Provine High School - Aries Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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Miss Shaw vividly depicts the horrors of the French Revo- lution, using study aids such as the guillotine. Teachers Accent Informal Latin students, under the direction of Mrs. ,lane Bender and Mr. Hubert Staley, learned more col- loquial expressions because more emphasis was placed on Latin as a spoken language. Also, Mrs. Bender explained, ureading more literature enhances the beauty and gives the student a greater apprecia- tion of classical Latin. Miss Judy Shaw, the new French teacher, used the oral approach for teaching in which students learned to understand and speak before they read or wrote. French pen-pals served to give an up-to- the-minute, informal view of the lives of French stu- dents and provided a basis of comparison between American and French schools. Wfhe facts that Mexico is one of our neighboring countries and that Spanish is a modern languagef reported Mrs. Bridges, Mare reasons that encourage students to be more interested in the Spanish lan- guage? Newspapers and magazines from Mexico further added to the individuals' enjoyment. Mrs. Bridges, Spanish instructor, translates an amusing selection in the Spanish Life magazine to junior Debbie Fain. Approach to Languages mf - ,

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Histories Recreate Past Life, Conflicts, Politics ,, ix ,ggi Informal discussion makes learning more fun in Mr. Sneed'S government class. 52 Provineis twenty-nine social studies classes united ancient culture with present-day heritage for its 830 pupils. The historians explored accounts of wars and political conflicts among nations via the study of past events. The social studies program included classes in world history, American history, and American gov- ernment-all required subjects for graduation- along with economics, general business law, geogra- phy, and world politics-courses which offered a better understanding of our culture. Students were encouraged to read Time, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, and Senior Scholastic weekly in class to promote an interest in current world events. Class discussions and outside research projects supple- mented and clarified the students, knowledge of topics only briefly touched on in class lectures. Students and faculty alike joined in welcoming Mrs. Betty Bomer back to Provine after a two-year tenure in Dallas, Texas, where she served as a substitute teacher. l i5 H, .iii -f g. -,,- f : A v.Z5'f-P5 'fAnd don't ask me if Leif Ericson beat him here, Mrs. Bomer warns her sophomore world history class.

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Electives Spur lnterest Participants in homemaking courses were intro- duced to varied projects and experiences. While first-year homemakers dabbled in the arts of making elementary child-care course and were taught the themselves with the designing of a floor-plan for their dream-housef' refinishing old furniture, and antiquing artificial flowers. By using the simulator and behind-the-wheel training, along with films depicting results of care- less driving, 311 sophomores were indoctrinated with the rules for safe driving. pupils to basic business procedures. Under the tutelage of Charles West, mechanical drawing students discovered that there is more to the Y fl ' ing, pupils gained valuable knowledge in the fields of three-dimensional art and blueprinting. Brush in hand, senior Ronnie Loggans delves into 1 With the prospect of obtaining her driver's license looming before her, Ginger Bayles is taught the correct method of shift- ing by Mr. John Ladner. l in Skills for the Future 1 X 1 l I 1 I jello and stitching pillowcases, second-year students ' i explored the fascinating world of children in an finer points of sewing. Third-year girls busied 1 Amidst 278 confused students, smud ed a ers, l g P P and time drills, typing instructors introduced their ' industrial arts than hasty T-squared sketches. Pur- , suing the rudimentar techni ues of isometric draw '