Glenwood High School - Nushka Yearbook (Glenwood, NC)

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language and Social Studies . Communications satellites may, within a life-time, give us a language that all educated men can understand. This page sponsored by Music is a universal language. MARION F. C. X., CONLEY OIL COMPANY, INC., and EAST COURT MOTOR COMPANY

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won icf ancf the qfo ones or a modern one c e ;; C a ass Words can soothe men and nations- - or fan the smouldering coals of rebellion. They can dull and enslave minds, or stir them to creative efforts. In an age when the forces of freedom and communism maintain a precarious balance, a single word- -ill-chosen or misunderstood --has the power to tip the scales in favor of one ideo- logy or the other. Formal study of vocabulary and spell- ing in context and from standard lists is a part of the English curriculum. The advan- ced English classes strive for perfection in spelling and the ' best diction in all written work. They are also encouraged to broaden and enrich their vocabularies in reading and speech. fl literature C fas s Modern literature books contain inspir- ing, challenging, and informative stories and essays based on the Space Age. The fiction fires the imagination, and the non- fiction gives a better understanding of space and this nation ' s concern in making progress. Reading and enjoying literature is an integral part of an English course, whether it is the science -fiction of Jules Verne, a true account of the flight of astronaut John Glenn, or a Bret Harte story with the theme of the spark of goodness in each of us.” Out of a literature course come imagination for invention and better understandings of human relations- -both necessary under- standings in the Age of Space. This page sponsored by OLD FORT FINISHING PLANT

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A shrinking physical world can survive only in an expanding social world. Language and social studies are interrelated courses with emphasis upon better international relations. As space devel- opments bring continents closer and closer together, the more important is the language, the history, and the social and economic development of our own and other nations. The emphasis in social studies is on current problems with causative historical backgrounds. For example, the Berlin complications stem back to World War II; world social movements resulting from racial strife are correlaries to the national integration problems. Language, which is now so necessary to the understand- ing of other peoples, is not taught from the vocabulary- grammar point of view, but more from oral speech point of view with emphasis upon not only the communicative tools of speaking, writing, and reading, but also the literature (including music), the history and geography, and a study of beliefs and ideals of the country. This page sponsored by DREXEL FURNITURE COMPANY