Rockmart High School - Yellowjacket Yearbook (Rockmart, GA)

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U Mr. Tribblc- Miss Townes Miss Rnnd.ill Miss Summerlin MATHIZMATICS iXl.lllI, which we looked upon .ls one of time most difficult subjects when we en- tered high school, h.1s become one of the most interesting to the milioritv of the students. 'lihis is easily understood with such competent te.ichers its Mrs. lfitmbro and Xlr. .l.irnig.in to l.1v the fotindation .ind Nlr. Xl.ic to guide us through the depths of higher math. Mrs. jordan Mr. Burke COMMERCIAL and VOCATIUNAL Ivping, shorthand, nnd bookkeeping-these three-sind how they do keep vour noses to the grind-stone. 'Iivping is so d.iily', as short- hand because practice makes perfect, and Miss Randall .md Miss Townes do insist on that practice. You c.m e.isilv tell which students are in the llome lic. cliisses when e.ich member begins nearing the spring dress that I made , with Nliss Summerlin's help, of course! Ifnrming seems to be a favorite occupation nt R.H.5., especially after ii student becomes .1 member of Mr. 'l'ribble's Agriculture Cl.iss .ind learns v.irious methods that nuke it even more interesting, Mr. McKinnon Mr. jarnignn Mrs. Fnmbro S C I E N C li Science, .1 most perplexing subject, h.is become more engrossing bv the dnv .is Nlrs. -lord.m .ind Nlr. Burke have revealed to us the inner workings of n.1ture .ind the uni- verse. Thev are .ilwavs l'C.lClf' .ind willing to help us solve our most provoking problem, balance the hardest equation and explain the mvsterious phenomen.i of the earth. Xvith this kind of tutelage, we find it e.1si to .tppli our knowledge, .ind we often ciitch ourselves dreaming of becoming .i gre.lt scientist.

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The grnciilnting class of 1950 takes this opportunity of expressing its sin- ccrc gipprccinlion to Mr. Scoggin, Mr. McKinnon and Mr. Amicrson for Lhcir .lssistnncc .md whole-hcirtcd co-opcr- ntion throughout this .ingi the previous high school ycnrs. H EE TI E5 K. W. MCKINNON KANKANKEE ANDERSON High Sclaool Principal Count3 School Supeuntendent

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U egndfruc HISTORY and SOClAl. STUDIES Social studies are very popular witl1 tlie students. 'l4l1ey seem to enjoy tl1e note books kept in American History classes and much of their .IIT work is something of wlticli to be proud. lico- nomics l1as been on our program of stud- ies for .1 couple of montlis, but many of tlie Seniors feel tl1.1t tliis course is .1 must in tl1e Social Studies because l1ere tl1ey discuss tl1eir own prolvlems as well as tliose of tl1e world. Many .1 lively dis- cussion is brougltt to an end by tl1e ring- ing of tlae bell, and .1 panel forum is l1ard to form, since everybody wants to l1elp do the talking! Civics in first year l1igl1 is a sort of suinming up of what tl1e students l1aye learned in tl1e elementary school and .1 preparation for government. Keeping tip witl1 the new cabinet members and otlier names in tlte news keep tl1en1 busy. Miss Congcr Miss Gaston Mr. Sanders IAQNGLISH and LANUUACIIQ Our lfnglisl1 llepartinent ranges all tlte way from simple gt'an1n1ar and diagranuning in tlie lower grades to tl1e readings of Sl1akespeare and Dickens in tlie Senior Year. 'l'l1e study of tl1e clas- sics tl1is year l1as been supplemented by recording. film strips and motion pictures. Xliss Clonger works at IL'.1Cllll1.Q us foreign stuttuf 'l'l1e 5P.lI1lSl1 in our curriculum is taken care of by lier. ligsides tl1e regular lare slie brings in sucl1 cultural tliings .1s art. mytliology. arclutecture and recordings tliat li,-lp us witli Nlr Roberts Mrs Burke Miss Mondlv Nlrs Fmehcr M U5 CI ll1ere is music in the air wlien tlie band plays or tl1e hlee Club sings or wl1en a pupil of Mrs. C1ook's performs! lllese departments are quite active and w lieneyer tliere is .1 music festiy al our Rock- I1l.lI'l students always come out witli an excellent rating. pronunciation, Mr. Hazen Mrs. Cook l i , t 1 ' 1 5 1 1 , Y ' 4 4 , 1 i l 2 ' ' t X . . l