Huguenot High School - Talon Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Ledgers and Letters MRS. SYLVIA BERRY Madison, B.S. Typing, General Business Pep Club MRS. RUBY H. BRANKLEY Business Department Head Madison, B.S. Typing, Guidance Beta Club MISS ALICE L. GROVES Richmond Professional Institute, B.S. Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Typing F.B.L.A. “We will all be using one of these in a few years,” effi- ciency expert Miss Donna Wilson, accompanied by Mr. Business classes are handling their share of stu- Epps Robertson, tells Miss Groves. dents for two main reasons. Many enroll in these courses to receive preparation for jobs after high school, whether they plan to attend business school or college and work only part-time. Also, quite a few college-bound students take subjects such as shorthand and typing to aid them in high school work as well as college studies. Eyes on the copy, students, not on the keys. 22

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Is it a mad scientist? No, it is only Mr. McNeer with to hide from, Mr. McNeer? In the past decade many advances have been made in science. The polio vaccine has been created, Sputniks have spun around the earth, the hydrogen bomb has been exploded, and man has orbited the earth. However, the future holds even more astonishing discoveries —- man on the moon, the cures for cancer and the common cold, and new discoveries about the past. Somewhere in the halls and laboratories of Huguenot there stand students who will help answer these mys- teries of science. Huguenot gives them every chance to find their talents. A student begins by taking general science in the eighth and ninth grades. A bright eighth grader accelerated to the ninth grade class, may continue his studies by taking biology, chemistry, physics, and advanced science. In addition to what he gains from text books, his course is enriched by lectures, experiments, and special research projects. Y nF ric ae Jy oa Jonnie Bowles and Phil Jones use the biology department skeleton to discover the structure of the human body. his smoke screen. Who are you trying Miss Smith points out the parts of a horseshoe crab to two skeptical but interested students. It’s shoe crabs. fine — if you like horse-

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Sit-ups and Soccer Whether keeping up with the Jone- ses or getting ahead of the Russians, physical fitness is an essential. The prerequisite to any success is good health. Basketball, softball, soccer, football, tumbling, calisthenics, and the other sports taught in physical education classes produce healthy bodies, co-ordination, and the ability : Here is a new version of an to work as part of a team. old game — leapfrog. Our faculty proved its ath- letic prowess by defeating the WEET radio disc jock- eys. MR. WILLIAM P. BLAIR Athletic Director Wayne State University, B.S. Health, Physical Education Football, Basketball MR. GEORGE T. CRUMMETTE University of Virginia, B.A. Health, Physical Education J.V. Football, J.V. Basketball MRS. MYRA S. RHODES Madison, B.S. Health, Physical Education Girls’ Basketball, Varsity Cheerleaders MISS JENNETTE M. TALBOTT Longwood College, B.S. Health, Physical Education MISS JIMMIE L. SMITH University of Tennessee, B.S. Health, Physical Education Girls’ J.V. Basketball, J.V. Cheer- leaders MR. WILLIAM C. STACIA Wake Forest, B.S. Physical Education 23