Thomas Jefferson High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Port Arthur, TX)

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Efficient Sounds Identify These Departments BUSINESS EDUCATION IS one of vhe most vi'm advamages given smden's. T. Re nclds Mrs. DeH HiHe and Miss Eola Gunsiream head of me depaanem teach bookkeeping, disnibuiive education ABILITY IS THE chief traH of indusmd an Veanhers. Such abilicy is recognizable in Me vahems of Mr Hugh Shaw, Mr. Lehnd Kay, Mr. Roger RusseH, and Mr. Marvin Cichowski. They teach dasses in metal shop, woodwork, and mechanism drawing. A COMBINATION OF Yalem and skill go mge'her 10 produce Industrial Ans instructors Mr. WwHie Jones, head of Me departmem, and Mr, Gene Jackson pvim THE PILOT, Studem Directory, and foovbah and bas- keiball schedules, as well as a tremendous volume of maverial for the envire schom dismn. BUSINESS EDUCATION IN7 TENDS to provide opportunnies for students to develop skills in typing, shorthand, bookkeeping, or business itself, with an extra bonus of a half year in business law. Distributive education allows students To work half a day on a job and attend school the other half BUSINESS OWES MUCH to Miss Linda Andvews, Mrs. Mame Swanzy, and Mr Rex Copexand. They vrain many of 'he fume cypisrs for locaX business places.

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Counselors Advise Students MRS, ANNA MAE DEVINE Secreiary 10 The Principal MISS JEANETTE TENNEY MR, LONNIE DEVALL Attendance Secretary Assistant Principal M ay R; i V r $ MISS LOUISE ERWIN MRS. EDNA HARGUS MR. BEN KIKER Guidance Counselor GirIs' Counselor Director of Student Activities

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THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT has had a successful year in several instances. The inservice 1raining program for Yeachers has been a study of 1he Ia'r- est methods of Teaching English and various courses of study from OUT- standing high schools. A strong res?- ing program has been developed both for mid-term examinations and finals,- consequently, the pupils have obfained more Information, and are better prepared for college, For High School Students ENGLISH IS USED in everything we do, yet ii is one of the most difficult courses for the average student. To help studenfs overcome vhis difficuhy ave Miss Doris Ciisp, Mrs. Sam Bush, and Miss Margaret MHler, instructors in We English depart. menr. MRS. LAWRENCE McKUNE, formerly Miss Mac Belle Pelton, resigned iusv before Chrislmas, aher heading 9he English department for more than 30 years. THAT GOOD SPEECH IS imponam agree mesa members of the English depanmem: Mr. James Irvine, speech and drama, Miss Doris Ann Jones, EngHsh, Mrsv E'hel Redman, Journalism, and Mrs, Flonelle h Greer, Enghs .