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

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MATH DEPARTMENT—(sealed) A. J. Browning; (standing) Walter Myer, Thomas Traylor, W. P. Dunaway SPECIAL SERVICES —(sealed) Mrs. Marjorie Caldwell, Mrs. Marguerite McGhee; (standing) Charles Farrow, L. C. Caldwell, Raymond Hand Ten

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coaches, numerous lounges for faculty and students, and a central lobby. The gymnasium, with its hardwood floor, has a seating capacity of 1,250. Of particular pride to students is the Spanish lab, which has 30 individual booths, each with a tape recorder and a set of headphones. The master control also has a tape recorder and switches which allow the teacher to listen to a student as he practices pronunciation. There are also switches that allow one student to listen to another practice. The math lab is also a new addition to BRHS. This air conditioned room contains 30 individual desks, each imprinted with a graph on an adjustable top, which may be raised or lowered, depending on the preference of the student. A special chalk board, with a graph on one side, is moveable, enabling the teacher to work a problem and then move the board to allow each student to see the solution. A special projector with a transparent plastic surface allows teachers to show different steps in the solution of a math problem or, without the plastic sheet, special slides may be shown. In the modern chemistry lab an instructor’s table with sink allows the teacher to demonstrate experiments which are not safe for the students to perform. Special charts and other equipment give science students a chance to study subjects properly. Eight tables with sinks are included in the chemistry lab, providing an adequate environment for experimentation. The commercial program provides a two-year secretarial course. The rooms are equipped with numerous posters instructing students on correct procedures. The typing room is equipped with 41 manual and 2 electric machines. In the home economics program, 268 girls are enrolled during the school day. The foods lab contains six complete kitchen units. The clothing lab is equipped with 18 sewing machines, cutting tables, and a fitting room. In the words of the Cinder, in reference to the new auditorium, “$323,000 worth of beauty was officially finished in October.” The rich “Alabama red” of the master curtain is the same shade as the seat cushions. The grand drape is of gold and cream brocade. A complete switchboard type lighting system is included in the stage facilities which is large enough to seat a 120-piece orchestra. The auditorium has a permanent seating capacity of 1,048, with space for an additional 250 chairs. — Cooper Askew. Nine

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VOCATIONAL DEPARTMENT — (sealed) Mrs. MUSIC DEPARTMENT -Mrs. Shirley Scarbor-Inez Curvin, Mrs. Ruth Jordan; (slanding) Don ough, W. R. Jeffries Little, C. A. Crockett, H. L. Johnson Eleven