Gadsden High School - Crucible Yearbook (Gadsden, AL)

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ELIZABETH D. THOMPSON Chairman of the English De- partment, Mrs. Thompson was graduated from the University of Alabama with an A.B. de- gree. She is the sponsor of the Thespians, the Red Cross, and the Senior Class. She teaches Junior English and two classes of Spanish. LENA PENTECOST Mrs. Pentecost holds a B.S. degree from Jacksonville State College and has done gradu- ate work at Auburn University. She teaches Sophomore English. Stresses Composition This year the English Department at Gadsden High School has stressed theme writing in an ef- WILLENE PERKINS fort to help the students express themselves more Miss Perkins attended Northeast effectively. Louisiana State College and Peabody Literature plays a great role in human develop- College, receiving B.A. and M.A. de- ment. The true greatness of a people at any grees. She is the sponsor of the period of history can be measured by their litera- MAGNAVOX and Quill and Scroll, ture. Literature is always built on the past. Litera- She teaches Senior English, ture is a record of the past on which we can build the future. GENERAL LOU McDANIEL Mrs. McDaniel attended Snead College. She received her B.S. degree with a major in busi- ness and a minor in English from Jacksonville State College. She teaches bookkeeping and Sophomore English. KATHRYN SHAMBLIN Mrs. Shamblin, Sophomore teacher, attended Jacksonville State College and the University of Alabama Center and graduated with a B.S. de- gree. She is sponsor of the F. T. A.

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Theme • writing is on important phase of English at Gadsden High School. Sophomores learn proper tech- niques from Mrs. McDaniel. English Department Few things you can acquire in school are as im- CAROLYN BELLENGER portant as the ability to speak and write effec- tively. Success comes to the person who has at his Mrs. Bellenger received her command the words he needs and the necessary A.B. degree in English from knowledge of his language to help him use these Goucher College. She teaches words as he wishes. A person's ideas, no matter five classes of Junior English. how good, are of little practical importance unless he can express them clearly. JUNE MOORE BUGG Sponsor of the Renaissance Club, Mrs. Bugg teaches five classes of Senior English. She re- ceived her A.B. degree at the University of Ala- bama and has done graduate work at Peabody. CHARLOTTE MAXINE MASHBURN Mrs. Mashburn, a new Sophomore English teacher, is the sponsor of the Gamma Tri-Hi-Y. She attended the University of Chattanooga and Jacksonville State College, receiving a B.S. de- gree with a major in English and a minor in history from Jacksonville State College.

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Two Spanish students, Carlos Rozo (second from right) and Quillermo Valiente, (far left) visited the Spanish classes this year under the direction of Mrs. Hill. They enjoyed a typical American meal—hotdogsl Language Department TREUDIE BENTLEY A valuable member of the Language Department, Mrs. Bentley attended Blue Mountain College where she was award- ed an A.B. degree. Mrs. Bentley is the sponsor of the French Club, an organiza- tion which she helped establish. She teaches French. DORA GENE HILL Chairman of the Foreign Language Department, Mrs. Hill teaches Spanish I, II, and III and Russian I and II. She received a B.S. degree from Alabama College and has done additional work at the University of Alabama. MAUDINE WHITE Mrs. Maudine White, Gadsden High's beloved Latin Teacher, is a graduate of the University of Alabama and holds an A.B. degree. Her sense of humor keeps Latin from being a dead lan- guage, and her stories about the gods and goddesses are always amusing. [ 18 ] Language plays a tremendous part in the world today. With communication and transportation bringing countries closer together, a knowledge of languages is becoming more of a necessity every day. When a person speaks a foreign language, he becomes acquainted with a new country and its customs. A student is able to enjoy good litera- ture by the authors in their native tongues. With this knowledge a student can better acquaint him- self with the rhythmic grace of the poetic lines. Language also presents a challenge to every stu- dent in mastering a language. Not everyone can, but when he does, he feels a great pride in his accomplishment.