Crewe High School - Railroader Yearbook (Crewe, VA)

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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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Buildings Provide the Setting Crewe High School consists of seven buildings on a fourteen-acre campus in the heart of Crewe, Virginia. The main building was erected after a firein 1920 destroyed its frame predecessor. Since that time, ahome economics cottage, the industrial arts and agriculture building, a moderncafeteria, and a well-equipped field house have been added. The Agricultural Building The Main Building The Field House The Home Economics Cottage

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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.