Grimsley High School - Whirligig Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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Majority of GHS students study foreign languages HILL HUDSON good- naturedly enacts the part of “el gordo” — the fat man. Conversing in French or Spanish or translat¬ ing Caesar and Cicero, over three-fourths of the students at GHS furthered their study of foreign languages. With a language, they learned about a country’s culture and history and discovered its contributions to the worlds of art, music, literature, and philosophy. Soon the development and derivation of our own language from foreign tongues became evi¬ dent, and students realized the logic of master¬ ing the Romance languages. The laboratory, only a year old, was in constant use, providing a means for students to compare their pronunciation and intonation with that of a native speaker. The teachers, too, valued the lab, for they heard the students’ individual mistakes and gave each person more special attention. MASTERY of foreign languages comes through imita¬ tion of native speakers in modern language laboratory. Page 24

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infinite worlds of nature and computation Opening wide avenues of learning to many students, mathematics teachers introduced new concepts in every level of computation. Geom¬ etry students saw into the wonders of planes and solids; algebra classes delved into the mysteries of equations, radicals, exponents, and graphs; and in trigonometry the complexi¬ ties of the triangle proved a formidable but intriguing challenge. Seventeen selected students completed the third year of a course in modern algebra and geometry. This year for the first time the second semester of algebra in the spring was followed in the fall by geometry, rather than by Algebra 3. This program was planned to provide a stronger background for further work in the field of mathematics. COMPASS and concentration clarify geometric problems. Page 23

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CURRENT ARTICLES are read avidly by international affairs class on weekly trip to library. Wide reading stimulates KEEPING up with current news is easy with student panels and weekly periodicals. History class discussions Linking the events of the past with current happenings, classes in American history re¬ viewed the growth of our nation’s democracy and kept abreast of daily developments — history being made by the minute. World his¬ tory students dug deeper into the civilizations of the ancients, but they were just as fascinated by the first orbited astronaut and the efforts of the UN in Africa. Advanced courses gave in¬ terested students a chance to delve deeper into the purposes and more subtle developments of government and international relations. TV courses continued to be popular with students who wanted to become better listeners and note-takers. While geography and eco¬ nomics courses rounded out the history pro¬ gram and met other varied interests. Pace 25