Meadowbrook High School - Sceptre Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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THE SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT IS ACTIVE IN MANY PHASES OF SCHOOL LIFE Miss Thelma S. Biddle, B.S.Ed., New Jersey State Teachers College, M.Ed., Col¬ lege of William and Mary Mr. Delano A. Driver, B.S., East Carolina College, M.Ed. College of William and Mary Mr. Thomas H. Garrett, Jr., B.A., University of Rich¬ mond Miss Linda Holbrook, Mr. Julian Porter, Mr. H. Wayne BA., Mary Washing- B.A., Wake Forest Tucker, B.S., R.P.I. ton College College Mr. Driver directs the school’s dramatics department, aside from his history classes. Miss Biddle makes a point. The Social Studies Department undertook some new methods of instruction this year. With the cooperation of other members of the faculty, this department offered its students a brief course in Humanities. The Ameri¬ can history teachers joined in a team teaching pro¬ gram offering units in the Civil War, history of the South, and Progressivism. A trip to Washington, D. C., was arranged for the government students. The major project of the Social Studies Department was to try to secure original copies of political car¬ toons from the leading newspapers in every state in the Union. In addition, it was expected that the first step in the recording tape library begun last year would be completed this term. This department also prepared the Meadowbrook exhibit to be displayed at the 1966 Chesterfield County Fair in September. 13

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Miss Elizabeth Dillard, B.A., College of William and Mary Mrs. Joyce Porter, B.A., Longwood Miss Emily Tucker, B.A., Westhampton College Mrs. Julia McGhee, B.F.A., R.P.I. Miss Elizabeth Schools, BA... West¬ hampton College Mrs. Mildred Valz, B.A., Marshall Uni¬ versity Miss Tucker teaches her class proper sentence structure. GOOD ENGLISH IS NECESSARY FOR EVERYONE The Meadowbrook English Department worked this year with English teachers from other Chesterfield County schools to compose study guides to aid in the instruction of their subject. In addition, our English teachers compiled a unified reading list for each grade level for future book reports. This department also sponsored a trip for students to see a play, ”The Glass Menagerie”, at the Swift Creek Playhouse. Meadowbrook ' s display at the County Fair last fall was put together by the English Department. This dis¬ play stressed the fact that good literature can be ac¬ quired economically through paperback books. 2

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THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT FIELDS OF SCIENCE Mrs. Charlotte Mr. John S. Bailey, Mrs. La Vonne C. Addington, B.S., B.S., R.P.I. Brown, B.S., Mary R.P.I. Wash. College Above: Mrs. Brown demonstrates the use of an atlas in regards to a project. Below: Mr. Bailey checks Ronald Bozarth’s slide in Biology. Mrs. Pauline Brewster, B.S., Miss. Delta State Mr. J. Edward Faulkner, B.S., V.P.I. Miss Carolyn Carter, B.S., Radford College Mrs. Josie Lovelady, B.A., Westhampton College “Why do rice krispies snap, crackle, and pop?” Did someone say this was advanced science? In addition to solving difficult questions like this one, the advanced science students spent the year pursuing individual projects. Some of these included a balloon launching, crystal growing, the building of a cloud chamber, and the manufacturing of perfume which smelled faintly like bananas. The physics students learned, among other things, how to measure the speed of sound. A select group, participated in a trip to Vepco. The chemistry classes studied the graphs of melting points and the use of energy diagrams, along with conducting lab experiments. Projects on living structures, field trips, and observa¬ tion of egg incubation constituted a major portion of the biolog) course. The freshmen were instructed in earth science, which covers the study of weather, the solar system, and mountains and volcanoes.