Grimsley High School - Whirligig Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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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

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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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In Home Ec classes students prepare for tomorrow Future homemakers added the savor of foreign spices this year when they prepared and serv¬ ed exotic dishes to the Spanish Honor Society. Also in class they served each other truly inter¬ national dishes, ranging from Italian lasagna to Hawaiian poi. They gave a banquet for over 100 FTA members, which confirmed their culinary prowess. When they weren ' t cooking, the girls saw demonstrations of furniture refinishing, or they sewed practical but stylish garments. In Child Care classes they learned directly how to deal successfully with small children. In Family Life they learned facts about and dis¬ cussed seriously many different problems of modern marriages — not just the more serious ones, but even the buying of diamonds and the choosing of a suitable honeymoon spot. Finally they held a mock wedding, for graphic study at close range of what many of them were vitally interested in. RECIPES from Italy to Hawaii (‘liable pirls to serve a truly international luncheon to teacher and classmates. FUTURE HOMEY!AKERS look ahead as they work with nursery children and learn how to choose decorator fabrics. Pace 26