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

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3orm Basis Of Sducation SEE ! THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE, says Joe Harrell to Chip Chapman as they re¬ view their spelling rules for Miss Holder ' s weekly spelling lesson. WILL YOU HELP me translate line 5? asks Linda Spane as other Latin I students Donald Douglas, Jackie Armfield, and Susan Rees crowd about Miss Baird ' s desk with questions. Grammar, composition, spelling, reading, speak- ing--these language skills are basic to education. This year to the twenty-four classes in English, excluding journalism and commercial English, public speaking has been added. At present 4 years of Latin and 2 of Spanish are offered in 6 Latin classes and 4 Spanish. 23

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Cmgu ge Skill: INTEREST IN NEW books draws Mrs. Neal to the li¬ brary as she selects reading material for her English and Latin classes. HOURS OF LOOKING UP information, arranging notes, and practicing precede triangular debates. Miss Saunders, (SE¬ COND FROM LEFT) advisor, works with Mary Jo McHone, Steve McKnight, and Bill Ashley. An extra-curricular activity last year, the debates are a part of the speech class this year. (CENTER) Importance of board work in English is dem¬ onstrated by Jerry Westmoreland and Henry Hair as they work on sentences for class drill in grammar. (BELOW, RIGHT) I BELIEVE I ' LL try this one. Harry Vaughn, Philip Stanley, Laurie Semones, and Lucy Robertson examine book jackets on the Eliza¬ bethan period before selecting titles for book report. English IV students read European classics first se¬ mester and back ground material for their English literature second semester. SPANISH STUDENTS Reggie Joyner,Carol Johnson, Rosalie Jarvis, and Frankie Lou James do their homework at the blackboard. SPANISH STUDENTS USE a tape recorder to analyze and improve their speaking ability. Brenda Burke, Aloma Brintle, Mona Alderman, Gail Allen, and Mike Allred tape a recitation for class study.

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P W ' w A FASCINATING RECORD! Donna Hooker and John¬ ny Taylor study the time line from the Greek Civili¬ zation to the American Revolutionary War illustrated by students from history classes. KENNEDY is my favorite, says Trudy Goins (RIGHT) to Paula Fowler (LEFT) as they examine the library bulletin board on the presidential candidates and the issues. History and civics students made special study of election processes. JANIS SPARGER AND Debby Douglas display Civil War relics collected by American history stu¬ dents. Clothing, books, documents, guns, cannon balls, sabers, a mess kit, dishes, and miniatures were included in the collection. NEWSPAPERS, LETTERS, PICTURES, AND documents from the Civil War are given added emphasis in Ameri¬ can history by Debby Douglas ' s display of a valuable Lin¬ coln letter and Janis Sparger ' s modeling of a dress ac¬ tually worn by a woman during the Civil War. Social Science Opens Broad 24