Cumberland High School - Duke Yearbook (Cumberland, VA)

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Educational Television And Other Mrs. Mary Joyce turns on the television in order to have it adjusted and tuned for the sixth-grade science class. Ralph Vannoy dissects a starfish while Mrs. Gloria Dooley, a student teacher, gives helpful advice. First year Latin students listen carefully as they work on grammar exercises from a tape recording.

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Academics The quest for knowledge is civilized man’s oldest search. From a shadowy past, man has gradually progressed onward until this day when he stands at the threshold of the universe, ready to move out to discover new worlds of knowledge. He sees how far he has been, and he wonders how far he will go. Education itself, as well as the curriculum which is established for it, must serve to teach the student the lessons of the past and of the present in order to prepare him for the opportunities of the future. The student at Cumberland accepts this truth and seeks the eternal knowledge through an active and intensive academic life.

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Audiovisual Aids Enrich Programs Of Study Soap operas and wild West shows may typify television for some, but teachers look at a very different schedule of programs in planning their work. Television has become a regular part of the school day for students above the second grade level. With offerings in science, mathematics, art, music, and language, educational television has brought the elementary student special speakers, programs, and demonstrations that would not otherwise be available. While fewer programs have been scheduled on the secondary level, juniors have made the study, Americans From Africa, a part of their American history course, and seniors have watched the current events program in their government class. Movies and filmstrips have also been more widely used as teaching aids. Films on driving safety made students acutely aware of the hazards of the highway. Movies of Ancient Greece and Colonial Virginia helped to recreate these periods of history. Thus the wise use of audiovisual materials sparked student interest and provided information in a most interesting way. (ABOVE) Kenneth Huddleston and Denny Smith prepare the Opa-Scope projector for classroom use. (RIGHT) Mrs. Jackie McArver, a student teacher, finds many uses for the opaque projector in teaching business courses. In vocational agriculture, Tommy Perkins gets practical experience in woodworking as he builds a nail box.