Durant High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Durant, IA)

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KENNETH PUTNEY World History, American History, Sociology, Track Coach Keep Pace For Tomorrow There were four math courses offered at DHS, These courses were general math, Algebra I, geometry, Algebra II and advanced math, - Freshmen were required to take general math or Algebra l, while the other math courses were electives, Geometry was taken to develop reasoning, Algebra ll was a more advanced study of Algebra lg and advanced math was for Students planning careers in math or related fields, ' Four science courses were offered this year. They were biology, physical science, chemistry and physics, JERRY CLARK Biology, Physical Science, Chemistry I Q 4 RICHARD SHARP Geometry, Algebra II, Senior Math Biology was required for freshmen and covered the living world, Physical science was the second year science course and was a general science, Chemistry and physics were taken by those college-bound students or those stu- dents planning to enter a field of science, Three semester courses were again offered this year: economics, sociology, and psychology. These courses dealt with social, economic and behavior questions of our world. World histroy and American history were also taught this year, American histroy was required for all juniors, HAROLD FAIRBAIRN General Math, Algebra I, Physics

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5 M ALICE SCOTT Librarian, Senior English 9 JUDY MACDON Al ,ID Freshmen linglish ,pw 'Wwe EPD-u. Languages, Sciences, and Math Four years of English are required for graduation from Durant High School, Throughout his years in DHS, each student gains an accumulation of skills and knowledge having to do with English-grammatically and literally. This year freshmen and sophomores we re drilled in the mechanics of English and were introduced to litera- ture and its phases, Juniors were given a complete year of American literature and some aspects of grammar in connection with their term papers, Seniors were given a choice of English programs, college preparatory or practical. The college prep students prepared term papers, practiced various writing skills, studied English literature, and took frequent spelling tests, The practical English students studied grammar, read many books and also had frequent spelling tests. For the first,time, freshmen were allowed to take speech with the sophomores, Juniors and seniors were enrolled in the advanced speech class, Some of the activ- ities in this class were directing play scenes, interpre- tive reading, writing speeches and studying radio and television, Spanish was a two-year course which dealt with that language, Students learned to write and speak it through class discussions and the use of records, SANDRA MCCARTY Sophomore linglish, Spanish l OIS OVliRl3iXUGH Sophomore linglish, American l itcrature VIRGINIA I'Ol,l,OCTli N ' Speech lffii

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CHARLES CHASE General Business, Business Arithmetic, Bookkeeping, Coaching JULIE SCOTT Typing, Shorthand, Secretarial Training KAY KERR Home Economics 2 i,'. , if . ' '.:: f -' m!:?'lze W M h,,i i , ,,' , 2 . A, V , f,,' Q- M f f ,fm fy, asa 'i ' '-t ' , . , f f ' --Vf W,,fff.is-: E it f Q - 2 3 3 3? 3, ,,effa2i3'3. A ,, , ' ' ' , . fy --fi 1 2. wg -1,mcff,s1f ,'-t H.2,:Zf:,a-gg.225ya5,f',.:Ef Qi ',.f,k sm: Qs f-'7' 5 'W ' ...aww ----- -W RICHARD SUNDICH Industrial Arts Practical And STIMULATE MI Commercial courses, industrial arts, and home economics were provided for students interested in obtaining a job in a specific field. Business course electives included Typingl and II, secretarial training, bookkeeping, busi- ness arithmetic, shorthand, and business ma- chines-a newly added course, Home Economics II and III were provided for high school girls. Housing, sewing, foods and family relations were covered, Industrial arts covered many areas, Fresh- men were taught mechanical drawing, while the sophomores le arned to use hand tools and machines in the shop, Juniors were taught metal working and welding, and the seniors took ad- vanced welding and cabinet making, D