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

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Our Iinglish department probably does more than any other single agency to make patriotic Americans of the students of our school. Through our democratic language, We learn to be worthy of our democratic freedom. In an effort to interpret the society in which students find themselves, the curriculum takes them back into the past, making a study of the great epochs of social advance, for the purpose of revealing how our society has come to assume the present form. In this study, the contribu- tions of the nations of the past to man's cul- tural development-to art, to architecture, to music, to literature-are related to the time of which they are an expression. Without forcing a connection between the history and the litera- ture, the natural unity between the two is estab- lished. When read in connection with a study of the people whose life and time it reflects, literature may be made more intelligible and more en- joyable. This is an important and appropriate use of literature, often opening the doors to imaginative participation in the life of the peo- ple studied, and thus becoming a strong factor in creating appreciation of contribution and heritage of their own people to the culture of the world which the student will inherit. The students are ofTered a comprehensive study of both grammar and literature. The great literature of both America and England is taught in the Junior and Senior years. The under-classmen spend their time on grammar and development of speech along with an in- troduction to Shakespeare and Scott. All good Americans study and speak good English AMERICAS UTTERANCE MISS I-IARTLEY-Efzgliib , ljluralzm' MISS RAMER-ljngfilll and Amrr- iran I.ffl'l'LIfIlft', and Euglixb Cum jmxiliwz ' - 1, 0' MISS CARSON-Sojrfnrmzon' ling liifr and Grammar MISS BYNUM-lfrmlmzan Ifnglixln

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KNOWLEDGE AND A CULTURAL BACKGROUND Rome In es agun A message from Parls MISS ELMORE, Latin MISS MOUNTJOY, Lafin Language IS a favorlte subject of the students who seek enrlchment of thelr cultural background Stu dents acqu1re knowledge and sk1ll through the study of any of the three subjects offered 1n th1s department Wlth a new to better understandmg of HISPHHIC Amer1can problems a new subject has been added thls year Spanlsh taught by MISS Cfldlln Two years of Spanlsh are offered as well as the or1g1naI four years of Latln and two years of French The students 1n these courses enjoy a much wnder progrlm than just translatlon and grammar The modern language students subser1be to Le Petxte ournal a student newspaper and to Vo1c1 Spanlsh ed1t1on of Rotarlanl RCVISIR Rotarla French magazme dngest Latm pup1Is haxe access to 1 large varxety of books on Roman llfe and customs IH the hbrary They also subscr1be to the Latln maga zme Aux1l1um Latmum Besldes these both M1ss Elmore and M1ss Mountjoy have an CXICHSIVC col plemented from tlme to time as 1nsp1rat1on str1kes wlth orlgmal drawmgs or clrvmgs by ardent students The entjre dep1rtment emphaslzes hlgh scholarship through prep lratlon I xtrl enjoyment ns the Rom ln Bmquet every four years Larm tournaments 1 Mod ern L1ngu1,e Club md the newly orgmlzed unlor CIISSIL ll League Thxs deplrtment does much to help the student to better understlnd our own Iangumge lppreelltm, It ln the light of other tongues and vsorkmg towlrd 1 tolerlnee of 111 peoples and Ian gulges 4 I . . . - . s . . . i I ' yi I ' A . . j V . . . U . . j as u ' 'sz J . , , , 21 . . . . . ,, . . ,, , a ' 7 T . H . .' . ,, . . 7 ' 7 Iccrion of source material made through research, sup- 1 I i YA It , l l , L - ' I Y 1 U' S , 1 x ' 1 ' J ' . . , , , 2 L 1 , V. 1 , Y 1 i, a y I ' ' Y Q 1 1 1 - ' 7.5 3 11 . MISS CRIDLIN, Sfmnixb and Ivzuzfr

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,ff MISS SPRINGER, Sludj Hall MISS BOY D, Lf1II'flI'ft1l1 RESEARCH FOR EDUCATIO The Study hall is a scene of confusion when classes change, but after the tardy bell, a place of silent study or magazine reading. Only the movement to the reference room and li- brary at the beginning of the period breaks the silence. The entire room, crowded though it is, has an inviting atmosphere, with its new shades, wall posters, and shiny new desks re- hnished by the woodworking classes. Anyone in the front section to the li- brary, starts a stream of students to the hustle and bustle of the library. A new card catalogue has been placed in the library for the convenience of the students. A student Hle enables the student to keep up with the books he has out so that he may return them on time. The library caters to the demands of the student. By being a member of several of the current book clubs, it gives the student access to the recent books as well as to the classics. There is a wide selection of books other than fiction offered for student use. There is a particularly extensive supply of material available on vocational choices for seniors. To the less studious pupils a study hall is a forty-five minute period of enjoyment and entertainment. From the fifty-six magazines and Eve current newspapers, a student may derive enjoyment and still learn something. These periodicals may be obtained at the rear of the study hall. Another division of the study department is the reference room. Here a student has ac- cess to all the encyclopedias and reference books. Here, also are the latest dictionaries. A vertical file of current material is kept, and, also for the faculty, there is a shelf where teachers may reserve books for specific assign- ments. ,Q ' I ll l . 'x Monotonous but necessary Nope-not in N . 4 Hard on elbows