Jefferson High School - Acorn Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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Written Lessons... MUSIC CLASSES train our minds to appreciate different types of music— Classical, Jazz or Popular. By increasing our knowledge and by practice, we develop our abilities, understanding and enjoying of music as a serious study or as a recreation. The top picture shows Mr. White giving instruction to clarinet players R. Coverstone, J. Prillaman, G. Kelly and L. Crouch. Transferring one’s feelings to the canvas helps us to develop creative ability. Besides offering instruc- tion, the ART department is frequently called on for pictures for the Yearbook, Magazine, Newspaper, props for assem- blies and plays, campaign signs, festival decorations and so on. Imaginative minds find a way to express themselves, as we see four art students sketching from life. A. Booth takes her turn as model. HISTORY, a study of man’s actions through time, gives us a basis of under- standing of not only our country’s development but of that of our whole ONE WORLD. We continually resolve to preserve our American heritage as we study how dearly it has been achieved. In the lower picture, C. Huffman points out a Virginia city being studied to Mrs. Field, V. Rogers, B. Davis and members of the class. In D. E. the students learn the principles of selling, display, stock-

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.. + Group Activities In these pages, 12-18, we present to you pictures that illustrate the work of students in our school. (Page 12, upper left.) In the LIBRARY J. Baggett and G. Eliott look up publication sources in The Reader's Guide, an important aid to all students doing research. At Jefferson we have a choice of FRENCH, LATIN, or SPANISH. The study of a foreign language promotes straight thinking and draws us closer to our world friends. It gives us new ways of expressing our feelings. The next picture shows Madame Fallwell explaining verb endings to her third year French students. Jefferson is one of the few high schools to offer four years of Latin, which we feel is the basis for all languages and an essential in translation of modern romance languages. Lower left, Miss Johnson explains a translation to her Caesar class. Three big releated fields are BIOLOGY, PHYSICS and CHEMISTRY. PHYSICS is the study of heat, light, sound, elec- tricity and mechanics, understanding techniques of experiments and nature of proof, always trying to prove a theory or to work problems. To illustrate, Mr. Harker shows the mechanics of an angle of refraction to L. P. Roberts, B. White, J. Walker, P. Hammond and S. Heslep. CHEMISTRY is the study of the composition of matter. Our long hours of study to prove an idea right are often accompanied by horrible odors, ghastly colors and the fear that something has gone wrong. Using a special ‘‘code”’ unfamiliar to non-Chem students, P. McVeigh, N. Havens, J. Akers and P. Drott are working on an interesting experiment. These three sciences em- phasize to us the value of knowing and understanding our enviornment. They make us appreciate the great world of, as yet unexplored, science, of which we ALG TeVenIsO, a part: Compasses, pencils and numbers are important tools of all MATH classes. Here we apply what we learn to our daily lives and to the possibilities of our future. 5. Angle in the center right photo explains to his class the construction of his problem. The study of ENGLISH gives each Jeffite a better appreciation of the world literature as well as a knowl- edge of grammar usage and speech. S. Lunsford, D. Labson and D. Altizer examine what they fondly hope is a model of Macbeth’s fortress on Dun- sinane Hill.

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... New Friends keeping, customer relations, etc., in the classroom, then put them to use at work in various stores throughout the com- munity. M. Moore and S. Waggoner ex- plain to D. E. students the operation of a cash register. In the fall, a study of the OLD TESTAMENT is offered: in the spring, the NEW TESTAMENT. Our purpose is to understand better the Bible and the contributions of the Jewish people to Christianity. In the New Testament we study the life of Christ and the teach- ings He left to the people. We also study the life of Paul and the contributions he made to Christianity. In the top picture at the right, S. Slusher is taking her turn in conducting the class, explaining a Bible passage to her group. Students are trained in classes in TYPING, SHORTHAND, BOOK- KEEPING and OFFICE PRACTICE to go from Jefferson directly into business or are prepared for further business training in college courses. Skill and accuracy are obtained through practice, with knowl- edge increasing day by day. L. Johnson and R. White take a timed writing in typing class. Becoming conscious of the importance of good speaking in everyday encounter, learning to express ideas well, taking an actual part in the theater, such as acting, working with sets, lights, costuming and make-up—all these abilities and many more are acquired in our SPEECH classes. Here a student is telling his version of a folk story.