Duncan High School - Wildkat Yearbook (Duncan, AZ)

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practice in speaking “I may be light-minded, but I just don’t get some of this,” says S. Pace in a panel discussion in English about James Thurber. J. Hartley and D. Johnson are puzzled, too. RIGHT: Mike McKeon and Dean Richins search for information for their English and American government themes. Mike’s leg was broken just a few weeks before school started. Virgie Waters makes a reading list for the English classes. Such lists were useful for other classes as well—speech, American government, history, biology, general science. “Facing the music” are girl saxophonists Shirleen Lunt, Marilyn Jones, Sharlene Richardson, and Diane Attaway. They are practicing in the band room during 6th period. 21

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Reports, discussions require extra study, give Sometimes the seniors wonder if it's worth it to reach their exalted rank, when teachers like Mrs. Boyett, Mr. Bowman, and Mr. Holdsworth assign one research theme after another. However, some admit they actually enjoy learning something more about the world and literature, and working in the library does make a change from sitting in the classroom. Besides, every theme brings a senior nearer to graduation, and soon it’s all over. In English III also, more panel discussions and special pro- jects indicate that the upper class level has been attained, even though dull grammar still has to be met occasionally, and book reports are still required. Even in Mrs. Boyett’s speech class, the learning is not al- together a matter of standing on one’s feet and having to talk before an audience: you have to have something to talk about, and that means more trips to the library. As for the almost all-school population in the music classes, even if there is no studying to do, there is plenty of practice, if you want agoodgrade, and there are night performances for both band and chorus. LEFT: Mrs. Dull inspects a book of epitaphs written by the class of ’66 as a project for English III. Book received first prize at Greenlee County Fair. BE- LOW: Pat Scordato demonstrates art of fencing to speech class, with Mrs. Boyett as partner. On blackboard are written various terms used in fencing. 20

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“Learning to read is what students need, if they are to do acceptable work,” is what you might hear any teacher say, for even though a person thinks he can read, understanding what the author means is the real test. “This means think- ing as you read,” the teacher might also say. So in physics and math, Mr. Richardson spends quite a lot of time just asking his students what the problem says, and then checking on them for what it means, and then leading them to the correct conclusions. Likewise, in history and economics, Mr. Knowlton guides pupils in answering questions in the text book and in using library sources for background to the topics being studied. Using maps and charts helps to make places and statistics easier to visualize and remember. In science,'Mr. Stephens gives hard tests over the book, but he also teaches his students to learn by doing, and by experimentation in the laboratory. Insect collections, plant collections, travels in the world of the microscope and re- ports (again from the library) force students to bring the words of the book to life. One of the “most fun” periods in the day is Mr. Clothier's art class, even if you aren't a great artist. Dealing with colors and lines, one develops powers of observation. Art students Cecilia Lujan and Carlos Renteria sketch autumn foliage for an art assignment. An old cottonwood tree across the road was their subject in this instance. Art students sharpen perceptions; classes in Students in Mr. Richardson's geometry class listen attentively as he explains various figures and formulas to them. There were 17 sophomores and juniors in this class. “What’s the difference between relative and absolute humidity?” asks Mr. Richardson. Puzzled physics stu- dents M. McKeon, L. Lunt, B. Richardson search for answer.