Durant High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Durant, IA)

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Gffered Understanding There are four mathematics courses offered at DHS. These courses are Algebra I and general math, geometry, Algebra II, and advanced math. Algebra I or general math, which are taken in the freshman year, are the only required math courses. Geometry is taken to develop each student's ability to reason. Algebra I1 is much more detailed than Alge- bra I. Advanced math is for students who plan more advanced fields of math in college. Four science courses were .also available this year, biology, physical science, chemistry, and physics. Biology is taken in the freshman grade and deals with the living world. Physical science covers a broad di- vision of sciences and is taken as a second year science course. Chemistry and physics are taken by those who want a better background of science. ABOVE: C1Yd9 Sfolfenbofg and Three new courses were offered this year, econom- Miss Scott are busY Processing ics, sociology, and psychology. These courses deal books for the 1ibfafY- BELOW: with social, economic, and behavior questions of our MI- Sohnittlof uses his machine world. Gther history courses were world history and to give 3 math fest- American history. PFWDVNX ,,,,,,Y,,,,,gs,,,,. ,, y N ,.,, .m?gl.,-N.-.nas-:sauna

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Mary Hudspeth, Judy MacDonald Alice Scott, Karen Sharp Four years of English are inevitable for every Durant High student. Throughout his years here each student gains an accumulation of skills and knowledge having to do with English--grammatically and literarily. Freshmen and sophomores are drilled in the mechanics of English and are introduced to literature and its phases. Juniors are given a complete year of American litera- ture from colonial days to the present. In addition, they are required to prepare term paper. Seniors are given a choice of English programs, college prep or practical. Under Miss Scott the college prep stu- dents prepare term papers, practice various writing skills, study English literature, and take frequent spelling tests. The practical English students are given the opportunity to learn about various aspects of worldwide literature--poetry, short stories, and advertising begin a few. Speech was a new subject this year. The sophomores were required to take it as a first year course, while others were put into the advanced speech course. Among the ac- tivities were directing play scenes, interpretive reading, writing speeches, and studying radio and T-V. I4 Durant Facult ABOVE: The advanced speech class di- rected play scenes at the beginning of the year. Ken Reimers and Pat Lam- mers act out The Music Man directed by Lynne Wilson. BELOW: Mrs. Hud- speth tells the senior English class certain directions.

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Donald Brown fp : far-'l a Q X gy . '.Ai c 9 Patricia Jacobs Norman Mitts Volleyball is one of the favorite games of the girls' physical education program. At right shows a game in progress. A new sport, archery, was started for the girls in the fall. It proved to be quite fascinat- ing. Tom Kilburg Larry Butler I6 Teachers Stress 6 w v In physical education students usually start the year out by swinging a softball bat in that well- known game of softball, and usually end up the year by swinging a golf club in that great game of golf. In between these students learn and play such sports as flag football, speedball, volleyball, gymnastics, wrestling, tennis, and recreational games such as ping-pong and shuffleboard. There is even time to take part in physical fit- ness, which are sometimes dreaded, but is well known that they are good for the body. Hard work is a known factor in P.E. but there is fun, too, be- cause it is a nice break from the everyday routine of classes and those boring lectures.