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

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French Course Added To Foreign Languages The streets of Paris come alive daily in room 102 where Miss Slusher holds her French class. A new course, French will become a two year study for college bound students and those who just wish to learn the language. Down the hall another foreign language transmits students to Ancient Rome as Latin pupils study noun declensions and verb conjugation. For the more advanced Latin II scholars an account of Caesar’s Gaul Conquest is to be translated. “Sock it to me” in French is only one of many phrases these students have translated. Mrs. Thelma T. Houchins B.S., Radford College Latin I and II, English V Miss Nancy Lou Slusher B.A., Radford College M.A., UVA French I, English V, Journalism County Crier Sponsor Quill and Scroll Sponsor 19

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Ambition And Talent And Fine Arts Students New drill routines practiced for the upcoming football game, artistic skills developed through molding clay images, a variety of songs being prepared for the annual Christmas assembly ... All are characteristic of the Fine Arts Department. A trio of new teachers guide the students in developing their talents and ambitions and in appreciating the beauty of both music and art. Performing with competence, students win approval from their teachers. Miss Vaughan joins with her Art II class in working with abstract pottery. Practice for home football games includes formation drills as well as memorizing music. Mrs. Bonnie C. Sitz Miss Emma Catherine Vaughn B.S., Radford College B.S., Radford College Choral Director Basic Art, Second Year Art Mr. Robert A. Ellwanger B.S., M.A., East Carolina University Band Director 18

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Mrs. Elizabeth Carpenter B.A., Radford College English I and II, Dramatics One-Act Play Mrs. Harriet P. Duckett B.S., Radford College English II and IV Highland Scops Sponsor Mr. Donald L. Flick B.S., East Tenn. State English I and II Varsity Club Sponsor Five Year English Course, A State Requirement Remedial reading, dramatics, and journalism are three elective courses of the English curriculum. Students also acquire knowl- edge of grammar and literature through a five year study program Remedial reading aids many students in overcoming verbal difficulties. Dramatics students use the auditorium to gain the “feel” of acting. Students of journalism learn the various aspects of reporting and editing. Through Educational Television students are introduced to new concepts of phonetics. Junior English students prepare to take notes from an ETV program on Literature. Using the body to express emotion is easier when facial expres- sions are hidden, as shown by these Drama Students. 20