J T Barber High School - Warrior Yearbook (New Bern, NC)

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MRS. MARY B. DANYUS Howard University, B. A, Columbia University, M. A. Madame, as everyone so fondly refers to her, strives not only to teach the language to students, but also strives to familiarize the students with France. By studying the country, its peoples, customs, and past, the students begin to take a more active interest in the language and understand it more thoroughly. foreign Canguage — foench Promotes Pet ter Understanding of Mm A small group briefs the class on the geography of France. Valeria Pugh and Dorothy Koonce review vocabulary with vocabulary cards.

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MRS. MARTHA FAISON MRS. ESSIE FIELDS MISS ANN THOMPSON MISS LEVINE WILLIAMS Shaw University Paine College B. A. B. A. Barber-Scotia College B. A. Bennett College B. A. English Department Miss Williams ' class is studying English authors. English Provides a Pas is for Education Mrs. Faison briefs a group for a panel discussion. English indeed brightens our lives. Our courses in the high school are aimed at helping the students to communicate most effectively so that they may improve their economic and social positions. The English Department puts stress on comprehensive reading, vocabulary develop¬ ment, and distinctive power in writing. The English course also instills a love of literature and and ability to derive pleasure from the great literary pieces of the world.

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Ccaming to Work . .. In the Home Economics De¬ partment girls and boys receive knowledge which will be needed now and in the future, since it is a practical, a scientific, and a vital course. Good homes are the- smallest unit of our American de¬ mocracy; thus, democratic ideals have a start with families. Mrs. Richards Boys ' Homemaking I group get practice in table manners. Home Economics MRS. ADELAIDE R. FENNER Winston-Salem Teachers College, B. S„ ; New York University, M. A. MRS. POLLY O. RICHARDS N.C. College, B. S. Pennsylvania State University, M. A. Myrtle Davis and Gwendolyn Chance demonstrate furniture arrangement. Mrs. Fenners ' Homemaking class gets instructions in the use of the machines.