South San Antonio High School - Cat Tale Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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Demand, Both Requisite and Elective Mrs, Paula Kinman ENGLISH Right, speech class acts out a play. Miss Jo Ferguson Mr. Torn Collins Mrs. Ellen Burney Mr, Edwin Kraemer ENGLISH SPEECH SPANISH SPANISH: ENGLISH SPEECH Two years in Spanish are offered to enable students to obtain speaking, reading, and writing knowledge of a modern foreign language. It enables them to acquire a cultural understanding of the people whose language they are learning. The fine art of speech may be said to be based on a theme and variations. With the basic fund- amentals of public speaking, students gain poise and self- confidence while learning to construct and deliver various types of speeches. Emphasis is given to good voice development and the im- provement of diction. Extracurricular speech activities include senior and junior full-lengthplays.The UIL competi- tion offers additional speech activities with the one- act play, prose and poetry interpretation, persuasive and extemporaneous speaking, and debate. JQQMAW ,,

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Longuoge Arts Meets Tremendous F f Mrs, Sank C, Mayers Mrs, Lillis Atchley Mrs, Sudie Barker Mrs, Anna Schulz Mrs, Diane Currier ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH Sophomore girls find that Teacher knows best. qAboveJ Solomon Alvarado refuses to give in to op- posing debaters' point of viewl QRightJ 18 Our Language Arts department includes English, Spanish, and Speech. Four years of English are taught: the first semester is given to study of grammar and compositiong the sec- ond, to literature. Three years of English are required for graduation. The fourth year is elective but recom- mended for all, and especially those that will go to col- lege. This year, the English department has used the meth- od of programmed learning as an experiment inteaching grammar and composition. Its value is reflected inim- proved expression of ideas. In addition to daily study, pupils report on recrea- tional reading. The junior and senior English Classes prepare research papers.

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Homemoking Education Meets Mony We are indeed proud of our HomemakingDepartment. We have been told by many people who have visited it that ours is the most attractive and best-equipped homemaking department in the city of San Antonio. The South San Antonio Homemaking Department's philosophy of homemaking education is one that encourages the stu- dent, as a member of the family, to continually grow, physically, intellectually, socially, and spiritually. Homemaking education is centered on home activities and relationships which enable youth to assume the responsibili- ties of homemaking as family members today and later as they establish their own homes. The major purpose of vocational homemaking education is to prepare youth and adults for the occupation of homemaking. The program is designed to assist individuals in acquiring homemaking skills and an understanding of human relationships which will help them achieve satisfying home living. Some emphasis may be given to the application of homemaking skills to wage earning situations, and opportunities for careers in the home economics fields. The specific areas of instruction covered at the different levels are: 1. Child Care and Child Development 2. Clothing and textiles 3. Family Relations 4. Foods and Nutrition 5. Health and Home Care of the Sick 6. Housing and Home Management Three years of Homemaking are offered inregular class work, with one credit for each year, I, II, and III. In addition, one may earn one-half credit in each of two summers in Summer Home Experiences in Homemaking, provided she has credit for a year of homemaking preceding each summer's work, making a total of a possible four credits in homemaking. Mrs, Vada Belle Zellner Mrs, Ethel McKinley 20