South Houston High School - Palladium Yearbook (South Houston, TX)

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1n Team Teaehin Much preparation went into re- search and visual aids to give the stu- dents an all-round understanding of the present situation. After the week of lectures in the auditorium, each teacher took his class hack to the in- dividual rooms for a day of questions and discussion. Then everyone was given a test made out by the teachers who did not lecture. Students were asked to write an opinion and to give criticism. In the opinion of most of . the students and the teachers, the jim X program was a success. ,S l l l l l No time for chatter as Mr. Baker lecturesg just listen and take notes. I didn't know we had this many students! gasps Mrs. Singley as she is confronted with piles of test papers to grade. At left Mr. Satterwhite hangs the completed film up to dry. Mrs. Feazle lectures over the German Federation.

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History Department Experiments m,,,a+fv For the week of January 8-16, the history department of South Houston used team teaching to present a unit over the Berlin Crisis. The unit was divided into five topics, with lVlr. Kne- hel lecturing first on the problems of occupation of Germany. Mrs. Feazle then discussed the German Federa- tiong Mr. Baker covered economic conditionsg lVlr. Grammer, religion, education and Cultureg and Mr. Satter- white concluded the lectures with the Berlin situation today. Mr. Knehel and Mr. Satterwhite prepare layouts for photographic copies to illustrate the lectures by use of the overhead pro- Jector. Mr. Baker and Mr. Knebel process the negatives for the photographic copies. 22

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tudy of History Gives Confidence for the Future Pasadena Independent schools re- quire students to have four credits in geography, history, and civics for graduation. South Houston High of- fers a Well-rounded program of social studies to fulfill these requirements. World history is offered for sopho- mores, American history for juniors, and civics and a choice of Texas his- tory or economics for seniors. This past year was Thomas Fai-mer's first year of teach- ing at South Houston. He ob- tained an A.B.A. from Lon Morris Junior College and a B.S. in history from the Uni- versity of Texas. Mr. Baker gets really enthusiastic over the Shenandoah Campaign and gives a DETAILED description of the battles to his American his- tory classes. Teaching seniors about the American government is the duty of Ruth E. Montgomery. She acquired her BS. from the University of Houston. Madelon Feazle teaches both Texas history and world history. She attended Baylor University and received her B.S. from the University of Houston.