Walter Hines Page High School - Buccaneer Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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Orren McKay, Anne Douglas, and Fred Birdsong react hydrocloric acid in advanced chemistry. challenges enthusiastic students i LEORA HOLLAND B.S., East Carolina College Cheerleaders and GAA Advisor MALCOM T. McLOUD B S., M S., Texas College of Arts ond Industries Junior Engineers, Camera Club Advisor MR. A. G. MYRICK B.S., N. C. State Biology students discuss the mysteries of the frog. 29

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DONALD STOWE B.S., Appalachian Jr. Engineers Advisor Wrestling, Head Baseball BILL BEEZER B.S., Pennsylvania State University Football, Head Basketball, Tennis Coach HAROLD M. EVANS A.B., Guilford College Page Hi-Y Club Advisor MRS. FRANCES HAMMETT A.B., Greensboro College Medical Club Advisor World of science Page ' s science department offered biology, chemistry, physics, and ad¬ vanced biology this year. Each stu¬ dent was given the opportunity to ex¬ cel in any phase of science. In most of the classes, book reports, term pa¬ pers, and special projects were re¬ quired. In Mrs. Hammett ' s advanced biol¬ ogy class, students probed the anat¬ omy of a cat for thorough study of its organs. Plants, heredity, the human body, bacteriology, diseases, and a study of the forestry around Page were also covered in the course. Sophomores covered a thorough study of biology in Mrs. Hammett ' s, Mr. Stowe ' s, Miss Holland ' s, and Mr. McLoud ' s classes. They pursued the scientific study of the relations be¬ tween plants, lower animals, and hu¬ mans. The advanced class went through a more detailed study under the supervision of Mrs. Hammett. Mil¬ ligrams and mixtures were familiar terms learned in Mr. Evan ' s chemistry classes. Aside from broken equipment and burns, the chemistry students ben¬ efited by doing actual experiments in the laboratory. Lab experiments were also required in Mr. Myrick ' s physics class. The jun¬ iors and seniors learned about ma¬ chines, heat, electricity, radio, light, and the atomic bomb.

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Peggy Ridenour points out the Place de la Concorde in French class. MRS. MARIETTA ALLEN A.B., W.C.U.N.C. Junior Classical League Advisor Language department RUTH BRILES A.B., High Point College Le Cercle Francois Advisor MRS. ROSALIND BROOKS A.B., Columbia College M.Ed., W.C.U.N.C. Junior Classical League Advisor Foreign languages are becoming increasingly important as our world grows smaller and smaller in this space age. The language department has strived to meet the needs of the modern stu¬ dent and is adding more opportunities with the new communications laboratory. The Latin courses, taught by Mrs. Rosalind Brooks, Miss Anne Mclver and Mrs. Marietta Al¬ len, were not only classes of grammar, but also history. The geography of Rome, the stories of famous mythological characters, the heroes of the days of the Empire—all were revealed in the stories translated in the textbooks. Spanish was taught at Page this year by Miss Sarah Long and Miss Patricia Lupo. Since many Spanish speaking countries have been in the news lately, in these classes the flavor of geogra¬ phy and current events was added. Although many current events came up in the class, the usual grammar, translations, and vocabularly drills still composed the main part of the course. French was again taught by Miss Ruth Briles and Miss Adelia Linnemann. As in the other courses, conversation, vocabulary, translation, and grammar were emphasized. These daily studies were sidelighted by reports and talks on customs, literature, geography, music, and the everyday life of a Frenchman. Harry Blair indicates some points of interest on the Lotin bulletin board. 30