Falls Church High School - Jaguar Yearbook (Falls Church, VA)

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Humanities instructors find relish in observing the learning process . . . . . . through the gaiety of the Hora as well as through rigors of logic and philosophy. Delving further into the study of Man and Religion, students visit places of worship in Wahington, D.C. 15

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An on-the-spot recording session of the US Army Band is used as an instrument identification assignment by Mr. Lunsford. Humanities Growth Stimulated by Contact With Outer Environs Students, whether knowledge-seeking Freshmen or arguing Seniors, gained insight into man and his environment-that puzzling, ever-changing, yet always interesting study. The topography of Timbuctoo . . . , the economics of Ethiopia . . . , the wild pleasures of the Carribean . . . ; nothing was held back from the curious Freshmen in World Ge- ography. The more sedate Sophomores studied ancient civilizations, industrial revolutions, and international relations. Juniors, aided by outside reading assign¬ ments, reviewed the institution and develop¬ ment of the United States, while their more advanced peers surveyed the changing con¬ cepts and ideas of the American people in the newly-conceived American Civ. course. Senior government classes battled verbally the theories of national, state, and local government. Democracy took on a new mean¬ ing as they organized and amended their own constitution. Simulated government games, lessons of the Great Books and controversial discussions challenged Seniors in Humanities. The gardens of a monastery provide fertile ground for spreading roots in the study of Man and his place in Nature’s framework. 14

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A unique historical mural in Madame Sulpice ' s room sets the mood for the study of French culture. Language skills of students are advanced by contact with foreign visitors. Two servings of foreign culture . . . 16