Marion High School - Hylander Yearbook (Marion, NC)

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History knowledge through the ages Charter members of the Bear Club. Sociology class is a scene of heated discussion. Through history, we gain an essential knowl- edge of things to come. Life is a repetitious cycle in which events can be predetermined from past examples. By studying various forms of history, one can become acquainted with the social, political, and economic world in which we live. With history, a written record which has endured through the ages, we may face the future with faith and con- fidence. The Fall of the Roman Empire, the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo, and the Franco- Prussian War are some of the events studied by Sophomores in World History. Special emphasis on the Revo- lutionary War and the Civil War, term papers, and book reports are only apart of the interesting proj- ects outlined in American History. These various activities give students a basic knowledge of the great role history plays in the lives of each in- dividual. 24

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Languages Parlez-vous francis ? Now, you translate the next paragraph, Freddy. Language is one ' s main source of communication between nations other than his own. Without a language, one could not communicate ideas. The language department of M.H.S. has well experienced instructors to teach its languages, Latin and French. The teachers try to instill in the minds of each student a basic knowledge of the grammar of the language they are studying. The students learn the back- ground and history of the country from which the language derives.