Snyder High School - Tigers Lair Yearbook (Snyder, TX)

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throughout lllllll Above agroup of students 1n one of the H1story Clas ses Wayne Mornson 18 po1nt1ng out a SPeC1fiC place to Kelly Clark son Whlle Reba Rand and Betty Ann Pxtts look for a. report from a magazlne The var1ous phases of h1story taught 1n our h1gh school are Texas Hxstory Amer1can H1story World H1story Econorrncs and CIVICS The latter w1ll be reqmred after th1s year In study1ng h1story we learn to understand our world today by seexng s1m1lar past and to comprehend the senousness of our world s1tuat1ons In order to atta1n these goals var1ous methods are used V1sual axds are frrst on the l1st The Amer1can H1story classes saw several excellent full length mov1es Extens1ve use has been made of the overv1ewer and flannel board Several lustoryclasses have used T V product1ons 1n wh1ch students part1c1pated before the camera Book reports on var1ous phases hbrary research work and a study of current h1story are emphas1zed Many projects were planned and carr1ed out wh1ch pertaxned d1rectly to the courses One class rntervrewed Dan Cotton county clerk about elecuon proeceses World H1story students used the commumty resources A Texas Hzstory class wentto Lubbock to see the Texas Tech Museum and hear Dr Holder the du-ector of the Museurn Mrss Felder's World I-hstory class also was pr1v111ged to hear Mrs Odom speakon Ch1na Dr J G Umstattd of Aust1n and others x ' W : ' ' . , . . . . . . I . , . . 1 . , . , . . . . . . situationsg to become better citizensg to appreciate our country and desire to preserve ity , I . . . . , . , . D . . , , . c . , . y I - . ' , .

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hard The students above exper1ment 1n prov1ng d1fferent fxgures equal Shown from left to r1ght are Joe Bunt Lucy Black sher Anna Lou Jo1nes Kenneth Drake and Johnny Drake The Math Department of Snyder H1gh School cons1sts of Algebra I and II General Math Consumer s Math Plane Geometry and a splxt course 1n Solxd Geometry and Tngnometry Algebra 1S the study of s1gn numbers equat1ons revxew of ar1thmet1c and problem solv1ng A few f1lms are used and graphs are very helpful 1n teach1ng tlus course To the advanced student spot pro blems are gxven to develop the1r m1nds The teachers also try to t1e Algebra 1n w1th SCICHCC General Math and Consumer s Math are nearly allke 1n that they both deal w1th the everyday problems of 11fe Projects are helpful and some of them deal w1th lnsurance taxes 1nvestment and managlng money Geometry 1S the study of flgures that can be drawn on a surface Also 1t 18 the proof of facts that have been accepted 1n earl1er math Value comes from the necessxty of careful th1nk1ng and precxse accurate statement Pro Jects are used and they 1nclude curve st1tch1ng geornetmc bulletln boards dur1ng the d1fferent seasons models and charts and sllde ru.les I . . 1 I - J 1 - 1 I . . . v 1 1 0 1 r , . . p ' . ' . ' . . 1 1 I - . . I ' ' D D '

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the year Pictured at right are three of the Social Studies teachers They are from left, Mr. J.M. Moffett ' C achg Mr American History and o ' 'tt World Historyand Franklin Prui , Journalismg Miss Katherine North ' al cutt, Americ an H1 sto ry and Annu x if-xf 'T f 0 inns.: VV f'T f W1 my' Ill -am 'H it lvfl' I Dell Pictured at left are Miss Felder, World History and Civicsg Mr. Jim Stehley, World History and Coachg Mr. J.P. Ward, American History and Coach. 29