. In addition to his one driver training class. lvlr. Roome taught tour sections ot world prob- lems and was a sophomore sponsor. I-Ie received his B. S. degree trom Southeast State College. Mr. James Bruton, who taught the health class, was also the instructor ot physical educa- tion in the Lee Rood Junior High School and ot one high school civics class, and the assistant basketball coach. Mr. Bruton received his B.S. popular electives COACH BRUTON watches while health student Bob Bosier practices artificial respiration on victim Joe Roper. degree trom Mississippi State College. , Q ' i 5 HURRIEDLY DRESSING tor P.E. are these sixth period class mem- bers. I I DRIVER EDUCATION INSTRUC- TOR, Charles Roome, and stu- dents Talley, Cheek, Swattord, and Phelps rest atter a driving session in the new training car. 23 r I a L l l x 1 vi 5 V ef I

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new gym makes better p.e. program possible COACHES ARMENT AND PARKINSON sfop for a befween-class visif in fhe hall of fhe new gymnasium. MAKING USE of fhe new dressing room and ifs equipmenf are senior sfudenfs Collins, McCallum, and Jones. MRS. MOCK CHECKS THE ROLL in P.E. class. Mrs. Mock, who enioys sporfs bofh from player and specfafor sfand- poinf, says, l only wish more sfudenfs were inferesfed in playing fhe various sporfs rafher fhan in wafching fhese sporfs played by ofhers. 22 Our new gymnasium wifh ifs modern facilifies made a beffer physical educafion program possible in C.l-l.S. fhis year. Because P.E. could be offered every period and every day, classes were smaller, acfivifies more varied, and fhe class afmosphere friendlier. Physical educafion is required for bofh boys and girls all four years of high school. For fhose sfudenfs physically unable fo fake physical educafion, and for ofhers inferesfed in fhe subiecf, a healfh class was also offered. Mrs. Dorofhy Mock faughf all girls' physical edu- cafion classes and sponsored fhe Tigereffes and a sophomore homeroom. She received her B.S.E. de- gree from Arkansas Sfafe College. Mr. Bill Armenf, who faughf four classes in P.E. and one world problems class, was also head foof- ball coach, assisfanf frack coach, and a sponsor of fhe C Club. l-le received his B.S.E. degree af Arkansas Sfafe. Mr. Joe Parkinson, who faughf fwo classes of physical educafion, fwo classes of drivers educafion, and one class in Algebra l, was also head baskef- ball coach. Mr. Parkinson graduafed from Arkansas Sfafe wifh a B.S. degree and from Missouri Univer- sify wifh an M.E. degree.

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social studies activities pep up everyday class routine HISTORY RESEARCH PAPERS are examined by Larry Terrell and Mrs. Parker as Miss Horner explains the purpose ot the papers. To pep up every-day class routine, the social studies teachers, Miss. Mary Ellen Horner, Mr. Charles Roome, Mrs. Louise Parlcer, and Mr. James Bruton used many special proiects this year. ln iunior American l-listory, reading ot historical biography and tiction was urged and term papers gave experience in historical research. ln tresh- man civics, geography, and senior American Prob- lems classes, the routine was varied by tield trips to local businesses, interviews with government otticials, panel discussions by guests and students, talks by guest speakers, and participation in stu- dent congresses. The American Problems class also ioined the English lll classes in presenting a Broth- erhood Assembly. The Teen-Town project was an activity ot the Civics classes in cooperation with the Junior Cham- ber ot Commerce. Promoting new signs tor the Caruthersville intersections was another special A BOAT BUILT in the Chris Cratt plant is a source ot curiosity tor American Prob- lems students, VanAusdall. Teroy, Jones. Cole, E. Durham. O. Durham, and Henley. ATTENDING the Brown Shoe Company's Open House and admiring the many dit- terent styles ot shoes are civic students Abbott, Bennett, King. Goodman. and Mol- i lett. civics class proiect. Miss l-lorner, who received her B.S. degree from the University ot Missouri and her M.A. degree trom George Peabody College, has taught in C.H.S. tor 26 years. She taught American History and American Problems, was advisor to the year- book statt, and a sophomore homeroom sponsor. Mrs. Parlcer taught civics, geography, one class ot English ll, and was a treshman class sponsor. She received her B.S.E. degree trom Arlcansas State College and her M.A. trom Memphis State Uni- versity.