John H Reagan Senior High School - Pennant Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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1 DEPARTMENT HEAD Mrs. Scarborough Miss Minnie Coor, Miss Avis Bailey, Miss Zuleika Ware, Miss C. Mabel Clapp, Mrs. A. C. Sear- borough, Mr. Waylon E. Manning, Mrs. Bessie Price, Miss Estella Ballew, Miss l.ola T. Kennerly. Miss Frances W. Rucker. Miss Elaine R. Shanks, Mrs. Frankie W. Colliston. ln order to give -Xceptional ability ras established this Another project greater opportunities to students of in history. a class in Modern llistory year. It is open to high seniors and in tie socla studies area has been s conducted on the seminar plan. ' l : l l he establishment 1 lub was originally f the junior ll'.t 'z 5 Cl is ori ms ub. This brought into being in 1042 through the influence of Mr. Williams and was reestablished in 1956 after a lapse. its purpose is to study Texas history through programs and field trips. It is open to students who have unusual ability in history and who also have a desire to join. Membership is by vote of a committee consisting of the officers and picked club members. X -1 . , - ' 'iyies fonflressn in action H1 1 t-lass. 'N-. ,aflifww Man knowledgp j, an owintial 4 in our rnorlem worm'

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DEPARTMENT HEAD Mrs. Hooker Mrs. Velma T, Dickerson. Miss Myrtle V, Quam. Mrs. Roberta Hooker. Mrs. Carrie ll, Tomlinson, Mr. T. Lawrcncc Own-ns, Mr. Harold L. Smith, Mr. C. Dewey Knight. Mr. ,lc-rry Nl, Hcroggins, Mr. Hobson R. Howell, Mr. Horace Clifton. Mr. Joseph M. Turner. .Tot piwinrwl: Hrs. ldrankic W, llnnn, W S' .i . ' X I .117 If Miss anmne ln keopihgiwjthgthe stepped-up program of math in colleges and universities, Reagan has recently taken three major steps. One is the inclusion of a college rating advanced math course. The course includes six weeks of college algehra, six.weeks of analytical geometry. and six weeks of calculus. A second is the establishment of three Major Works classes-geometry l, geometry ll. and geometry lll. A third is the organizing of Mu Alpha Theta, a math cluh affiliated with the National lligh School and Junior College Math Cluh. This cluh meets once a week at 7:30 in the morning. The fact that 62 Reagan students claim Charter membership in it he- speaks the interest of students in math. The purpose of this cluh is to uengender keener interest in math. develop sound scholarship in the subject. and promote enjoyment of math among high school studentsf, Many are the problems that thc morlcrn student must solve. .t tp: W I aj

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Mrs. Nlargaret ll. llrennan, Miss Helen Nl. Roney. Miss Nlaurine M, Bates. Mrs. Merle- lf, SIIIIIIIIVFY. Miss Clara C. Speed. DEPARTMENT HEAD Hrs. Merle- F. Sunnners l ss Last year the Spanish flepartlnent entererl some slu- Thv foreign language department has mace progre ll' t Rea- clents in a national vnntest spnnsurecl lay the Aim-rivan during the years of Wir. WllliHll1S, prinvipa sup a gall. Association of Spanish ancl Portuguese. MX Reagan hm' plaeecl first in the Pity ancl seventh in the nation in the ln spite of the faet that language is an elective course. testing contest. tht- enrollment has stearlily invreasecl. ancl there are now twn teachers of Latin and three of Spanish. all I8 l Zprv- iahlan Wls- 1 Nl if t i ' 4 .. V , ,uiolif l' mi X Hlig vid .-