St Martins Episcopal School - Shield Yearbook (Metairie, LA)

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4 .fl ocial ladies - 1 Wi C -R v 5 DOROTHY D. PORTER, Department Head B. S. , Louisiana State University: M.A. , George Peabody College ' QXYIII I SUSAN MARTIN M. DREUX VAN HORN B. A., Louisiana State B. A. , LL.B. , Tulane University: University in New Orleans M. E. , University of Southern Mississippi CHARLES R. DIKE B. A . , Louisiana Polytechnic Institute Fw 3.21. M Z - 2 zz. j 'ii . y, . -' '1 , ANTHONY G. PORTER B. A. , Southwestern Louisiana Institute The main objective of the Social Studies Department is to give each student a deeper insight into the forces which shaped the history ofthe world and especially the role which one's own country has played. Head- ed by Mrs. Porter, each mernber of the de- partment stresses the fact that it is not a matter of memorizing dry names and dates but of seeing the forces that made them important. 29

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English OLETA MEADOWS HETHERWICK HILDA G. SMITH B. S. , Delta State Teachers College B. A. , Mississippi State College for Women HARRLETTE S. BURKS, Department Head B.A. , University of Wyoming: M.A., University of Southwestern Louisiana X 54 The English Department is concerned not only with rules of composition and punctuation, but also with giving the students a broad scope of literature of the past several centuries, which are included in the curriculum throughout the high school years. Under the capable supervi- sion of Mrs. Burks, the department strives to provide a thorough background in the use ofthe English language. 448 I , '., ,+- IANE L. VAUGHTERS ANDREW G. EDMONSON, JR. SUZANNE P. PETERSON BJ? Sfouthem Methodist B. A . , M. A., Tulane University B. A. , Belhaven College: M, A., Umverslty Tulane University 28

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1 , .,,-ff' KATHRYN DAVIS THURBER B. S. , Iowa State University KATHRYN R. CHASTANT B. S. , Louisiana State University Various branches of science are studied through both the discussion of theory and participation in laboratory work at St. Martin's. By these methods, a student can obtain useful knowledge and become well versed in a specific science. St. Martin's of- fers biology, geology, chemistry, and physics along with general science programs in the curriculum. S 'H IVA MAE WEST -- 4 B. S. , University of Illinois ti Science I 1 as . V1 Y' I' , HAROLD F. GRAF, Department Head B. A., Mississippi Collegeg M. Ed. , University of North Carolina M. S. , M.Ed. , Loyola University BELLE L. JOHNSON B. S. , Tulane University wwf.