Del Rio High School - Aries Yearbook (Del Rio, TX)

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Social Studies classes p The social studies department of Del Rio High School has a large enrollment each year. This year as in years past the required courses were offered at two levels. The college- bound program featured enrichment in the form of outside reading and individual research projects for both oral and written reports. The Co-oper- ative Social Studies Tests were given in world history, American history, government, and advanced govern- ment. These single-subject achievea ment tests published by Princeton Testing Service enabled DRI-IS stu- dents to compare their ranking with that of students all over the country. The most popular elective was sociology, with Latin American history ranking second. More than a third of the Latin American history students spent four days in Monterrey in March, with a stopover of several hours in Saltillo on the way and in Monclova on the return trip. From a serape factory in Saltillo to backstage at the Plaza de Toros in Monterrey, every day was packed with action and rove popular interest. Two advanced standing courses were offered in the department, economics and advanced government. As a climax to study and discussion, the advanced government students analyzed and commented on Arnold Toynbee's recent allegation that the United States is currently more to be feared by the rest of the world than Russia. Their summations were sub- mitted in letter form replying to Professor Toynbee and the news media publishing his charges. tif 1 It V .,,., ff, f 'sq t ex v W. . i4?,4,g,,'f t 'F i ,U MRS CLAIRE ABBETT social studies department head, is pleased with a student's ' gy y . , tiff: a.'1,1 : :-,ig L W., is' fs , .1 f egg ,gia'f' ,,l .,f - gh 1 ff' f airies I wk we ' W 1 Q 2-:gg - 't 'ii - -ai: i - , comment. .,L91s:3134+Zr,3 4 .a 11, .Z-2 1 if rr Z g 2 ' 13 it if , gl T 2 1 si , S if i MRS. ANN MYERS pauses between her American history classes.

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L , 0- 'MPH t 'A-Q11-I , if BILL DAVIS AND Tanya Lemon act out parts of the play they are studying. RANCES WADDELL listens intently to a question asked by a student. 27

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