Homer L Ferguson High School - Mariner Yearbook (Newport News, VA)

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students’ scope of their language. Miss Joann L. Fivel Mrs. Lucy M. Gay B.S. Longwood College B.A. Mary Baldwin College Advisor: Music Club 7. jBI Eighth grade students, Harry West and Nancy Horton, diagram sentences for their teacher, Miss Lamb. Mrs. Atkinson helps Bill Johnson correct mistakes on his theme. Mrs. Russwyn O. Hall A.B. College of William and Mary Miss Carol O. Lamb B.S. University of Georgia Advisor: Eighth Grade Class Miss Pamela B. Roland B.A. Radford College Advisor: Senior Class Mrs. Patricia P. Woollum B.S. Longwood College Advisor: Pep Club

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English courses helped broaden the English is the only course that students are required to take for five years. Creative writing, literature, and grammar give students a better understanding of the mechanical and cul- tural aspects of the English language. Mrs. Elizabeth M. Atkinson Miss Nicola H. Beverage B.A. Westhampton College B.A. Madison College Mrs. Elizabeth C. Smith Department Chairman B.A. Lynchburg College M. Ed. College of William and Mary Advisor: National Honor Society Proudly displaying their English projects are Wanda Wright and Ronnie Saulman. Mrs. Frances T. Casson B.A. Madison College Mrs. Mary W. Cofer B.A. and M. Ed. College of William and Mary Mrs. Judy A. Copes B.A. Mary Washington College Advisor: Varsity Cheer- leaders Mrs. Judy H. Feryn B.A. Central Washington State College Advisor: WINDJAMMER, Quill and Scroll 20

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Current events was stressed in Miss Sylvia R. Olney Department Chairman B.A. Westhampton College M.Ed. University of Virginia Advisor: S.C.A. Miss Oglesby ' s ninth graders, Rick Braig, Kay Carrithers and Stew Sedgwick, study the Far East. Social studies courses instruct students in the history and government of the United States and of other nations of the world. World geography, world history, and sociology are also included in the cur- riculum. A student must acquire at least four credits in social studies in order to graduate. A daily discussion of current events was a part of almost all social studies classes. Heated debates on various aspects of foreign policy often developed from these discussions. The History Club, sponsored by the social studies department, sold United Nations Christmas cards during December. Last spring the club visited the state legislature in Richmond. Mrs. Yvonne A. Adams B.A. Madison College SOCIOLOGY CRIME I 1 ! John Culotta puts finishing touches on the bulletin board for Mrs. Anthony ' s sociology class. Mrs. Marika E. Anthony B.S. Old Dominion College Advisor: History Club Mrs. Virginia K. Bauserman B.S. Longwood College Advisor: Tri-Hi-Y Mr. James W. Carmines A. A. Ferrum Junior College B. A. and M.A. Union College Mr. W. Earle Chesson A.B. College of William and Mary Advisor: Honor Council