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

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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

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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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SANDY McHONE points out her news report to Buddy Pike (RIGHT) while Ray Tate (LEFT) posts his clipping at the appropriate place on the new Current Events World Map in Mr. Wortman ' s room. LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATES become realas Debby Douglas (RIGHT), great-great-grandaughter of Stephen A. Douglas, shows Lucy Robert¬ son a letter to Douglas from Abraham Lincoln in his own handwriting and a check to Lincoln from Douglas. The papers have been passed down in the Douglas family. Seven classes of American history, 2 of world history, 6 of civics, 4 of geography, and 1 of sociology--these open windows on our heritage from the past and explain our present world. Fascinating people and events, past and present; our government; our neighbors ; our problems--all await us in the social science department. 3ields Oj interest And Knowledge 25