Scurry Rosser High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Scurry, TX)

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Let's get with it, suggests Don Carson as Poland, Earnest Waits, and Wendell Cousins. members of Mr. Poland's Ge n e ral Business SEATED: Roddy M oone y , Don Carson, and class get ready to prepare an assignment. Jackie Fortner. STANDING: Edward Crady, Mr. Norman Commercial Studies TAKE A LETTER MISS - - Secretaries in the making, Nora McCormick, and Emma Clemmons, beat out a steady Rat-a-tat-tat in Mr. Poland's Typing I Class. ln thisdepartment general business, boolclceepi ng, and two years of typing are offered. These subjects instruct students in the means of earning a living and improve their chances For gaining greater success in the business world.

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I-A lun- MATH STUDENTS PONDER PROBLEMS Two heads are better than one, thinks Cloye Ford. She seems to welcome the help of Marian San- ders-in proving a proposition in Plane Geometry. No subiect does more to develop the mind than mathematics. This department offers Four years of work to the students who desire it. Algebra ll and Plane Geometry may be taken as electives, butAlge- bra I and General Math are required for graduation. Math and Science General Science, open only to Freshmen and sophomores, introduces students to science . In this class they learn the science of common things, the relation of science to daily life, WMM A w..,.MM +-W, P , 2

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To be or not to be, that is the question Civics teaches students about their govern- as Mrs. Boles Civics class debates Should ment at the National, state, and local level. Hawaii be admitted to the U, S, as a state? First hand information was gained byinterview- Marian beams approvalas Donnie Hatcher makes ing county officials and by sitting in on a trial a point. However, Callie Noble looks askance in the district court. while Kirby Benson concentrates on his rebuttal. Social Studies HISTORY CASTS LIGHT ON PRESENT DAY PROBLEMS Donnie Hatcher, Patty Nicklas and Joan Daugherty do research on the development of our nation. An understanding of past history helps young Americans find possible answers to world problems today. The background of civilization, the stories of America, Texas, and Latin America are taught in various history classes. Some years a course in Economics is offered, but always Civics is included in the schedule.