Greenwood High School - Under the Greenwood Tree Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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Latin is the backbone of our English langudge Do I look all right? says Sally Thomas to Anne Williams as they dress in true Roman style 'For the annual Roman Banquet. MILDRED BAKER RICE, Supervisor of Latin and English, acquired her B.S. from SMS. The responsibility of sponsoring the Seventh Grade and the Latin Club is a iob she enioys. ,M Old customs are revealed in pictures shown by Mrs. Rice to Latin I pupils Candy Campbell, Butch Carr, Hadley Whitlock, and Judy Ellis. Porto, portas, portant was heard in the halls of Greenwood while hard-working Latin students studied and learned under the supervision of Mrs. Rice. Three years of Latin are offered. Seventh Graders are required to take Latin-English, and two additional years ot advanced work are given for those who desire it. Mrs. Rice also teaches Seventh and Ninth Grade English in addition to sponsoring the Latin Club. Practice malfes perfect thinks Virginia White as she polishes her first book report upstairs.

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and science gives us a world of progress Deep thopght .is reflected in the face of Sara Andalafte as she solves a Seventh graders Dickie Bates, Curt Barnaby, and Ann Arnold problem in Solid Geometry class using various shaped blocks as her guide. are poised to write quickly as they await the Go signal in a Mathematics race. The basic knowledge of facts, figures, measure- ments, and relationship of quantities are all phases of mathematics and science. In the mathematics department is Mr. Bush. His is a full schedule of basic mathematics, plane geometry, and trigonometry. In the science department is Dr. Henderson who has the honor of having taught and supervised in Greenwood for the greatest number of years. Biology, Seventh Grade Science, Physics, and Chemistry are under his direction. The many students who undertook any of these courses found themselves understanding the knowledge of everyday needs and problems of f'lB'l'UI'S. WM. JACK BUSH, Supervisor of Mathematics, at- tained his B.S. from Arkansas A8rM and his M.S. from Arkansas University. He sponsors Student Council and Eighth Grade.

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Talking in the study hall? But even this favorite pastime does not stop other students from studying, reading, and checking out books. bookish place is our library Knowledge can only be obtained by study, and Greenwood's library is the perfect place to do this. Not only are reference books available to students at all times, but so are the many enioyable books and magazines. This past year, many new books were added to the library to widen the students' knowl- edge and enioyment. Under the supervision of Mr. Scar- borough, the library is a quiet place to study, as well as a pleasant one in which students are always welcome. J. RAY SCARBOROUGH, Librarian, received his B.S. in Education from SMS and his A.M. from Missouri University. Keeping the Library up to date is one of his yearly duties. Nedda White finds that the use of the reference cards in the library saves her time as she gathers ma- terial for her report.