Watauga High School - Musket Yearbook (Boone, NC)

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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

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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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Latin Added To Foreign Language Department Anita B. Eppley A. EPPLEY—Spanish I, II, and III. B.M., UNC-G. Junior class sponsor; Spanish Club sponsor. Enjoys music and singing. E. KING—Latin. A.B., Coker College. C. STILES—French I, II, III, and English I. M.A., A.S.U. Enjoys music, playing the piano, violin, and organ, and enjoys camping. Mrs. Elizabeth King introduced Watauga’s students to a new language, Latin, this school year. They also learned about Latin civilization, fa- 22 Elizabeth M. King Cynthia L. Stiles The Foreign Language Department became more ac- tive by adding Latin, French III, and Spanish III for the 1967-68 school year, giving the students a chance to further their study in their favorite language. The class- rooms were equipped with modern laboratory facilities, enabling students to become more fluent in their partic- ular language. The courses also included studies of each country’s people and cultures; as a result, a better under- standing was brought about of the other countries and peoples of the world. mous Latin authors, and the large number of Latin roots which are found in the English language.