Floyd County High School - Bison Yearbook (Floyd, VA)

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Mrs, Mock ' s advanced choral class meets second period, and its enthusiasm and ded- ication to music is reflected in the sounds echoing through the halls. Jazz, Classics Echo From Music Department Music is the universal language of mankind. A clear soprano note, a willowy chorale from the clarinets, a jazzy trumpet solo or a vocal selection from South Pacific might transport FCHS ' s music students from the daily routine to a ballroom in Vienna, a hazy coffee house in New Orleans, or the pounding surf on a tropical beach. Be it the precision and perfection of a football show or the endless prac- ticing for a choral concert, each music student must learn to develop his talents to work in the group. From a fast moving march in band to a Christ- mas lullaby in choral class a director introduces the many worlds of music to his students. The concentration of these young drummers is proof that band class is not a time to relax, but a time to perfect. A young flutist patiently sits and listens as fellow band members warm-up for their try-outs before Mr. Kaufman.

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Advanced business students learn to handle up-to-date machines in office practice. Long legs must be stretched! Typing I and II and personal use typing are offered students in any curriculum. Wages Daily War on Time and Errors Two years of distributive education are offered. DEI consists solely of class work in preparation for a DE II job. Business courses are more than laying of ground work for future applica- tion. In typing, shorthand, general business, DE, economics, office practice, and bookkeeping classes, students make practical application of their knowl- edge as they learn it. Nimble fingers and quick thinking are important in typing and shorthand, but courses such as bookkeeping or general business, require patience and thorough thinking. The variety of courses which FCHS offers trains teen-agers in subjects which will in many cases qualify them for jobs in the business world immediately after graduation. Because they are learning to apply as they learn, because they see the results of their work before them in a neatly typed page of balanced columns of figures - students find business courses particularly gratifying. 27

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MISS ANNIE CATHERINE DOBYNS B. A. , Emory G Henry College Latin I G II, Guidance SCA Sponsor MRS. RUTH B. HARMAN B.A., Radford College English IV, Spanish I G II Senior Tri-Hi-Y Sponsor To students taking foreign language, class life is spent either in Ancient Rome or down Mexico way. Two years of both Spanish and Latin are of- fered at FCHS; thus, conceivably a student could take four years of foreign language. Besides learning the vocabulary, verb conjugations, and basic sentence constructions, the students broaden their knowledge of Spanish his- tory and Latin mythology. In addition to the basic Latin construction, stu- dents translate Caesar ' s Commentaries on the Gallic Wars and Homer ' s Illiad and the Odyssey . Translations are essential to the study of Latin as vocabulary words are to the study of Spanish. More of an international kinship is felt after having studied the language, the people, and the customs of another country. Spanish I students use records, tapes, and almost anything available to help them acquire the correct Spanish accent and word pronunciation. Togas, of Foreign Languages Ponchos Indicative Oh, to be able to translate Latin The history of Spanish speaking countries is part of the study of Spanish II. into English and vice-versa is the These boys are trying to match countries and flags, wish of these Latin I students! 29