Pine Bluff High School - Zebra Yearbook (Pine Bluff, AR)

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HOME ECONOMICS Mrs. W. E. King Dept. Head The goal of the Home Economics Department at PBHS is to prepare more efficient homemakers. The accomplishment of this goal has been greatly aided by the department's new facilities in the east wing of the Arts building. It contains four all-purpose class rooms, two fully equipped laboratory kitchens, a large living room used for entertainment purposes, a Home Ec office and a library for the department's books. Also used to a great extent have been the two lighted glass showcases in the hall. The part liked best about the new building is the large amount of storage space. The new living room has presented a great challenge to the Home Ec classes. Mrs. Wm. Mitosinka The program of study of this department is well rounded. Most classes work in studies on foods, clothing, housing, child development, and family living. The first year classes make a simple skirt and dress. They also prepare meals that follow the basic four food plan. Second year students are able to make more difficult, lined and woolen garments. They have a more detailed study of housing which is supplemented by field trips to stores and homes in town. The third year students have a wide range of projects from which to choose. The senior classes get a composite of the most important things in first and second year. Miss Kay Weldon 'I was supposed to take them home to Mother! 15

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 SPANISH Mrs. Jim Primm Dept. Heod Sponish Miss Anna Garcia Mrs. Lena Hollimon Dept. Head Latin Four years of instruction in Spanish are available to students who want to leorn a second language. With the acquisition of skills of understanding, speaking, and reading a foreign tongue comes a gradually deepening knowledge of a foreign country and its culture and, as a consequence, a better perspective of American culture. Orientation to the elementary phrases and learning the grammatical fundamentals of Spanish moke up the first two years of training,- a review of grammar, independent conversation, and a survey of literature are stressed in third year Spanish; and representative literature, modern periodicals, and more involved composition are the core of the fourth year course. A splendid language laboratory provides, by means of many tape recordings and records, opportunities for students to hear and imitate native speakers from the Spanish-speaking world. Hmm - - whom shall I call up today? LATIN Three years of Latin are taught at PBHS. The study of word derivations, classical allusions, and the lives and writings of famous Romans keep the students busy. Class time is spent in translations, constructions, and reading. First year pupils translate stories of mythology and Roman life; in second year, a study of Caesar's Gallic Wars and the Punic Wars are concentrated on; for the third year, units on Roman poetry, letters, and prose are studied. Latin students gain knowledge of ancient life from those who lived then,- the study of Latin also strengthens the knowledge of English. Post proelium, praemium. and Zeus says 'a-humm-' 14

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Mrs. Billy Bob Arnold Speech and Drama Mr. Richard D. Smith Choir Mr. R. B. Watson Band ARTS BAND The PBHS Band received the highest honor of any past PBHS bands, that of playing for the Midwest National Band Clinic in Chicago. While there, the band received the honored plaque for an excellent performance and Mr. R. B. Watson, director, received the coveted Honor Director's Medal. A $100 contribution was given to the Kennedy Sousa Memorial Fund by the band. The organization shared o concert with the University Symphony Orchestra, played for civic clubs, attended district and state festivals, and presented several concerts, including the Ladies' Auxiliary's Children's Concert. Root a toot-toot I know I'm throwing a temper fit! 16