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

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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

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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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MISS MASSENGILL FOOJS MISS JACOBS Clolbmg w was AMERICAN HCME MAKERS Probably the department most favored by girls is the home economics department Young home makers are taught how to make their own wardrobes and to cook three square meals a day From the favored cooking classes come such delicacies as chocolate cakes crisp green salads and fried chicken dinners Besides cooking the girls give much attention to other phases of home making they study decorating bud getmg meal planning child care and have an excellent course in first aid When they come from these classes our girls are ready to undertake the efficient management of a household and in so doing build the right kind of American homes for the future The sewing classes were the first volunteers in the school who aided the defense program Members of the cooking class cream butter and sugar to make a delicious chocolate cake These girls keep up with the latest fashions by making their own clothes they made clothes for the Red Cross and for British War Relief But more than merely sewing these stu dents receive instruction in color harmony Weaving Even laundering and making ch1l dren s clothing are included ln this course Page fzfteen y , .. Q 5 f. ' 9 - 1, va I I ,fri ,W 3 qg . t f 1 is .f L 5 l f' - ,f , ' 9 , ya K f . , . . . . , ' in design, knitting, needlepoint, crochet, and , . I , l Q n n n 9 i ' ' Y - . S . , - Q , Y l 7 3 J ti . . i 5