Union High School - Gleam Yearbook (Union, SC)

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Studying textbooks, taking tests, watching movies, and driving the special Driver Education car, compose the curriculum of the Driver Education course. Getting ready for a driving trip are Mr. Edwards, Edna, Wayne, Nancy, and Billy. Hearing a recorded social drama on the evil of playing hockey , are Mrs. Doggett Cstanding, leftl and her special ed students. Mr. Harrison, in White, demonstrates the proper techniques of differential adjustment to one of his auto mechanics classes, while nion High Cets Initial Special education was started in the Union schools three years ago by Superintendent Cordon H. May with two elementary classes, one in Central and one in Mon- arch school. This year the old Ottaray school building came into use for special education alone, with Mrs. Rutha justice as principal and Mrs. Mildred Kirby and Mrs. Nellie Jo Knox as teachers. Union High acquired a special edv class of its own as members of the group, advanced in maturity and ability, became ready for high school life. Mrs. Ann Doggett was the regular teacher Making Christmas presents was one of the many projects of the home economics girls. Mrs. Garner, center, helps Peggy and Carolyn put finishing touches on decorative pillow tops.

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Math courses offered this year were general math in the eighth grade, alegbra in the ninth, tenth, and twelfth grades, and geometry in the eleventh grade. Business math was available to those who preferred that subject. General math took in 'teverything mathematical. The basic facts of math were studied, plus word problems. Ninth grade algebra classes learned how to simplify fractions and how to solve the simpler equations. In the tenth and twelfth grades the alegbra course was similar, varying in advancement. Students centered their interest on quadratic equation, exponents, and radicals. In 1962, seniors will finish with two and a half years of alegbra and one semester of trigonometry. Theorems, assumptions, and constructionsv were fa- miliar words to geometry classes. Proving why two triangles were congruent or why two chords were equal, were only a few things the students did. Geometry, they thought, would help those who wanted to be engineers, surveyors, or even housewives. Business math students worked mostly on monetary problems. Realizing the need of knowing how to deal with money, they took this math course to aid them with future business. Mr. Ledford points out to Ianice how to find compound commis- sion, while Ralph watches, thinking of its importance. to him, maybe in future salesmanship. Mathematics receives special stress. tudents Regard Useful pplications Of ath Miniature bowling is one of the sports taught in the girls physical another. The winning team Shen plays the winners from aI10th61' education classes. Within a class, teams of four compete with one class, until finally the school champions appear.

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at other tables the cleaning and reiinishing of the transmission of their model car goes on. This takes place in auto mechanics class. Special Education Class of this group. Certain high school subjects including home economics, manual training, and physical education were a part of their program. Serving refreshments at the meetings of the Union County Education Association was an activity performed by special edv students taking home ecf, Before Christ- mas they made various types of decorations and sold them at a bazaar, open to the public at Ottaray school. The Civitan club of Union helped finance these classes. Preparing to prove that the base angles of an isosceles triangle are equal, Stokes constructs two congruent triangles, with the help of Ansley and Hettie. Constructing a maintenance building for school buses was one project undertaken by shop boys this year. Bobby Hart works on the roof while Tommy Kelly offers assistance. Maurice Bevis kibitzes, as Donald Ray Moss and Ronnie Leonhardt put on finishing touches. 2 'I