John H Reagan High School - Spur Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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Teachers Strive for Student Perfections Dorothy Flury Science Mrs. Betty Franks Social Studies Wallace Freytag Physical Education Mrs. Cora Fuller Latin Kenneth Gibbons Science Mrs. Peggy Gilbert Attendance MR. MANAHAN GETS an early start on figuring six-weeks grades, ... during the first week of school. Travis Greenwood Social Studies Cecil Griffin Industrial Arts Charles Griggs French Mrs. Luellen Grossman German Mrs. Susan Hacklcman Physical Education Mrs. Doris Henderson Spanish SCIENCE DEPARTMENT ... General Science I and II is a one credit course offered in ninth and tenth grades only. Biology I and II is a one credit course in which all living things, their behavior, reproduction, heredity and methods of securing and using foods are studied. Physics I and II is a one credit course which includes the study of light, heat, sound, mechanics and elec- tricity. It is recommended for those students who plan to take any advanced science. Chemistry I and II acquires one credit per year and is the study of material substances and the changes they undergo. Physiology I and II are both one-half credit courses. They deal with the way in which the human body is constructed and the manner in which the various parts interact, keeping them working at maximum ef- ficiency. Sociology is a one-half credit course in which social problems and methods of solving them are taught. Problems in family life, political parties, racial diffi- culties, crime, and the moulding of our culture are stressed. 197

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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ... In English I-VIII, for each complete year taken, one credit is given. The program now in progress is fused, so that a student studies literature and grammar together. Creative Writing is open to all students who have taken and completed English VI and who have been recommended by their teachers for showing special ability in original compositions. This course may be substituted for English VIII. Students write short stories, plays, poems and other types of creative work. World Literature is an English VIII credit, and is usually taken by those students who like to read and who want a wider view of literature. Journalism I and II are issued one credit. In this course a student’s study covers the newspaper, report- ing news, editing, copy-reading, headline writing, proof-reading, advertising and page make-ups. FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT ... Spanish I-VIII, one of four foreign languages taught at Reagan, gives one credit for each complete year. The first two years of Spanish include the basics of grammar and practice in spoken Spanish and lesson reading. Spanish V-VI1I are advanced conversational. The geography, history, folklore, and customs of Mexico, Central America and South America are studied. German I-VIII is taught with one credit for each full year. The first two years of German give the student a background of German culture and the essentials of basic German grammar and vocabulary. In the next two years of German a student may read in special fields of interest to him. French I-VIII is taught with one credit given for each full year completed. In the first two years the student developes his basic vocabulary. Songs are learned, and novels and plays are read. In the next two years French is used exclusively for all classwork. Latin I-VIII grants one credit for every year at- tained. The first two years find Latin students studying pronunciation and building a larger English vocab- ulary based on Latin roots. The following years arc composed of a cultural and historical background and a broadening of visions, by translating and studying the classics and their influence on people today. Mrs. Lottie Bristol Social Studies Kathryn Campbell Commercial Mrs. Mary Beth Chastain Library Mrs. Adclc Cline Social Studies Roberta Jean Collard Physical Education Mrs. Fern Delahoussaye Library Mrs. Annie Denney English Mrs. Janice Early Physical Education Mrs. Joan Eklund English Dean Elkins English Mrs. Carol Farmer English and Drama T Sgt. William Fisher R.O.T.C. 196

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WORKING WITH INDUSTRIAL arts students, Mr. Briggs discusses details of a drawing. FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT . . . Drama is a one semester, one-half credit course. The course deals with the basic fundamentals of acting and a student acquires practice in acting and play production. Speech I and II are both one-half credit courses. In these courses the fundamentals of speech arc- taught. Stress is put on the physiology of vocal mech- anism, on vocabulary building and on the training of the speaking voice. Debate is a one-half credit course. In this course the debate process is carefully examined and practice in argumentation and debate is acquired. Stress is placed on learning to disagree agreeably, on organiza- tion, on clear thinking and on effective delivery-. Band I and Advanced Band arc both one credit courses. Band I is a course for students who might have some instrumental experience, but who are not ad- vanced enough to read senior band literature yet. Band I is a preparatory- course for Advanced Band. The Advanced Band represents Reagan at public perform- ances such as football games and inter-school contests. Orchestra is an instrumental music course designed to help develop an understanding appreciation of good music, and it is a one credit course. This course is new at Reagan, initiated in the fall of 1967. Mrs. Jo Frances Hill Math Cecelia Houk Spanish R. B. Hunger Band Mrs. Jo Ann Ingram Math Mrs. Mozellc Isbell Counselor Secretary Mrs. Marguerite Jarrell Art Robert Jones Drivers Education Oscar Kellner Sfience 198