Neville High School - Monroyan Yearbook (Monroe, LA)

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social studies help stuclents gain Mrs Eileen H Baur Mr Bennie M Hixon Mr John W. Turner MRS. EILEEN H. BAUR: M.A., Louisiana Polytechnic lnstitute American History. Americanism Club. MRS. RITA S. BLANCHARD: BA., Northeast Louisiana State Col lege. Civics, Speech, English. MR. BENNIE HIXON: BlA., Louisiana Polytechnic Institute. M,Ed. Louisiana State University. World History. Tigerettes, MR. JOHN W. TURNER: B,A,, Northeast Louisiana State College Government, American History, Economics. Printing Department

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intrigue students. Mr. D, W, Griffith Mrs. Virginia Mullins Mrs. Jane Pearce Mrs. Ruth Smith ln the 1960's the welfare of a large per cent of the population can be affected by the mere push- ing of a button, pulling of a lever, or turning of a dial. Mathematical calculations have given this dial its povver. The study of mathematics is val- uable to a student primarily because it teaches him to think for himself. The fact that a2+b2:cZ may not seem very im- portant to the average student until ten years after graduation. This formula serves as a tool for solving the challenging problems that alert and sharpen his mind while he is attending school. Self-reliance and a sense of achievement are the rewards one earns when he solves a tough problem. Trying to factor axz-l-bx-lfc:O is Junior Eileen Ferguson. fpf' ' ,L -,. . ge One can hear the wheels turning as Bobby Heflin, Marilyn Denoux and Bill Causey take a test.

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appreciation for humanity. A sTudy of The socieTies of The world, The peo- ple ThaT make These socieTies, Their land, cusToms, occupations, beliefs, and governmenT, compose The social sTudies courses. Through These sulojecTs The sTudenTs will be beTTer informed To meet chal lenges. HisTory links pasT and presenT govern menT, enables The sTudenTs To assume Their re- sponsibiliTies as ciTizens and psychologically en ables Them To undersTand and geT along wiTh oTh er people. Who was Charlemagne and whaT was he famous Tor? asks Mrs Blanchard. Diligenfly answering homework questions for American HisTory are Naoma Dye and Pat Holloway.