North Augusta High School - Sandspurs Yearbook (North Augusta, SC)

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Miss Nancy Lawrence Mr. Lowe explains a difticult diagram to Dick Sheridan while Lanny Montgomery and Bob Mc- Mff Eldon Lowe Farland work intently to finish their drawings. VOCATIONAL TRAINING VALUABLE IN CHOOSING CAREERS Sounds of machinery and construction rise from the shop classes. Once or twice a year the boys display with pride their handiwork. The projects vary from Inoolscases to tables and chairs. The beautiful large sketches of angles, lines. and design seen in room seven reflect long hours of hard work by the mechanical drawing classes. The instructions received there will be of great value to the future engineers and draftsmen. Commercial stu- dents acquire expert skill in typewriting, shorthand, and hook- keeping. By using modern equipment, they gain practice in business methods. These courses help prepare them for secretarial and accounting careers. ,:q, wg. . 1 4 .K i . . . Andrew Johnson, Rusty McClain, and Leonard Drummond complete their first shop projects. Bub Prescott, Miss Lawrence, Marsha Metts 'the Yellow Jacket. and Doris Wells run off the first edition of

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Mr. Lindler discusses ci geometric construction with Jeanette Boynhom and Jimmy Mumford. MATHEMATICS . . . FROM SIMPLE PROBLEMS TO HARDEST COURSES You canit add cats and dogsn is the motto of the algebra classes. XVith determination, study, and hard Work, the student masters exponents, factors, literal numbers, coefticients and formulas. Most plane geometry students are challenged to learn the theorems, postulates, and axioms and then use them properly. Seniors who study trigonometry might be confused by sines, cosines .ind tangents except for the excellent guidance of the teachers. These courses are quite important for the future engineers and scientists, as well as all who plan to go to college. Mathematics has increased in importance. To compete with foreign countries in the race for the moon, the citizen of to- morrow must possess gi vast knowledge of mathematics. t Nh

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x 'Qt , UK I I 'Q W I 0 if .Mm Ellen Keane, Billy Sarrcitt, and Bub Printup get tinoil instructions for the Economics exam. SOCIAL STUDIES MAKE BETTER CITIZENS FOR TOMORROW'S WORLD XVhen was Thomas Jefferson president? Who signed the Declaration of Independence? These questions and many others are answered every day in American history classes. The students use the reference books in the library to get additional information about famous men, places, and historical events. From the dis- covery of America to modern times is diligently studied. In Democracy the students gain a better understanding of the branches of the government and their functions. The study of Wo1'ld History leads them to appreciate the historical background of present world problems and should help them to see m0rC clearly America's role in World affairs. Mrs. Croxton exploins to Jock Follow ond Gerry Ferguson F9 quirements for Their American History notebooks.