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

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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

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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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Maffi And Sc i ence Programs MR. PAUL W. WELLIVER, traveling science teacher, gives a lecture - demonstration for a science class. Mr. Welliver, mak¬ ing a tour of high schools throughout the United States to stimu¬ late student interest in science and scientific careers, delighted the Mount Airy science department with a work of interesting dem¬ onstrations. COMMUNITY FRIENDS AND RESOURCES often enrich the school program. Following his talk to the class, Mr. W. E. Merrit, Jr. exhibits his mineral collection to science students Lonnie Brown and Tony Bledsoe. AFTER A FULL TEACHING day Miss Willie Lou McGee, Mrs. Caroline Sydnor, and Mrs. Vera Thomas leave for their weekly trip to the mathematics institute at Wake Forest Col¬ lege, a National Science Foundation project. 26