Charleston High School - Charlestonian Yearbook (Charleston, WV)

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College Preparatory courses are designed specifically to produce well-trained students who can readily adapt to col- lege work and will be suited to carry their education well past high school. Fifty years ago, there was little need for the many courses which are novv offered. As fields of work and interest have opened up, so our curriculums have expanded to meet these needs. Many of Charleston High School's courses have been added to meet the entrance requirements of colleges. As any college will say, four years of English is the prime requisite. We in Charleston High can vvell be proud of our fine English Department, which uses the latest in resources and material to aid willing students. Journalism, an elective, is especially helpful to students who wish to further pursue literary work. It is generally scheduled in place of Junior English. As technological development grows by leaps and bounds in our changing world, so the demand for men and women well trained in the sciences increases iust as rapidly. In Phys- ics and Chemistry classes, pupils are acquainted with the lat- est theories and research development, and also receive a fine background of accepted and tried material. Laboratory experiments help discipline students to methodical work, precise calculations, and logical thought. These Physics students anxiously wait for the balance to come to rest before recording their re- sults. David King prepares to light the Bunsen burner for his Chemistry experiment.

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COLLEGE PREPARATCRY The editors of Book Strap man Galmsky listen to MISS Garrriy s cormsfructlve crm cnsm of their fvrst nssue Miss Whltteker clarifies fng ures of speech for members of a Semor Englnsh Class Woody Bowman and Nori

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xl' X ax-xv J Lexx, QVR Q , ' P 'xxxa ..f Q gx 2' NP x' It xo L x9 rx' XA' Mrs. Bolin is telling her Junior class of French students that to pronounce eu isn't difficult at all. Just pucker the lips. Roman customs is the topic for the day in Mrs. Cook's Latin class. Hindi sir! Two years of a foreign language can be found in almost every college cata- logue. To meet these requirements, Charleston High School offers three lan- guages. Latin, although it is a dead language, is essential to most students headed for college. Many feel that as a vocabulary aid and grammar training it has no equal. Others feel that the training they receive through good study habits while taking Latin is of great benefit. Whatever its later application, no one can say that Lat- in is dead at Charleston High. French and Spanish, the two mod- ern languages taught at Charleston High, are of great importance not only for their hidden benefits, but also for the immedi- ate value of conversing with people of foreign countries. To the student headed for college, being well equipped for a iob in any location is extremely desirable. To speak a modern language well pro- vides the little extra something that employers so favor.