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

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Music MR. S. C. BEERS. B.A., Hendrix College, Ark., Band Director, Jr. and Sr. High School MISS BERNICE CAY, B.M., M.M., Med., Bel- haven, Peabody, LSU, Public School Music and Choral Director MR. DONALD VAUGHAN, Assistant Band Di- rector, U.M., M. of Music, Memphis State “Lift your elbow a little,” Mr. Vaughan, tells Barbara Kelly during afternoon session. As as- sistant band director, Mr. Vaughan finds his work cut out for him. “Flutes ready?” Whatever the band is practicing for, you can be assured it will be top-notch. This must be ensemble practice. Miss Gay and her choruses practice diligently for their programs which are enjoyed by every student. Music at YHS is enjoyed by many of her students. Besides public school music, which is taken by freshmen, a 65-strong mixed chorus and a superior band are avail- able to students of our School. Miss Bernice Gay ably led the Mixed Chorus, Girls’ Ensemble, and the Girls’ Sextet. Early in April the Chorus attended the District Festival and later the State Festival where they received an excellent plus rat- ing. The band under the direction of Mr. Beers and Mr. Vaughan performed beautifully this year. Those talented musicians who were interested tried out for Lions All State and went to the state solo and ensemble contest. The stage band lifted the spirits of everyone with their rhythm and jazz. 21

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Social Studies MR. HILL DAVIDSON, Social Studies, B.A., LL.B., Univ. of Texas MISS MARGARET HESTER, Social Science, History, Counselor, and Coach, B.A., MSCW MR. DeWITT MASSEY, History and Social Sci- ence, M.A., Miss. College MRS. C. D. WILLIAMS, History, B.A., Blue Mountain, Graduate Study, Univ. of Alabama The principles of our country and others were im- pressed in the minds of YHS students through the various fields of social studies. In the student’s freshman year, he studied Mississippi history and civics. In American history, the students began their study with Lief Ericson and continued to present events in order to learn more about America and her relation with other countries. World history, economics, and govern- ment were choices of the upperclassmen. A YHS gradu- ate has the opportunity to learn about the past and present of our state, nation, and world through these six fields of social studies. “Ah ha, another perfect paper. I must really be a good teacher.” Miss Gandy, a mid-term addition to the faculty, brought more pep and sparkle into the halls of YHS. Miss Hester goes over the duties of sheriff with Wayne Finley, Susie Nicholas and Haley Barbour, County Government candidates. During “I certainly don't think I'll ever be in need of the first semester, students participate in an election of county and another map,” declares Mr. Massey in the midst city officers who will attend County Government day. of a discussion of Europe and the USA. 20

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Commerce MISS LOUISE HENDRIX Shorthand. Type- writing, Sec. train- ing. MSCW, B.S. MISS DOROTHY MITCHELL Bookkeeping, Busi- ness Eng., Business Training, Typewrit- ing. Miss. Delta, A. A., Delta State, B. S. in Ed., U.M., M.B.E. The Commercial Department of YHS during 1963-64 proved to be a big success in the training of students for commercial business. Even though some of the students will not actually go into commercial business, they were taught the various subjects of typing, shorthand, book- keeping, secretarial training, business English, and busi- ness training. Perhaps the five minute timings and tabulation prob- lems in the typewriting classes taught by Miss Louise Hendrix and Miss Dorothy Mitchell will bring back memories of hours of adding, subtracting, and dividing only to have the whole thing wrong. Transcriptions in shorthand and practice sets in bookkeeping sometimes discouraged the want-to-be-perfect students into inces- sant indolence. After a year of hard, tedious wTork, many of the eager students showed their interest by applying for positions in business. O.K., Hugh Nelson, flipping back for answers won’t get the job done. Having a practice teacher like Buddy Upchurch was so exciting that Jane Beale couldn’t possibly make a timed writing. Every time he spoke she made a mistake. Tap. tap, tap. Bookkeeping requires accurate use of the adding machine, and a swift finger as the one Ricky Carson has. 22