Miami Jackson High School - Old Hickory Yearbook (Miami, FL)

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V Q7 li TENDERS ot the numerous volumes in the library are Mrs. Mildred Price and Mr. Richard Frow, librarians. Active Education l THE LANGUAGE ARTS department composed of drama, speech, and journalism reached new heights in activity and instruction during the past year. Whether correcting newspaper leads, directing a play, or coaching debate teams, this departmenfs teachers proved themselves capable leaders for stu- dents to follow. The library and librarians proved invaluable as they supplied reference works, magazines, and news- papers to these classes. V , 'i' 1 '-'r' r 2 1 ,iff ' Ms 1 3' N , ,Nt Y is 2, A . 1' stray at f ' 1 A I , 7 -' DEBATE TEAMS under Mrs. Bertha l'lunt's coaching earn honors plus tlnroudln speaking, THE FIVE W'S taught by journalism teacher, Mrs. Joan Sprague, introduce tuture iournalists to the newspaper world. LOVE SCENES are the most ditticult to portray realis- tically, states Miss lrrna Litton, drama coach, sponsor ot Tliespians.

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CONFERRING in the library are Miss Mary Dalton, Mr. Vincent Mitchell, Mrs. Marqueen Sipes, and Miss Blanche Wood. HELPFUL INSTRUCTION is given to a student pondering the many problems of grammar by Eng. teacher, Mrs. Clarissa Denton. GRAMMATICAL PRECISENESS INC. are English teachers Mrs. Theresa Rivers, Mrs. Myrtle Owens, and Miss Barbara Golernan. English Emphasized I WITH AN EMPHASIS on correct spelling, use of vocabulary, and the basic grammatical structures of nouns, verbs, and adjectives, ,lackson's English department recorded a new year in learning. Grade standards were higher according to the Dade County ruling, and teachers complied with then more strictly. For the first time, juniors were relieved of doing a research paper as teachers strived for a Way to reduce the large number of basic English classes. ln place of the research paper, more emphasis was placed on grammar. English classes utilized such instructional aids as film strips, reading aids, and library materials to abet them in their search for a finer knowledge of written expression. A NON-RESEARCH PAPER year is enioyed by Mrs. Elizabeth Starling, Mrs, Verna Hodges and Miss Anne Wyly. lwaf-Hawusei.if-A-...m.r-2.,..qs:.s-v...wr2i.ir. W, .. ..-, . . l- ,.-,, f, ... .- . ,. ,

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AMERICAN HERITAGE is preserved in The minds oT sTudenTs by The Teachings oT Mrs. Grace O'I-Iaren, Miss Zola Holliday, MANY FINE POINTS oT hisTory are discussed by Mr. Calvin Magness and Mrs. Ellen Abrams in The TV hisTory oTTic:e. DISPLAYING SMILES oT geniaiity To Their sTudenTs are Mrs. MargareT Bach and Mrs. Bernice Muir, Teachers oT' world hisTory. and Mr. RoberT Johnson. STudenTs become beTTer ciTizens Through The knowledge oT hisTory. Bring Out The Old I NTO ACHIEVE a greater understanding of the World and its peoplef' was the aim of Jackson's history department. Whether taught by a teacher in a classroom, or a television set in the auditorium, history was made alive by a well-versed faculty. Current events made the study of past history more meaningful to students, as did pictorial maps, charts, and graphs. Jacksonites were better prepared to become active citizens in their adult lives through the guidance of their history teachers.