Yazoo City High School - Mingo Chito Yearbook (Yazoo City, MS)

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English, Spanish, and Latin Mrs. Eleanor Lester, Latin and Spanish teacher at YHS, is an enthusiastic participant in all of our school activities. Mrs. Lester and YHS both missed the Latin banquet and initiation, since there was no second year class. However, Mrs. Lester, quite the versatile teacher, instructed freshmen in social science. Enjoying her children and grandchildren, cooking, and playing bridge are Mrs. Lester's hobbies. She served as a Pink Lady this summer at the hospital. Patient and understanding. Dr. Gustavo Garcia, Spanish teacher at YHS, is fast becoming acquainted with customs and traditions in the U. S. Dr. Garcia, who fled from Cuba in '62, has eagerly instructed the young Americans of YHS in his native language. Dr. Garcia taught Spanish at the Junior High during afternoons, and in the evenings the Doctor taught a course in conversational Spanish which was open to all interested adults. Students at YHS were offered courses in three languages—English, Latin, and Spanish. A lan- guage offers a challenging and unlimited op- portunity to broaden horizons and gain knowl- edge of other cultures. YHS linguists learned to distinguard parts of speech, to recognize a wide vocabulary, and to understand the lan- guage fundamentals. Panel discussions, com- mercials, and term papers were some of the activities of the language classes.

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mages Mrs. Parker is one of our favorite and most versatile teachers. For her the summer meant continual activity. Traveling to the Ozarks, playing golf, hooking rugs, and writing letters were items on her busy summer schedule. Despite her active summer life September will find Mrs. Parker in her usual place at YHS. Sadness hangs low over YHS due to the loss of one of our most charming teachers, Mrs. Jeannine Leach. This summer she and the Rev. Leach are moving to Rome, Miss. There she plans to teach in Bible School, take organ lessons, and attend summer camp. Next year Mrs. Leach plans to substitute teach. Our school's most eligible bachelor is also one of our hardest workers. Summer brought only more school for Mr. Hoffman—Ole Miss to be exact. Warm weather also meant Air Force duty at Keesler Air Force Base. In the not too distant future, he is planning to teach on the college level. Mrs. J. W. Parker, Mrs. Jeannine Leach, Mr. Wallace Hoffma For two years Miss Lockard was a great asset to the speech department. This summer she and her roommate. Miss Carole Tyler, took a camping trip of the western United States. After the trip it will be back to school for Miss Lockard. She will be a grad- uate student at Louisiana State University, where she will get her Master's Degree in speech. Miss Mary Sue Simpson spent an active summer as recreation director in her hometown, Shaw. In her spare time she took an art course and loafed at Lake Beulah. In September Miss Simpson will journey north— maybe to graduate school at the University of North Carolina and maybe to United Nations work in New York. Miss Sara Kay Lockard, Miss Mary Sue Simpson, Miss Dot Mitchell, Mrs. Jenkins. The eastern United States, especially New York City, was Miss Dot Mitchell's destination this summer. She took a guided tour of the historic and entertaining spots which dot the Eastern seaboard. Miss Mitchell also managed to take a course in library science at Ole Miss before return- ing to Yazoo City in September. Mrs. E. S. Jenkins, English teacher, graduated from Mississippi College with a B.A. degree. She spends a great deal of time with her three daughters and has be- come quite a seamstress. Since her husband is athletic director, Mrs. Jenkins is a faithful fan of the Yazoo Indians. 24

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Music-vocal and instrumental There was a time for work, a time for play, and certainly a time for music. Students blessed with instrumental or vocal talents put time and effort into the numerous musical programs which were presented at school, civic and social functions. The mixed chorus had the whole school humming songs which ranged from the classical to the modern, and the band mem- bers practiced for perfection on each piece of concert and contest music. Mr. Stanley C. Beers, Miss B. Gay, Mr. Donald L. Vaughan Mr. Stanley C. Beers, band director, had a busy and prof- ifab'e summer. Besides holding summer band practice for the high school nearly all summer, Mr. Beers found time to take a graduate course in music composition. In July he went to Mis- sissippi Southern for the annual band camp. Miss Bernice Gay, director of the Yazoo High School Choral organizations, also was a teacher of freshman music. Miss Gay taught her students to be aware of the moods in music; her pupils not only sang the correfcf notes, but they also sang with expession. Since Miss Gay abhors laziness, practice sessions were always lively, as well as beneficial. Our assistant band director, Mr. Donald L. Vaughn, had a busy summer. First, he went home to Grenada to fish, fish, fish! If he ever caught enough fish, he planned to work out all of the band's march routines for '63-'64. Mr. Vaughn will return to Yazoo City on August 1 to begin band practice. Practice Makes Perfect! 26