Watauga High School - Musket Yearbook (Boone, NC)

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English Classes Make Use Of Reference Materials Margaret E. Agle Laura F. Church Wey (A AN LM ag A ¥ a Waka iriietetetern irate gle La ANNES UN ae SAL a Me sae Delila E. Lesley Katie J. Peterson With his fingers, Mr. Poplin illustrates to his senior English class the closeness of two famous English authors. 20 Elizabeth E. Elliott Billie E. Kinney Our very efficient English Department has prepared us for a future of expressing ourselves in both speech and writing. Students wrote a research paper each year to help them gain skill in writing and in the use of reference materials. One of the requirements for passing English was the report on a certain number of books each year. This encouraged students to read and gave them an op- portunity to criticize other people’s works. Oral book re- ports gave them the opportunity to gain needed experi- ence in speaking to an audience. Fred T. Poplin Anne S. Shope

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Driver Education Classes Train Safe Drivers Bobby F. McConnell Nancy W. Penick The freshmen and sophomores of Watauga High School eagerly awaited their chance to take Driver Edu- cation because this course was the first step toward get- ting their driver’s licenses. The course was given under the direction of qualified, state-approved teachers who had worked to meet state requirements and regulations. Thirty hours of classwork and six hours of road work were required to receive the certificate needed to get a driver’s license. Cars are traded each year to insure the safety of the students. Driver Education students study the parts of the car motor as Mr. Mc- Connell explains the function of the radiator. Feel —— wre ai Mrs. Penick teaches driver education students the basic essentials of good driving. She laughs at a remark about “women drivers.” B. McCONNELL—Driver Ed. B.S., A.S.U. N. PENICK—Driver Ed. B.S., A.S.U. Enjoys water skiing and taking care of greenhouse. Mr. McConnell and his students depart for the customary trip to Hicko- ry; this trip gives the students actual driving experience. 19

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Julia J. Vetrie Betty C. Wells Mary M. Wilson Mattie L. Wilson Georgia A. Yates Johnny Simmons joins two of his classmates in their search for addition- al material on various American authors. Pam Young and her classmates go to the library to do more research on their term papers required for English. The library is always full during the term-paper time of the year. M. AGLE—English II and III. M.A., A.S.U. Ass’t. organist at Boone Methodist Church. L. CHURCH—Reading I and II, College Methods. E. ELLIOTT—English I. M.A., George Peabody College. Enjoys read- ing. B. KINNEY—English J and II. A.B., Florida Southern College. Ass’t. FTA sponsor. D. LESLEY—English I and IV and Journalism. B.S. A.S.U. Cheerleader sponsor; Vanguard adviser; Powder Horn adviser. Enjoys reading and working with young people. K. PETERSON—En- glish III, English Methods. M.A., George Peabody College. Enjoys read- ing and is involved in church and community activities. F. POPLIN— English IV. M.A., A.S.U. Enjoys music and is president of the English Department of the Northwestern District of NCEA. A. SHOPE—English I and II. M.A., U.N.C.C.H. State president of United Society of Friends Women. J. VETRIE—English IV and V. B.A., U. of Southwestern Louisiana. Debate Society co-adviser; enjoys knitting. B. WELLS—En- glish I, Art. M.A., A.S.U. Art Club sponsor. M. M. WILSON—English I and III, World History. M.A., A.S.U. Enjoys reading. M. L. WILSON— English III. B.S., A.S.U. Enjoys reading. G. YATES—Reading I and II. M.A., A.S.U. Enjoys music and recreational reading. Patricia A. Beshears Graduate Assistant 21