George Washington High School - Monument Yearbook (Cedar Rapids, IA)

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WHS Pupils Learn Key Social Science Theories PasT is Prologue. This Tamous sTaTe- menT embodies one oT The basic mo- Tives Tor a sTudy oT hisTory. Through The sTudy oT our hisTory, and oT The men and ideas Tha+ shaped ThaT hisTory, we can gain an awareness oT noT only our heriTage, buT also where we sTand Today, boTh as individuals and as a naTion. Three social sTudies courses are re- quired To graduaTe Trom WashingTon. ln The TenTh grade world hisTory is Tal:- en. Sophomores sTudy man's begin- nings, The early civilizaTion, and loolc aT The developmenT oT individual coun- Tries ThaT make up The modern world, wiTh The emphasis on European coun- Tries. For iuniors a sTudy oT American his- Tory is underTalcen. The developmenT oT our naTion7 poliTically, idealisTically, eco- nomically, and socially is Traced back beTore colonial Times To The America oT Today. American l-leriTage, a unique learning experience which incorporaTes boTh American hisTory and American liTeraTure in a Two-hour course was Tal:- en by Tour classes oT iuniors This year. American governmenT was Taken by seniors Tor a semesTer. GovernmenT is designed To help sTudenTs see clearly The parT They play in Their governmenT, as well as Teaching The TuncTional proc- esses oT our sysTem. This year. The sTudy oT governmenT was given addiTional sTimulaTion by The naTional elecTions. The elecTives oT world geography, American problems, and economics round ouT The social sTudies curriculum aT WashingTon l-ligh School To give a social sTudies program ThaT sTrives To malce The sTudy oT hisTory and govern- menT a meaningTul and exciTing experi- ence, noT iusT a dreary collecTion oT dry TacTs. C T TTS, T A A C ,cc fy-'fi ' w g? , 'QV' x gg. I f f i-r' Mr. Tom CrosTon B.A. B.A., M.A. AssT. Traclc Coach American l-lisTory World l'lisTory Mr. Donald Durey Mr. Eugene Fifielcl Mr. Richard Hulaacelr Mr, William Jacobson M.A. M.A. B.A. American l-lisTory American l-leriTage Gpovernmenl' Mr. William Jacobson Mr. Jaclc Kelly Mr. Darrel Larson Mr. Charles Lingren Mr, Gordon McCallum B.A., lvl,A. B.A. B.A. B.A. B.A., M.A, American l-lisTory American l-lisTory World l-lisTory World l-lisTory G,-ovemmenf Geoqfapllb' Economics Senior Class Sponsor Teen-Dems Sponsor

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fav' X .K I Mr Gxlberf J. Maas Mrs. Virginia McCray B A M A. B.A. G rman l. Il Spanish l, II, Spanish Club Foreign Language courses are a nec- essary parl of any good high school curriculum. This year Washingion of- fered four years of German, French, Lalin, and Spanish. Use of lhe modern iechnique of language leaching and excellence of The language slaff, round our Washing+on's foreign language pro- gram malcing i+ one of The besi in The area. broughi io meer 'lhe needs of expanding foreign language classes. vi ' '- A - -.M Y H .vc iw F -V-X Q Mr. Roberi Mueller Mrs. Louise Wagner Miss Cleda Wellborn M.A. AB., M.A. BS. German II, lll, IV French II, Lalin lll, IV Lalin l, lil German Club USING AUDIO Lingual Meihods, sludenls learn foreign languages by rep eiifion. Here Mrs. McCray 'reaches Spanish siudenls a new dialogue.

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