Mexico High School - Mascot Yearbook (Mexico, MO)

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Fred Shocks portrays Santa Claus in the annual school Christmas PFOSFSH1 fabovei Helping to prepare the program for MH5's first fall Forensic Festival, jane Easterling, senior, staples pages to- gether. Academics 77 Speech Students Prepare Motion Picture from Library Aids Reliving the Lincoln-Douglas debate, students jay Morris, Mark Vanskike, and Don Carlyle pre- sented a motion picture constructed from audio- visual aids from the school library in a new project for MHS speech classes. Throughout the year students in Speech I and ll studied various aspects of speech including acting, oral interpretation, debate, and public speaking. Many of the students competed with those from other schools in tournaments. Poise, ease, and self-confidence were the products of an eventful year for all speech students as they made plans and participated in the development of MHS's first speech festival. Thirteen schools participated in this event entering in such events as acting, debating, and oral inter- pretation. Proceeds went to the March of Dimes from the annual Dimes for Discs radio program presented by the radio class. Later in the year, students presented original one- act plays written and presented to the faculty and students of MHS.

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Librar Purchases New Classroom Aids New equipment continued to be added to the MHS library this year. To fill the growing needs of the school, tape recorders, record players, film projectors, and other types of audio-visual aids were of service to the classrooms. joining the library aids added in recent years was other equipment designed to help both students and faculty. The most unique audio-visual aid purchased for the library was an ektagraph which permitted the students as well as the teachers to make their own slides for classroom use. An eight-post head phone set allowed students to listen to tape recordings without disturbing other students. A set of 'l'l2 full-color art reproductions was also included in the new equipment. The MHS library, under the direction of Mrs. Naurine Duffy, and her assistant, Mrs. Norma Precht, observed National Library Week, April 20-26, with colorful displays and pamphlets. During the week, Mrs. Duffy announced that the library reached an all-time high of 12,179 items checked out for the quarter. Sheila Brown, student librarian, shelves a few of the many books that are checked out of the school library each day. fabovel These students use their library time and references wisely as they study for an up-coming test. 76 Academics ill

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Search for Key to lob Training Attracts Students Searching for a key to job opportunity, many MHS students enrolled in business education courses, such as Bookkeeping I, Business Law, Basic Business, Typing I, and Business English and Math which are semester classes. Students enrolled in these courses gained knowledge about the bookkeeping department in a business, the laws by which a busi- ness must abide, the proper grammar and form to use when typing business letters, and the fundamen- tals of interest on stocks and bonds. Bookkeeping I classes were hired by George Spen- cer, owner and operator of the fictitious Spencer Athletic Goods Store, the first semester. Keeping the books for a fiscal period of one month, they used various journals and ledgers. The second semester, they were employed by Taylor Hardware to keep up-to-date his journals, ledgers, checkbook, and reports. The 130 bookkeeping students toured the computer section of A. P. Green Refractories, to go along with their study of automated data proces- sing. Business Law students presented short skits to illustrate different points of law. To decide which of the parties should receive judgment, a jury composed of students of the class was chosen. Later in the year Mr. Andy Runge, a Mexico attorney, spoke to Business Law classes, with many of the students taking advantage of this opportunity to seek some free legal advice. Pointing out his error, Miss Judy Dryden solves a troublesome problem for freshman jerry Briggs in Basic Business. ftopl Cor- porate law becomes clear to senior Torn Shrader in Business Law with the help of Mrs. Jennie Swarthout, practice teacher. -1, '. .K Nm ,.. 'Ma