Crewe High School - Railroader Yearbook (Crewe, VA)

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New Props Encourage Mary Staylor and Ray Roop inspect books from the reading kit in sophomore English. Mrs. Loutrell Jennings uses the new overhead projec- tor to demonstrate the solution of a problem to algebra students. Lee Rogers practices his mechanical drawing under the watch- ful eye of Mr. Clingenpeel in agriculture class.

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Curriculum Includes a Variety of Fundamental Subjects Crewe High's well-rounded curriculum includes a full program of studies for those who plan to go to college, aswell as those who plan a business career. Five units in English, two in mathematics, two in a laboratory science, United States history, and United States government are required for graduation. A student may choose PuOMetulewthirty-six electives, Offered vior his nine remaining required credits. inewEnolish department of CoH Ss. offers five years of English grammar, composition, and literature. In the math department, a student may take eighth orninth grade math, two years of algebra, unifiedgeometry, andadvanced high school mathematics during his five veadrsratse Ho” Crewe High offers a good basic science program, which gives a student a broad background upon which to build in later years. Eighth and ninth graders take gen- Smmecoutses = Gesioned) to trains them in scientific thought. One course is taught in each of the specialized sciences -- biology, chemistry, and physics. In the arts, C.H.S. offers a course in music and one in dramatics. Crewe High's music department is, ina sense, unique. Mrs. Julia Brownhas forthe past few years conducted a ''Music Laboratory Class in he, Coon uc i to ew orent Guy AW) A Suse Gott bell player. floriua Me f fa Billy Fox practices his French on the language lab tape recorder, as Wilfred Wilson and Harris Price listen in, using the function box. the high school. This class fills the need for the practical application and apprecia- tion of music. Mrs. Brown's teaching methods in this field have won state-wide recognition among music educators. iNemlanguace department or .G Hes. consists of two years of Latin and two Vearseon French. unesbusinessecdepattinent)01 Gihio..1s one of its mostcomplete. For anintroduc- tionto business, a general business course is offered. Bookkeeping, Typing I and II, Shorthand I and II are other business GlasscomollercaryArmclaSsy Lily CCONOMICs, introduced last year, is continued this year. Rounding off the elective courses are five years of home economics and five years of agriculture. The students of these departments have done outstanding work in Pel erAmandsn show Ane CeSDeCtively. Four new teachers have been added to the faculty of Crewe High School. New- comers to the staff are Mr. Lee Johnson, the boys' physical education teacher and assistant coach; Mrs. Dorothy Yeatts and Mrs. Juanita Yates, whoteach the business subjects; and Mrs. Sarah Rosen, thegirls' physical education teacher and coachof the girls' basketball team. OM Wages 278 Music laboratory students demonstrate creative rhythm, keeping time as they sing a Christmas carol.

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Danny Shipp and Mrs. Better Performances A new overhead projector has been placed in Mrs. Jennings' room for her use in teaching math. As Mrs. Jennings draws or writes on a glass plate in front of her, the figures are focused on a screen above her on the wall. The screen can be easily seen by everyone in the room. Six television sets have been furnished Dyeche. Pb, 1 2Ay and N7 DIE. A. (National Defense Education Act) for use by Grades 1 through 6. Through this medium our school is being kept up-to-date with the newest teaching methods. A new olive green Chevrolet has been furnished this year by Dixon Chevrolet Corp. for use by students taking driver education. Mrs. McKie Farley, the Notto- way County driver educationteacher, com- pletedthis summera course in driver edu- cation and first aidat Old Dominion College in Norfolk. Her knowledge of the funda- mentals and fine points involved in being a good, safe driver reaches between one e Jin eet) 22 , a ia SS — rg aS a eet oe E eo “= we ae ““€e a ae ZF BS . $ “. i = nae a ae Cee Less =} Ae E “sa se aXe Secs et ae Te aa at ay Sc rete ong Caz, e mag TD han SF Be i an eS Se A e Wee ys = McKie Farley enter the new hundred and one hundred fifty students in the classroom and about sixty students behind the wheel each year. When a student has completed thirty-six hours of class- room instruction and seven hours of instruction behind the wheel, it enables him to receive a ten per cent discount on his automobile insurance rates. Mechanical drawing has been added to the industrial arts course of study this Ved pitwis Deine taught by “Mry) [u.s, Clingenpeel, who took a refresher course in drafting this summer at Virginia Poly- technic Institute. This course, which deals with isometric and orthographic drawing, introduces the students to the fundamentals inthe use of instruments such as the draw- ing board, teesquare, architect scale, and plastic curve design. Inaddition, this study familiarizes the students withthe universal figures used in drafting the world over. The drawings of some boys have been dis- played on the front bulletin board. Televisionin Mrs. Emily Good's Seventh Grade classroom is one of six sets given to the elemen- tary school for TV teaching. driver-education car for behind-the-wheel instruc- tion.