Dobyns Bennett High School - Maroon and Grey Yearbook (Kingsport, TN)

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STUDY k in the center of rom the 'z . room 3305 comes the familiar exclam- ation: Three rows from the door in the back section to the library. The students desiring a book pass from this scene of silent study to a busy room of constant exchange ot' books. Recently added to the broad selection of books has been 'mn of vocational 1 lised des a large collectn books to help the students to ' ' and choose their vocations build their high school sub- selected career. jects about a To the less studious pupils it 'h 'll is a period of tiesta u t their time comes to choose a ll from the large periodic: fifty-six mag- selection of azines and five news- papers. A very popular division of their he reference depart- ment is t which cont s and refer- room ains en- cyclopedia books on every ence subject. AND P LEASURE BO fngff? dy Bflyd S tu K0 vi S L4-. Q9 bo If F' -4 Q 50 Z' W 'v-4 S Fd .Y6Ste GJ 3 'U -72 CU 3 4-f 'ff JI 4-1 -it 'U 'U S fer 3 Web OKS

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i . ... swf Nhsew ey, Fof Y Rama , ron ev Cidxtr' l 3 NOUNS, VERBS, PREPOSITIONS- Our country has room for but one language here, and that is the English language, for we intend to see that the crucible turns our people out as Amer- icans, and not as dwellers in a polyglot boarding house. The above quotation is from a letter read at the All American Festival, New York, written by Theodore Roosevelt. Our English department wants us to be Americans. The main purpose of the school cur- riculum is to interpret to students the industrial and institutional life of the so- ciety into which they are born and in which, as adults, they must play an in- telligent part. English is the doorway through which students pass on the road to success and happiness in this society. When the contents of the curriculum are broad, varied, and rich, and when pupils are given opportunity to express them- selves freely, as in our school, much of the work in English will relate itself nat- urally to the other studies of the .cur- riculum. Page fll't'II'l? A senior English class as it studies diagraming in order to simplify the proper use of the seven parts of speech.

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, Y Mr Couflce' MY - B xs'5 etef 500' M utlef 1 Mr ' Swanson THIS WORLD WE OCCUPY American History Projects Election Day x X l lr' 1 Studies and lectures covering data from hieroglyphics to the WPA are carried on for twenty-five periods a day. This department emphasizes our American principles by teaching the students the fundamentals of democ- racy, the history of our nation, and importance and position of capital and labor. This department offers a wide range of subjects including Ancient History, Modern History, Sociology, Econom- ics, and American History, a state-re- quired subject for seniors. Ancient and Modern History deals mostly with European and Asiatic History leading to the rise and fall of each country and the consequent founding of our Amer- ican nation. The American History takes the United States at its found- ing and brings it to the WPA. Soci- ology teaches the good and evil of our alphabetical administrations and how they may be perfected. Economics brings out the mercenary character- istics of the world we occupy. Having completed these courses, the student is well adapted to being a good citizen.