Pembroke High School - Corsair Yearbook (Hampton, VA)

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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

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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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Math courses of varying difficulty are Mrs. Margaret F. Steiner Secondary Math and Physics Park College, B.A. Sponsor: National Honor Society Mrs. Eloise S. Orser Geometry and Algebra University of Illinois, B.S. Columbia University, M.A. Sponsor: Keyettes Calculus students watch attentively as Mrs. Steiner explains some concepts they need to know. Mathematics Department The mathematics curriculum at Pembroke ranged from general math to calculus. Head- ed by Mrs. Steiner, the department offered a variety of courses of differing degrees of difficulty. Through this varied offering each student could find a course suited to his ability. Consumer and general math courses de- veloped the practical applications of arith- metic skills. Algebra, a two-year course, in- volved work with a combination of trigono- metry and advanced algebra. Theorems, polygons, triangles, cylinders, and angles, all combined to challenge geometry students. Other courses, calculus, math analysis, and trigonometry, were additional offerings for the mathematically talented and curious students. The overhead projector is a useful tool in a mathematics class as Mrs. Steiner shows. 28