Springfield High School - Resume Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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-. Q, f , Q fv- Y A' -6. , Q- 5 tx I ' QQ isfiisri 5H , ' EP i W Nat: gi H HJ AAD, i, S f X i DL:v.irrml,,,r HX fx N X L Q 5 5 f L i ,LE 'ANNE SH s - XXX A, L D ii X 'Ol' X l I r iii. y.il,fxi,CMOkJ L.. an M it 'HSA R. A HA ' RRI A B SON MA BEL SDAvig RICH .' A' M' A' LOi5 1 CRESHAM A, B HISTORY History is a story-long, detailed, and often Complicated --- but nevertheless a story, and all of us like stories. It is just as interesting to follow the adventures of man through his five stages, stone, iron, hunting and fishing, agricultural, and manufacturing, as it is to read Frank Buck's latest book on wild game hunting in Africa. ln history vve not only study kings and queens, war and peace, Capital and labor to understand the contribution of the past to the present, but also to develop a feeling of responsibility tor improving and preserving our governmental and social heritage for the benefit of future gcnerafions. At the present time history is becoming less and less the mere studying of formal text books and more and more the reading ot significant books and magazines. A maiority of the Clagwg, hold frequent discussions of current events, usually based on a study of the American Observer , a nationally-known weekly publication for high schools. 26

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,PW fx - Q-ms !,P TERSON MAY PATN b. D A A MCCOR MAUSEQJV ,tri W . 5 ,,.,,- .-xi .441 - EN ANNABOSBR I 'S Y BERRY Est Ml A B FRANK W . Ax B 1-' the present. There is one journalism class which edits the High Times, the school's semiweekly paper, Bible, closely related to English, is also offered, as is a course in debating. In all of these. but particularly in senior English, creative writing and extensive outside reading are emphasized. Under the guidance of Miss Ida Ausherman. head of the department, the Eng- lish classes have been active in work outside of class. The assembly which the de- partment gave was both entertaining and educational. The theme of the play given was that of a boy who, looking through a book, grew tired and fell asleep to dream of the characters in bookland. Lady Macbeth, juliet, Silas lvlarner, lvlacDuff, and Robert Burns-Asto name a few of theme-came on the stage out of a picture frame. Each character played a scene from his particular piece of literature. The English courses in Senior High School serve a double purpose, They teach the student to speak the language well and to appreciate its beauty and expressive qualities. One may speak English all his life yet not realize the treasure at his com- mand until he has studied it closely and been led along its intriguing paths by expert guides. 25 MlLl.ER ne I Mol A. B.

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An innovation this year is the requirement of three years of history instead of two for the eniiir high school student Vxforld history is studied in the sophomore year, American history in the iunior year, and social civics in the senior year A special effort is being made to render stil i.il rixics a vital course in the curriculum and one of inestimable value to the student in understanding the social, economic, and political trends of the complex age in which he lives The social civics classes have been doing interesting work in connection with a safety driving campaign Under the efficient guidance of Miss Nell Madden, these classes successfully con ducted a series of talks in f ome rooms upvn Safe driving Such points as the number of , if - automobile accidents, causes of A , .,,, f ', ',' accidents, and their preven . lnytv , 'l V' tion were discussed by the cam I V paigners Another of the extra under takings of this department was an assembly program, The program, given in honor of George Vxfashingtons birthday, 6 used the novel idea of having G reporters of the school paper interview the great general, cr Miss Isabel Shepard is head of the history department, and this past year several new his- tory teachers have been emf Lois if-Kms ployed to work under her. A lp They are lvlr E Wayne Shanf non, lvlr, Richard Reed. and Mr Kirk Denmark, Mrs. Al- dine Miller also has several classes of history as does Mr, I, Arthur Roper In order to keep informed about what is happening in their own community, Senior High School history students do numerous kinds of work V- outside the classroom, They f' take trips to the court house. interview county and city offif cials, and study pamphlets which contain information DAWD 2 SialEilNL'?N about the income and expendif fu - tures of the city Such experia Luclci Srl'-VU ences contribute a great deal ATB toward the high school stu- dents' understanding of practi- cal governmental problems. 27