Myrtle Point High School - Bobcat Yearbook (Myrtle Point, OR)

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SENIORS RECALL MEMORIES

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Mike Lobart points out the Atlantic Ocean to Barbara Stubblefield in world geography class. TEACHING STUDENTS a deep and sincere love for their country and how to live better lives in a free and democratic society were the main objectives of the Myrtle Point social science curriculum. WORLD GEOGRAPHY, an elective course, offered to freshmen, taught the students about the climate, topography, natural resources, transportation and communication systems of the major countries of the world. World geography students in Marv Scherpf’s classes did nine weeks projects, wrote book reports and drew maps to better acquaint themselves with the countries they were studying. WORLD HISTORY, an elective course offered to upper-:lassmen, studied about the cultures of the Middle East, the Mediterranean worlds, Western Europe and the Orient. The course was centered around the nature of the World’s civilizations, the religion’s of the world, the rise of social classes, the growth of democracy, the rise and fall of great leaders, the growth of the various economic systems and the spread of Western civilization. World history instructor Art Motz emphasized the sense of human needs and aspirations which knitted the poeple of the world together. Motz stressed the efforts of man to produce food, heal the sick, invent machines and work together in government. Students in world history classes related past events to the every day happening in history. In this way students began to understand the world and its problems. Major Aim Of Social Science Courses Ron Hasset and Ed Wells discuss the Westward Movement in U.S. History. 21

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OF FUN-LOVED YEARS