Pembroke High School - Corsair Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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Present and future relate to the past as Concentration and attention help provide the answers to what ' s going on in Social Studies classes. Social Studies Under the direction of the departmental head Mrs. Lillian Poe, the History department placed emphasis on the present and the future, as it related to the past. The students this year concentrated on the theme Past is Prelude , taking a topical approach rather than a chronological one. Students in the advanced classes did more intensive study on the same theme. International Relations was also part of the Social Studies curriculum taught this year. This course was a study of coun- tries and their relationship to other countries. The government classes were instructed by Mrs. Reynolds and Mr. Niles. These classes gave each student knowledge and understanding of the local as well as the national government. Mrs. Lillian A. Poe U.S. History; World History; and International Relations Hampton Institute, B.S. University of Virginia, M.Ed. Sponsor: History Club Mr. Thomas R. Niles Government and Personal Finance College of William and Mary, B.A.; M.Ed. Coach: Baseball— JV; Basketball— Asst. Mr. Harvey R. White, Jr. U.S. History Pembroke State College, B.S. Western Carolina University, M.Ed. Coach: Tennis, Football — Asst.; Basketball, JV Mrs. Brenda W. Reynolds Government and U.S. History George Peabody College, B.A. Sponsor: History Club 26

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and Industrial Arts Mr. Grant gives instructions to students in I ndustrial Arts about the construction of a table. Industrial Arts Brick masonry, woodshop, and drafting were the studies in the Industrial Arts department. These classes provided the bases for future vocations and hobbies. Mr. Woodrow West, in a three-hour class, taught the arts of bricklaying and masonry techniques. Woodshop classes, under the guidance of Mr. James Grant, learned to use all woodworking tools and produced useful, beautiful objects. From Mr. Mike Riddick, the drafting classes learn- ed to draw basic floor plans. Advanced students made house designs, on paper and in model form. These classes offered types of vocational training that will be useful and profitable to students in later life. Many of the students, after completing these basic courses, go on to further study in these fields. Mr. James Grant Woodwork Virginia State College, B.S. Mr. Mike G. Riddick Drafting East Carolina University, B.S. Sponsor: Key Club Coach: Baseball — Asst. Mr. Claude D. White, Jr. Drafting East Carolina University, B.S. Mr. Woodrow W. West Brickmasonry Virginia State College, B.S. 25

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the Social Studies Classes Show Mrs. Mary C. Cooke World Geography Hampton Institute, A. B.; M.A. Sponsor: SC A, Co-Sponsor Mr. Robert H. Bennett U.S. History and World History College of William and Mary, A.B. Coach: Cross Country, Track Darnell Williams anxiously waits to answer a com- plicated question in government class. peof.Rtss or Miss Phyllis M. Taylor U.S. History; World History; French University of North Carolina, 8. A University of Virginia, M.Ed. Miss Taylor, a substitute teacher, gets her ideas across to the class. International Relations students work busily at the mysteries of world problems. 27