Fair Park High School - Sequoyah Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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Humphreys Ivy Johnson Nutt Price Slimer Turner Vines HUBERT D. HUMPHREYS . . . American History B.S., Louisiana State University; M.Ed. University of Texas KENNETH W. IVY . . . Civics B.S., Northwestern State College ERNESTINE JOHNSON . . . Civics; Assistant Spon- sor of National Honor Society B.A., Centenary College MARTIN NUTT . . . American History; Student Council Sponsor, Presidents Club Sponsor B.A., M.A., Colorado College ANTOINETTE T. PRICE . . . American History, Economics; Senior Class Co-ordinator, Homecom- ing Sponsor, Athletic Ticket Manager B.S., Centenary College; M.Ed., Tulane and Louisiana State University BERNARD J. SLIMER . . . American History; Key Club Sponsor, Senior Class Sponsor B.S., Louisiana State University HARRIETTE TURNER . . . World History, Civics; Junior Class Co-ordinator B.A., Northwestern State College MARTHA E. VINES . . . Civics B.A., Louisiana Polytechnic Institute Social studies teaches about our world. A typical world history class retraces the ex- perience of mankind in its most important aspects. They go through the earliest civilization, Greek and Roman civilizations, the beginnings of modern civilization, political, social and industrial revolu- tion to present times. 22

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Linda Swiiley spends her study hall working in the library gaining experience, helping her school. Anything you need to know if you know how to find it—Dot Shaw looks in the card catalog as she learned in library orientation as a sophomore. GERALDINE T. GARNER . . . Librarian B.A., Northwestern State College; B.L.S., M.A., George Peabody College MARY C. HERNDON . . . Visual Aids, Library Secretary; Co-Sponsor Visual Aids Club JANE F. MASON . . . Library; Visual Aids Club Sponsor B.S., Centenary; L.S., Northwestern State College Garner Herndon Mason Library is important aid to students. Bobby Browning finds a quiet place full of information is ideal for preparation of an assignment. A special kind of treat to classes is a film used as an aid in a course. Mrs. Herndon trains Don Watson and Frank Stawasz in the operation of audio-visual equipment. 21

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Students work together. Civics, a required course at Fair Park, provides for a study of national, state and local government. Current events are a part of the study of these classes. Students are encouraged to read newspapers and keep up with civic affairs. Seniors are required to take American History. It is a survey of our nation’s history beginning with a review of Old World events and the American colonization. The study includes the social, economic, and political conditions of the United States throughout its history. The basic principies involved in man's attempt to make a creative living is the study of economics. Emphasis is placed on the American economy so that the student may understand the business system of the United States. World geography provides students with training in the techniques of thinking geographically about world problems. Reading maps, interpreting charts, graphs and tables, and understanding illustrations dealing with geographic principles are the basic things learned in this course. 23