Valdosta High School - Sandspur Yearbook (Valdosta, GA)

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An experienced teacher, MRS. GRADY MASSEY, still finds excitement in checking slides and collecting biology specimens. She was graduated from VSC with a B.S. in chemistry and biology. She received her M.S. in the same fields at Columbia University and did graduate work at M.l.T. Mrs. Massey teaches one class of general biology and four of college preparatory biology. Community Biology, physics, and chemistry courses prepare students for life in a science- conscious community. Influenced by ever- increasing public interest, state educators require all students to elect two units in science for graduation. Plants, animals, and the anatomy of the human body are important subjects in the general biology course which many soph- omores take. Others enroll in a college- prep class for more specialized training. Juniors and seniors may choose physics or chemistry. Technical terms such as mass spectroscope, transmutation, and cyclotron are familiar words to physics students as they study principles of radioactivity and nuclear energy. Chemistry classes concen- trate on the basic units of matter—atoms and molecules. For all classes, laboratory experiments and outside projects extend classroom ex- perience and provide a practical applica- tion of knowledge. MR. C. B. O'NEAL AND MR. J. B. ROLAND prepare an acid experiment for chemistry class. Mr. O'Neal, biol- ogy and business math teacher, at- tended VSC where he received his B.S. in biology. He also attended the Uni- versity of North Carolina on a National Science Foundation Grant. Mr. Roland took his B.S. and his M.A. in physical education and science at Troy State College in Alabama. He did further study at the University of Georgia. Mr. Roland teaches biology, chemistry, and P.E. 18

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Stimulate Math Curriculum Drab desks . . . same old black- boards . . . same old algebra! Not in Mrs. Marvin Evans' Algebra II classes! Installation of a modern math-o-matic lab last summer transformed this tra- ditional classroom into a modern work- shop for modern math. Students' desks now have built-in graphs, and the teacher's desk is equipped with an opaque projector and graph. With this new equipment, Mrs. Evans can face her class, work at her desk, and have what she is ex- plaining projected onto a screen. Addition of a new course, a com- bination of analytical geometry and cal- culus, has been another innovation in the math department this year. While most students take only Al- gebra II and plane geometry, those in- terested in math and its related fields may elect, in addition. Algebra III, trig- onometry, and the new Math V course. After teaching Latin for several years, MRS. W. R. McCLURE has been re- assigned to th » math department. Mrs. McClure was graduated from Western Kentucky Teachers College with an A.B. in math and Latin. She now teaches geometry. To demonstrate the new mathemat- ics equipment, MRS. MARVIN EV- ANS prepares to plot points on a projected graph. Mrs. Evans, who teaches 5 classes of Algebra II, re- ceived her A.B. from Winthrop Col- lege and her M.A. from Peabody College. She has also attended the University of Virginia and VSC. 17

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Interest Encourages Science Classes MR. JULIAN M. LEFILES checks the roll to learn the names of his students after taking over for Mr. C. B. O'Neal in the middle of the year. Mr. LeFiles attended VSC where he received his B.S. in busi- ness administration and biology. He also attended South Georgia College. Mr. LeFiles teaches two classes of business math and three of general biology. After weeks of hard work, Edsel Copeland presents his biology project to the class in ten minutes. Students are familiar with the smile that precedes one of MR. WILLIAM E. DAVIS' famous maxims. At Auburn University Mr. Davis received his B.S. in education and his M.S. in education with em- phasis on science, school administration, and phys- ical education. He teaches four classes of physics, one of P.E., and coaches the girls' basketball team. 19