Northfork High School - Hi Lights Yearbook (Northfork, WV)

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I 555 STAF F DAY FIVE: THAILAND ENCHANTMENT gi U ' ..i mullwwlu Nowhere else is there such a fairy-tale atmosphere, nowhere else is there a more gracious people, nowhere else are there more colorful temples as in this enchanting country. Botdered by Loas, Burmas, and Cambodia, Thailand Hormerly Siann is today a constitutional monarchy. Its 200,00 square miles has high mountains in the north with great forests of teak and other hard woods, logged by thousands of trained elephants. The countryside has crocodiles, bears, boars, monkeys, sapirs, 5 deer, leopards, rhinoceroses, wild tigers, and an Asia wild ox called sladang. i From the northeastern great plateau region we get rosewood, hides, silk, and stick-lac. In the southeast, there are forested hills, hot springs, waterfalls, and coastal jungles. Thailand exports rice, teak, rubber, maize, jute, and tapioca. There are papermills, machinery plants, and tin and tungsten exports. japanese trade has been greatest, but Thailand has resisted domination from any other country. Buddhism is the national religion and Siamese temples tcalled WATS are wonders of the world.' - decorated with gold leaf, enamels, glass, pottery mosaics, glazed tiles, and . myriads of bells, black laquered doors .. inlaid with mother of pearl. Their neillowarch-inlaying silver 03 blaclg h h enamel-is world renown. Thai sapphires and zitcons are famous, so are bronze and buffalo horn cutlery, silks, and raffla work. The capital Bangkok which serves as SEATO headquarters is an enchantingly lovely city. Bangkok, Siam became more famous in Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical The King and I, which was based upon the experiences of teacher Anna Leonowens and the king and prince of Siam, now known as Thailand. ? VI ditg-d I A H.111. ,,,.,w x IV l$mwflh5ih$t e ' '- KVLVI 3M MC?a 45 7' 5 5 r- i '2; . ,- '- V55w' : x George Milliranes, Head Custodian. l, .w 7'5 r, , l U D 7'- E my Lawless, Custodian. rmi! Kemp, Custodian. imm 5 l I Catherine Gilliam, Cook. 41 Patricia Foster, Assistant 1 Cook. i$ x5 59$ h Wx 5 5 H .m'r l , .3 8 .Ilmtn-L' wage: 3M 8 5.3 I v wh

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Iran, ancient Persia, is a land of beautiful gardens, of poetry, of miniature painting, of fabulous Oriental rugs, of famous cities-Tabriz, Isfahan, ' Shiraz-of heroes like Rustram, and story-tellers like Haiji Baba. It is the land of Darius the Great, who built the first great highway, the Royal Road from Susa to Sardis, and the magnificient palaces of Susa and Persepolis. In 9 TYPING 1, 11 1-: Biblical days. when Queen Esther saw Q OFFICE PRACTICE i : Xerxes here, Persian power extended all SCHOOL TREASURER over southeastern Asia and parts of H e Europe. In the seventh century, world- famous centers of culture at Baghdad 3m and Damacus ruled. During the Middle 77-? Ages, Persia lost its power and wealth. i5 but began to recover wealth with the ' discovery of oil in the 20th century l4th largest oil producer todayl. Iran is a ' mountainous plateau in the Middle Eastern area of southwest Asia between the Caspian Sea, the world's largest salt waterlake, and the Persian Gulf. Karun 1,. is the only navigable tiver; others dry up :. '1! in the lifeless salt and sand deserts of over 38,000 square miles. The highest point Mt. Demavend at 18,376 feet is not far from Tehran, the capital. Today, one- ,- fourth of the Iranians are nomadic, J ; originally from Central Asia. The . . Moslem state of today is a far cry from H'. the glorious Persia extolled in poetry by '7 Omar Khayyam. However, Persian specialties are many delicious varieties of : bread, melons, caviar from the Caspian. rugs, enameled jewelry, brass and coppertrays, silks. inlaid wood, brocades; and favorite pastimes are soccer, . basketball, wrestling, skiing, and playing chess while smoking a hookah lwater 13.32 ALGEBRA II 0- PLANE GEOMETRY COACHING ' PATTY PERETTI . r HzrgH-n. .. 3.5792'4'3 Mn 7?; .-. . -- .- . t. .. I r. l ; jEWEL SMITH l 1 WORLD CULTURE l . SYLVENE THOMAS BOOKKEEPING I, u l E SHORTHAND, FML CLUB 3 m U air E 3:- GEORGE TRECHOCK GOVERNMENT , ' KEY CLUB $3. 7W NANCY VARALLI . DRIVER EDUCATION -

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