Scottland High School - Memoriae Yearbook (Scottland, IL)

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Agriculture MR. EM M ONS, Instructor The work of the Agriculture Department is designed to train the young men of this high school who are interested in Agriculture to be better prepared for leadership and farming: so that they may more adequately meet the prob- lems of the farmers of today and tomorrow. In order that they might accomplish their purposes, field trips are con- ducted, milk is tested, soil tests are made, small equipment needed for projects are made, and an individual project is carried by each student. Every phase of farming carried on in this community is studiedg the boys do most of their learning by doing. The two divisions of Agriculture being taught this year are Agriculture T, which deals with soils and crops, and Agriculture Ill, which deals with farm management. The work of this department is under the direction of Mr. Emmons. Page Thirty

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Library The library in our high school has been designed primarily to serve the school. The students find it a very valuable place where they may obtain in- formation, and the faculty uses it widely as a source of enrichment in the prepara- tion and presentation of their class work. The library also serves as a recreational reading center for students, teach- ers, parents, and friends. It has a wide variety of books, both fiction and non- fiction, and numerous types of magazines which provide good reading literature for the school and the public. Foreign Language The only foreign language offered in our school this year is Latin II, which is taught by Mrs. Mary McCool. in the first course the students are taught the fundamentals of Latin. In the second course they study Latin in a more advanced torm. Latin serves as the background for the English language, therefore it is invaluable to the student who enrolls for study in this work. A major activity on the part of this group was the presentation of a Ro- man banquet conducted wholly in Roman style. It was the first of its kind ever to be given in our high school, so we are very grateful to Mrs. McCool who sponsored it and the Latin students who made it possible. It was very instructive and educational in that it portrayed many of the habits a11d customs of the real Romans. T Music MRS. SUEMMA GRIMES YELTON, In.vt1'ucf0r The Music Department in our high school has a large enrollment. It con- sists of three groups-a well-organized band, a girls' chorus, and baton twirling. The band and chorus furnish many musical numbers for all school programs andseveral outside activities during the year. The baton twirling is a new type of instruction introduced into our school this year. VVe are quite proud of the girls who have shown their skill i11 handling the batons. They have made several public appearances at the high school basketball games. Many individual music students and the chorus are participating in both the District and County Music Contests. All of the music is supervised by Mrs. Suenima Grimes Yelton. Page Twenty-nine -

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