Fayetteville High School - Amethyst Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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ip, XVZCXQ-. Robert Atkins seems to be explaumng some important Zsfgxpessneafrfagnbteclsa group of seemingly interested learn of present by study of past With Mrs. L aV erne Heflin i as head the social sc- ience department continues to study the past, but the M emphasis is on the present as it has grown out of the past. In addition to American his- 'ti' r i tory, which is required, A- ' :L 'l't 5' f merican government, econo- mics,European history,world if Nr' ., ,.., .W ,f ll XV!! I history, and psychology are in l A the department. The news of local, state, national and in- ternational interest is read and discussed. Panel discussion, and oral reports with audio-visual aids enliven classes during the year. American history taught hy all ofthe history staff gives an understanding of our country and those who have made it. Finance, politics and government affairs are of first concern to the economic and government groups. To know why we do or do not act as human beings the psychology students discuss and learn about. Of importance to all world history students is the knowledge of world situations that are understood through a study of the development of these situations. In all classes emphasis given to current problems and events. Mrs. Laverne Heflin Head of social studies Mrs. Sharon Wimberly teacher of American and European history outlines some important topics of the early West for one of her class discussions.

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,Q-,. . .ti ti v,,,,,:.. . , f 3 at E QR 5 s - ' I L H? Mrs. Gladys Eason Mrs. Opal Hart r ,Ez k ,rf .ze ' w Y 'V ' H Q.: Mrs. Muriel Harris Mrs. Edith McAllister Junior English students listen as Mr. Doak explains the usage of the word but , K ,xv 19 One area of the English department is journalism. Knowledge of composition, gram- mar, and literature are important in their work on the Junior Times, the Amethyst, and other publications. Students at left are Elizabeth Sanders, Cheryl Skillern and Mark Bradley.

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2 'As .4 ' JIS.. f .,.f.n:My,f,Hi 2 ugbv ...Af 'X 4 K U-e Od M F. Lonnie Estes ' il: A M rs. Sharon Wimberly Third period American History class dramatizes the problems of the farmer in the l87O'S. Student actors are Cleft to rightD: Brian Fry, Lanny Samples, James Moody, Gretchen Rahtz, Barbara Gruebel, Carol Compton, and Missie Oldner. I v v I r X Mp,.., f, 4 Mrs. James Gann Q as - ,,A Mr. John Hale 3 , f K 1 tr' .1 Dioc1etian , says Mrs. Gann, did more harm than good toward the Roman Republic. Second period American History class looks on attentively as Mr. Hale lectures on the rise oi' labor unions.