Mount Airy High School - Airmont Yearbook (Mount Airy, NC)

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WE ALL HAVE CLASSES IN THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Miss Eva Holder English, Journalism Mrs . Mary Neal English Our English department consists of five instruct¬ or s teaching seventeen regular English classes, plus journalism and commercial English. The fundament¬ als of grammar, ability to think, speak and write cor¬ rectly, and knowledge and appreciation of literature are stressed in the regular courses. Senior commer¬ cial students take commercial English . The journa¬ lism class, which publishes High Spots, is drawn from eligible seniors. Mr. Wallace Shelton English, Coaching Miss Annie Thomas English A new word sends Barbara Fowler and Dick Phil¬ lips to consult Webster. Vocabulary building is a reg¬ ular part of English IV through both literature and grammar work. A new word displayed each day, spelling books, and vocabulary notebooks for words found in reading and discussions furnish the material. Games such as take-it-or-leave-it,husking, and base¬ ball help polish vocabularies before inspection. Students in Mr s . Neal ’ s English cla ss- es show both their artistic ability and their grammatical knowledge by drawing posters and illustrating rules. Sylvia Hantzopoulos and Ray H em rick display work from English III.

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SEPTEMBER-OUR 1953- ' 54 SCHOOL WORLD BEGINS WE MEET NEW FACULTY MEMBERS AND WELCOME THOSE RETURNING. The four new teachers be¬ come acquainted with material which they are to use. Getting books out of the bookroom for their students the day before school opened are: Mrs. Anne Pruitt, Miss Mary Lou John¬ son, Mr. Frank Steed, and Miss Eleanor Shumaker. Mrs. Kate Barringer, Mr.Arnold Ramey, Mrs. L?vinia Mackie, and Mrs. Caroline Sydnor-- four returning faculty members-- enjoy a discussion and make us feel at home for the new school year. This was a familiar scene in all homerooms at the beginning of school. Mrs. Neal is checking books to Jerry Nester .

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SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS FIT Two well-equipped labo¬ ratories and lecture rooms have given our science de¬ partment a boost. This year two teachers conduct two classes in chemistry, one in physics, and five in biology. Four instructors teach twelve classes of mathematics including arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and trigonometry. Physics students enjoy experiments more than book work, so J. C. Kirkman and James Merritt have everyone’s attention as they demonstrate pressure in liquids. Perhaps there is a twentieth century Urey or Hare in the making as students explore the mysteries of the chemistry lab. Frances King and Margaret Joyce seem satisf ied with their effort to produce oxygen. In biology class Janice Leftwich and Owen Shelton prepare for a trip into mi¬ crobe land by selecting slides to view under the microscope.