Benjamin Russell High School - Echo Yearbook (Alexander City, AL)

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Curriculum Before entering the ninth grade of the Benjamin Russell High School each student should counsel with the principal or the guidance director and decide his course of study for the four years of his attendance. He may choose a commercial, a vocational or a college preparatory course. The commercial courses offered include Typing I and II, Shorthand I and II, bookkeeping, business law and business arithmetic. Many BRHS students who have followed the commercial course have gone directly from this school into full-time employment. Vocational courses which train students for future work include journalism, agriculture, industrial arts and diversified occupations. Training in home economics is also offered. For students who wish to attend an institution of higher learning upon graduation, some of the college preparatory and academic courses are in the field of social studies. They are American history, civics, Alabama history, world history, democracy and economics. The mathematics department offers Algebra I and II, plane geometry, solid geometry, trigonometry, and general math. General science biology, physics and chemistry are subjects taught by the Science Department. Spanish I and II are the only foreign language courses offered. The basic requirements for graduation are: four years of English; two years of social studies, one of which must be American history; one year of mathematics; one year of science, and six electives in addition to four years of minor credit. Minor elective credits may be earned in physical education, band, chorus, office or library work. • •

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Above is the architect’s concept of what the new auditorium, now under construction, will look like when it is completed. This completely air-conditioned structure will be ready for use by September 1, 1963. Valued at over $300,000, the auditorium will have a seating capacity of 1,050. For future dramatic productions there will be a cyclorama stage effect and proper lighting facilities. Included in the new addition will be practice and storage rooms for the band, and an office for the band director.

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Administration Miss Claire Nell Fuller, secretary to the superintendent; Charles Farrow, supervisor of instruction; L. C. Caldwell, attendance supervisor; P. C. Myer, superintendent of education. Board of Education— Mr. T. D. Russell, chairman Dr. H. E. Askin, vice-chairman Mrs. Elane Lamberth Mr. L. E. Sellers, Jr. Mr. Bill Edwards