Louisburg High School - Circle Yearbook (Louisburg, NC)

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English Mrs. Bland begins her English lecture. French French I emphasizes practice in listening, oral comprehension, correct spell ing and grammatical accu- racy, conversation, and thinking in French. The stu- dent of second year French strives to attain correct pronunciation, reading with sense, oral conversation about daily life, and writing in French. French III includes a cultural background, a contemporary view of Paris, a review of grammar, and extensive vocabu- lary-all bound into nine issues of a “magazine” for the high school student. in the freshmen English course there is a thorough study of the fundamentals of grammar and punctuation, and the writing of short themes is introduced. Literature includes short stories, drama, poetry, and short nonfiction. Romeo and Juliet and Great Expectations are the major works. Tenth grade English reviews grammar and delves more deeply into the study of poetry. Julius Caesar and Silas Marner are read. American literature is the primary objective of English in the eleventh grade. English ' IV is designed for the student preparing for college as well as for the person whose formal education will terminate after liigh school. Literature is basically British, from the very beginning to the modern era, MacBeth being the primary piece. Mrs. Conway teaches BiU Davis and Buddy Wheless to use language lab. 22

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CURRICULUM . . . Counselors, librarian, Mrs. Williamson helps students select books for enjoyment and for the preparation of special projects. Two guidance counselors aid college-bound students. Here Mrs. Hobgood and senior Phillip Robertson examine a college buUetin. secretary simplify life for students Two interested counselors are ready and willing to listen to any problems students may have and try to help solve them. The guidance department also sends transcripts to colleges when requested to do so by seniors. They also keep follow-up records on graduated students or those that have left and the cumulative records of students now in school. The department has available information about colleges and schools of higher learning. The secretary helps students follow rules and regulations. She is available if a student needs her, although she has officially no connection with the students. The librarian helps students in their selection of books, both for spare-time reading and for special projects. She checks books in and out, with the aid of assistants, and processes new books. Sorting the car keys of students is one of Mrs. Ivey’s daily duties. 21

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Science General biology is a survey course of biology with a modern approach on the nature and continuity of life, the biology of man, and ecological relationships. Physical science treats of our earthly home and its relationship in the universe. It also includes general topics such as geology, meteorology, light, sound, work and energy, and chem- istry. The study of chemistry helps students to develop an understanding of facts as presently known and the concepts and prin- ciples based on such facts. Students are offered the opportunity to gain firsthand information about materials and processes in the laboratory. A final objective of the course is to develop the ability and skill to use facts in thinking about substances and situations; in daily life, in industry, etc. Chemistry students gain knowledge from class study and experimentation. Mathematics Mr. Conway explains the solution of a mathematical problem. The geometry course is devoted mainly to plane geometry with phases of solid geometry and plane coordinate geometry. Using a broad approach, the curriculum includes: the metric postulates, mathematical descriptions, clarity and accuracy of language, the language of con- gruence, and word problems. Business problems, fundamental operations, and mental arithmetic are three distinct types of subject matter offered in business mathematics. Algebra I reviews basic arithmetic and set tlieory. The negative numbers and algebraic operations using negative numbers are introduced. After attaining an understanding of such basic operations, students go on to solving linear equations, systems, and word pro- blems. Algebra II reviews concepts from Algebra I, and introduces quadratic functions and systems. The study of logarithms as a method of calculating is explored. Advanced math reviews algebraic concepts in preparation for college algebra. Basic trigonometry concepts as related to the right triangle are studied. i