Jackson Preparatory School - Precis Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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ociology Studied Human Behavior Sociology was a one semester elective course taught by Miss Jane Brookshire. The first nine weeks of work was a basic introduction to Sociology with students leaming terms and ideas and presenting in-class plays showing types of human be- havior. Outside projects assigned included breaking of norms. The second nine weeks was divided into three separate units on so- cial problems such as crime, divorce, and mental illness. As outside projects, stu- dents interviewed several judges and law- yers in the jackson area to find out their opinions on different topics. Guest speak- ers included a psychologist, the Assistant District Attorney, and a Catholic priest to talk on divorce. fleftj During a lull in sociology class, Cissy Cacca- mise leaned over to take her turn in .the tic-tac-toe game Elaine Akers had started. r if A rjri E Wgjii, Qupperj After lunch, john Lyle worked on his sociology homework. Qrightj Resting comfortably in her chair, Mrs. Brookshire reprimanded her class for not paying attention., bl

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tudents Prepared For Business World The Business department at Prep offers four elec- tive courses: Accounting, Personal Typewriting, and Typewriting I, taught by Wyonda Cain ,and Berneda Wilkinson, and General Business taught by Steve Rives. The accounting classes were involved in several field trips and heard many speakers during the year. In ,November, they visited First National Bank and Merrill Lynch. During February they had a speaker from the Mississippi Society of Certi- fied Public Accountants to speak on career op- portunities in accounting and some of the responsi- bilities of C.P.A. During the later part of the course the students studied data processing and took a tour of the Deposit Guaranty Processing Center. Under the direction of Coach Rives, the General Business classes learned the basic principles of many businesses. They delved into all the aspects of insurance, banks, and stocks. Cbelowj During Accounting class, which was taught by Mrs. Wyonda Cain, Buddy Kuykendall seemed to be listening at- tentively, although his mind may actually have been off in an- other world. 60 Q QW Cupper rightj The typing teacher, Mrs. Cain, turned around to give a few helpful hints to her class to improve their typing skills. flower rightj In General Business these boys, Bobby Mounger, Chase Nelson and Whit Bain, seemed to be enjoying a discussion led by Coach Rives

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Drivers' Ed Was mashing Success Drivers, Education ,is a nine-week course with thirty classroom hours and six hours of behind-the- wheel driving. The classroom section of the course was taught from a new textbook, Sportsmanlike Driving. The classroom teachers were Coach Car- ruth, a veteran at drivers' education, and Coach Smith, a first year instructor. In behind-the-wheel driving, two Blackwell Che- verolet courtesy cars were used with Coach John Smith, Coach Steve Rives, Coach Larry Weems, and Coach Donnie Carruth as the teachers. Drivers' Education ,is a course that all students need to become safer and more accurate drivers. Comes II H 0 ll ll! .... .. Preparing for a nice, sunny drive, Coach Smith ordered drivers' education student, Perry Eaton,.into the front seat. 62 Bk r gr-:wh A Y' Z' E ...,. H . as ' ,ua fx r Q 5 xi' I ,. ,..... , , .F .-- K, Bravely grasping the wheel with her hand, Janet Roell climbed in for her driving lesson L with Coach Smith. As her bright smile reflected, Ruthie Woodliff really enjoyed her turn at the wheel dur- ing the fourth period driving class. I