Drexel High School - Cavalcade Yearbook (Drexel, NC)

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Language So this is where advanced English meets! Sure, French is fun. Right, Mrs. Gregory? Mrs. Stover gives recitation of “The Duck” for French class. 26

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Mrs. Adelaide C. Westbrook AB Meredith English Mrs. Gail McNeil MA ASU; AB Milligan English Basic Tools of Learning Mrs. Westbrook’s junior English class tried a new technique this year which enabled them to learn more words and build their interests in vocabulary. Venturing into her class, one was sure to trip over three or four busy characters with a Scrabble game right in the center of a table. Not only did this method give students a chance to study, but allowed them to have fun and relax, too. Mrs. Westbrook also let her class present a skit, “The Princess Inter¬ venes.” Mrs. McNeil’s English classes are busily at work doing book reports and regular grammar, so Mrs. McNeil informed us. There is nothing like studying English in an English class! Mrs. Abernethy has been a wonderful help to each student wishing to find information on term papers, research papers, and other educational needs. As our librarian, she has given us a var¬ iety of books and a cheerful smile to guide us each day. Mrs. Abernethy reminds each student at D.H.S. to remember that the library is just that-a library. Mrs. Silver M. Abernethy BS ASU Librarian Ready to help her students at any convenient time, Mrs. Westbrook supervises the work of one of her students during a study period. Always keeping a close check on the books that seem to be most helpful to students, Mrs. Abernethy makes sure she has them available for future use.

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Expanding in Languages Philosophy was the main course of study for advanced English students during the first half of the year. Such prominent philosophers as Sigmund Freud, Zeno, and Sartre were a few out of many to be discussed. Several trips have already taken place this year. Some in the class went to Charlotte to hear Archibald MacLeish, an American poet, reciting some of his poetry. On their way home the group stopped in Hickory to see the film of the Broadway play West Side Story . Antigone was next on the agenda for advanced English. An event which proved to be quite thrilling was the lecture given by astronaut Scott Carpenter. Mrs. McCall always urges each of her students to attend these trips to enlighten their creative ability. The senior French class has been studying French history by Francois Rabelais under the supervision of Mrs. Stover. Those who take French always appreciate the concern of Mrs. Stover and Mrs. Gregory. French students recite oral lessons. Claywell, Freud, and sex-what a way to go! Mrs. Maxine McCall MA ASU BS ASU Advanced English Mrs. Maude Stover AB Greensboro French Mrs. Dorothy Gregory MA ASU AB Fenoir Rhyne French 27