Smithfield High School - Shield Yearbook (Smithfield, NC)

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Englisk Whether preparing for college or a job after graduation, fundamentals of English usage, grammar, spelling, writing and vocabulary are important to students. Short themes, re- search papers, American literature, English literature are all a part of our English Course in S.H.S. MRS. A. G. GLENN A.B. Mary Hardin Baylor College English MRS. E. V. WILKINS A.B. Woman ' s College University of North Carolina Speech, English Above In Senior Literature class we had a corner reserved for Shakespeare, for 1964 was the 400th anniversary of his birth. Portions of Hamlet, The Taming of the Shrew, and Henry V were brought to our stage by Theatre-In-Education, Inc. The play was the thing. Mary Mercer reviews her favorite lines from Hamlet. MR. JACK TEMPLE A.B. University of North Carolina English MRS. W. A. BURNETTE B.S. Appalachian State Teachers College Woman ' s College University of North Carolina Social Studies, English

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Program With an ultimate goal of student self-evalu- ation toward planning for the future the guidance program in S.H.S. is a valuable student service. Extensive vocational files and college informa- tion are available to the student to aid him in choosing a career and making his plans for that career. Where do I go from here, says Jimmy Putnam to Guidance Counselor, Mrs. Avery. (Above) Time of Decision for Sidney Broadwell, Ray Rose, N. E. Mitchell, and Larry Wadsworth. (Below) It ' s College Board time and Mrs. Avery tells senior girls all about it.

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•ocia Social studies teaches about the world. Our Courses retrace the experience of mankind in its most important aspects. They go through the earliest civilization, the beginnings of modern civilization, political, social and in- dustrial revolution to modern times. Seniors are required to take U. S. History. It is a survey of our nation ' s history beginning with a review of Old World events and the American colonization. The study includes the social, economic, and political conditions of the United States throughout its history.