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

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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

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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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Sciences —biological, physical, and chemical Mr. Richardson (Uncle George) received his education from the University of Missis- sippi and the University of Utah. For two years he has taught junior chemistry and senior physics at YHS. Fishing and hunting occupy much of Mr. Richardson's spare time, and he has a garden which is his pet project. This summer he worked at the Chemical Plant. Travis Johnston was the only student to work with taxidermy for his biology project. Travis stuffed the owl shown here, as well as a handsome skunk. Mr. George Richardson, Mrs. Naomi Roberds Who could believe that such a sweet little lady could give such a mean biology test? Anyone who has taken biology at YHS could! For ten years, Mrs. Naomi Roberds has loyally taught her students the study of living things. At home, Mrs. Roberds spends much of her time in her garden, in the kitchen, and on grading biology papers. 27 Ted Taylor is just one of the future scientists at YHS who spends hours working with test tubes and other apparatus.