Tivy High School - Antler Yearbook (Kerrville, TX)

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During German Week, steins, Hummel fig- ures, and Germany's flag were displayed in the library showcase. Once a week, Mrs. Paxton's Spanish classes view films on the effect of the Spanish language on history. xi 16 Foreign Language

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Election Year '72 Provides Practical'Study Ot Local, State, National Election Processes Social science courses encourage the individual to formulate ideas about people, nations and customs in hope to reform for today's world. A wide variety of subjects are included in social sciences. They are Bible, soci- ology, world history, advanced social studies problems, economics, Texas history, humanities, and world geo- graphy. offered learning more about ourselves through Humanities, a new course this year, was devoted to art, music, and literature. Since this was a presidential elec- tion year, political platforms were studied by history classes. lVlost stu- dents took social science courses as the required history classes. However, stu- dents who were particularly interested in this field were able to take classes which dealt with specific aspects of social science, such as ASSP. All the social science courses explored man's past, present and future trends. Nlrs. Jesse Wilson's American history classes spent several weeks on a study of the issue of slavery, Gene Blanton, principal, teaches a sociology class which is only offered to seniors. Social Science 15

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Spanish, German Programs Reflect Culturesf Develop Basic Conversational Skills, Methods Foreign language was taught to help further students' understanding of other nations and of other peoples. The language department consisted of two foreign languages this year, Ger- man and Spanish. In both languages, grammar was taught as well as a cultural background of the country. Students also learned basic conversa- tional skills. ln September, German Week was held to make other students aware of the interesting background on Germany. Language courses pro- vided all with insight and a broader understanding of other nationalities beside our own, Perhaps the greatest value of the language program was that it made students aware of life. It made them realize that despite differences in language and customs, people are basically the same throughout the world., Bill Smithson relates his experiences while living in Venezuela. First year German students perfect language useage through drills. t 4. 3 p an . . as f Foreign Language 17