Lubbock High School - Westerner Yearbook (Lubbock, TX)

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English Teachers this year in- cluded Honey, Douglass, Hughes, Rasor, Pettyiohn, Holman, Voss, Graves, Keeton, Drake, and Kern. Teaching Spanish, Latin, and iournalism were Lemos, Mayfield, and Downum. All subiects offered interscholastic competition. A big event for the Spanish students was Fiesta, where students from this area competed in phases of language and customs. The Latin students were affiliated with the Junior Classical League, and iournalism students attended a high school press meet at Denton. , a..n,..,.- , LANGUAGE ARTS STUDENTS DEVELOP ABILITIES One of the most important fields of study in the school is Language Arts, consisting of English, Spanish, Latin, and iournalism. English is required for two years, and is optional the third year. Spanish is offered through the fourth year, with many students taking the course as ninth graders. Two years Latin are offered, and one year of iournalism. These courses give students numerous opportunities to develop correctness, ease, and effectiveness in both oral and written language. Co-curricular offerings in the department include spelling and handwriting, creative writing, and publications office. TOP PICTURE: Devera Satisky and Bobby Batson put up a poster which symbolizes the Latin language, while Karolyn Fitz- gerald studies at her desk. MIDDLE PICTURE: Explaining to the class a Spanish advertisement for a bullfight is Steve Rodgers. This is one of the many activities of the Spanish 31 classes. BOTTOM PICTURE: Daniel Strong and Tamara Banister busily correct their South- western Literature folders in junior Eng- lish, amid stacks' of folders from other students. .as'1E '. mi

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SCIENCE sPutNiK Focusss iNrEREst Americans, and Lubbockites, focused new, increased at- tention on Their public schools' academics this year after Sputnik I was launched bythe Russians. President Eisenhower in a nationwide address asked local school boards and administrators to evaluate Their academic programs, particularly in scientific fields. Science course offerings aT Lubbock High School provide for science majors and for students who want only to satisfy graduation requirements. Chemistry, physics, biology, and applied science are of- fered aT LHS, and Two years of general science are offered in iunior high school. TOP PICTURE: Chris Merritt and Neal Parker work with delicate apparatus for a distillation process in chemistry. MIDDLE PICTURE: Tinkering with two geiger counters in physics class are John Bashore, Delmer Bass, and Jim Graves. The large geiger counter was donated by a local business firm. BOTTOM PICTURE: Herbert Green, Berry Orr, and Judy Kelly examine specimens of pollen in biology class. 'v f -mid!! v M lWW f4'a,0 Wfll Bits of excitement in the depart- ment this year included a rumor that a snake was loose from biology, and the receipt of a geiger counter in the physics department. Five teachers guided Westerners through the mysteries of science this year. They were Orr, Gilliam, Land- wer, Brunson, and Watkins. Mrs. Virginia Landwer was de- partment chairman. One pleasing part of her iob was announcement of a student Scientist of the Month, an outstanding student se- lected by the department. One such student was selected every three months.

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PRACTICAL HOME EC, AG STUDENT FAVORITES Being a wise homemaker was The goal of The Homemaking DeparTmenT. To plan, prepare, and serve appeTizing and pracTical meals, To budgeT The grocery dollar, and To be a good hosTess were emphasized in foods classes. The sTu- denTs were TaughT how To make special and unusual dishes, such as baked Alaska and sTuTTed angel Tood cake. The cloThing classes were composed of uniTs which TaughT The sTudenTs To apply The principles of good design and color To one's way of dressing, To buy ready-made garmenTs wisely, and To learn quick, pracTical sewing-consTrucTion meThods. The girls also learned To wear iewelry and oTher accessories correcTly and To wear The righT amounT. TOP PICTURE: Mrs. Scrivener insTrucTs Neva Sue GarreTT and PeTra Dominguez as They mix pie crusT in foods class. MIDDLE PICTURE: BeTTy CarTwrighT and Joy Tankersley sew on a class proiecT, which is making play suiTs for small chil- dren. BOTTOM PICTURE: Filling a Turkey Trough is The prime inTeresT of Wesley Saffell, Pug Mahon, and Bill STovall aT The agricul- Ture farm. ,rE 9:HvY ' 'Yassin ,.lH1'x,,,fQi if Zwwv-Zf SZ2X4eiQ5'V'i '2 h MIVYWWA-'f'.i Four crediTs were available This year in agriculTure, a vocaTional course which insTrucTed boys in The imporTance of agriculTure. The boys spenT many hours on The ag farm, locaTed on The Brownfield Highway, learning TirsT hand To raise crops and care for animals. All oT The diTTerenT phases of farming were TaughT, such as crop varieTy, soil conservaTion, and breeding and judging of animals. Welding and oTher pracTical Trades usable on a Tarm were also sTressed.