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

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MR. STANLEY C. BEERS: Ban.] Director, Instrumental Music; B.A.. Hendrix College. MR. DONALD VAUGHAN: As- sistant Band Director. Stage Band; B.M. Ed., University of Mississippi. MISS GAY NANCE: Choral Di- rector; B.A.. Mississippi College. 1 wish Miss Nance would hurry up and come back.” ponders Evelyn Nobles Irving to read the difficult music. Music Provides Cultural Enrichment . . . and welcome to the Tonight Show with Stanley Beers and Donald Vaughan. The music department develops appre- ciation for music and individual talent. At the State Choral Festival the YHS Mixed Chorus enters several contest selections and a hard year’s work is always reflected in the outstanding ratings received. The student body is frequently entertained by the Boys’ Quartet and Ensemble, the Girls’ Sextet, and other groups from the music depart- ment. A wide selection of songs ranging from jazz to classical pieces are mastered by the vocalists. Another division of the music depart- ment is the band, including marching, con- cert, and stage bands. Each band member finds his practice rewarding. Lions’- All-State band, a position as majorette, and first chair are goals that band members covet and strive for. 27

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MRS. MARY EMMA SMITH Librarian: B.A.. Mississippi Slate Collie for Women; M.S., Louisi- ana Stale University. Student librarians not only assist the librarian but students as well. Library Constitutes Focal Point of Learning Shhhh! Mrs. Smith reprimands a chattering student and the li- brary is peaceful again. This year the YHS library added new shelves, labeling devices, and over one hundred books. The library provides films, tapes. and periodicals for academic research. Projectors and recorders are ob- tained from the library bv instructors for classroom use. A card catal- og directs students to the vast amounts of reading material. A filing cabinet offers an index on careers and valuable piynphlcts, map. and yearbooks. All freshmen are required to take a course in library science, enabling them to use library facilities during high school. Cooperative student librarians are always available to assist bewil- dered freshmen and belazied seniors. Now, when you finish, Elizabeth, there are a few things I want vou to do — stack books, clean shelves, move chairs, mop the floor . . No, you can't use this to copy exams, explains Mrs. Mary Emma Smith. 26

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MR. JAMES H. BURCHFIELD: Mechanical Drawing; B.S., Mississippi Slate Uni- versity. MR. A. L. BOND: Distributive Education. Industrial Education; M. Ed.. Mississippi State University. The diversified occupations department is designed to train stu- dents who plan to enter some industrial occupation or trade immedi- ately after completion of high school. To prepare these students for their work, a study-work program has been design« d. In the morning D.O. students attend classes compulsory for graduation and in the afternoon gain valuable job experiences through supervised work. This studv-work program is only offered to juniors and seniors. Within this cooperative program, directed by Mr. A. L. Bond, are two main divisions. The Trade and Industrial division prepares stu- dents for technical skills, in which they must have some specialized training before accepting a full-time job. The Distributive Education division produces marketing and sales pf sonnel. Industrial Arts, directed by Mr. James H. Burchfield, is a voca- tional course for young boys entering a profession such as carpenter- ing or metal-working. Many students find this course, as an elective, useful for non-professional tasks at home. In wood and metal- working each student makes attractive and useful items. Mechanical drawing teaches the fundamentals of design. D.O. Provides Training for Sales and Technical Skills 28