Skidmore High School - Beacon Yearbook (Skidmore, MO)

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C O U R S E O F S T U D Y The Skidmore High School is accredited withf the state as offering thirty-three and three-fourths units. For a high school of approximately one-hundred students lexclu- sive of the seventh and eighth grades of junior highl our school offers an excellent and varied group of courses. ENGLISH The English department offers five units: English I, English II, American Literature, English Literature, and Speech. SOCIAL STUDIES Four units are offered in Social Studies: Citizenship, World History, American History, and American Problems. MATHEMATICS The department of Mathematics offers three units: A1- gebra I, Geometry, and one-half unit of Algebra II and one-half unit of Advanced Arithmetic. NATURAL SCIENCE General Science and Biology are the two courses offered in the field of Natural Science. LANGUAGES For a high school the size of this,it is rather unusual to find languages being offered. Here the students have an opportunity to study both first and second year Latin. PRACTICAL ARTS In the field of Practical Arts there are twelve units offered: Typing I, Typing II, Bookkeeping, General Busi- ness, Industrial Arts I, Industrial Arts II, Vocational Home Economics I, Vocational .Home Economics II, Related Home Economics Science, Related Home Economics Art, Gen- eral Agriculture I, General Agriculture II. FINE ARTS The Fine Arts department offers Art I, Art II, Funda- mentals of Music, Harmony,and a fourth unit each of Band, Glee Club, and Chorus. PHYSICAL EDUCATION Beth boys' and girls' Physical Education is taught, and one-half unit of Hygiene is given. I

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WQH O ' S W H 0 I N S. H. S. The high school students had a contest in March 1941 determine who should be listed among the 'Who's Who' of' ' the high school during the year of 1940-'4l. Dorothy Jean ' Peter won over Kathryn Wright by only one vote to receive the distinction of being the queen for this year's Beacon. Charles Parman, who won over Ted Barber by a margin of only three votes, has the honor of being king. Dorothy Jean Peter, Queen Charles Parman, King Prottiest girl. . Most handsome boy. wittiest gi:-1. . . wittiest boy. . . Most athletic girl Most athletic boy. Best actress. . . Best actor. . . . Best dispositioned Best dispositioned Most musical girl. Most musical boy, l I I O girl boy. .Dorothy Jean Peter .. . . Bob Lowrance Katherine Cottrell . . ..Lansing Reese Betty Jean McDowell . paul ovniley . . . Guila Fletchall . .Paul Fletchall . Barbara Dearmont . .Franklin Colwell 0 u .Vivian Xvilson . Roger Lee Barrett