C E Byrd High School - Gusher Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Initiates MARY S NcCLANAHAN Mr MKliiMKan. who lf ch« Lngclvh III •nd Ennt ' hed Fnfclnh III. altrndni llardin Snninon» l m»mal and ( rnlrn r (- 4lr|tr «nd h(4d» 4 H « hrlor Somcr drprr Hrr outMdr int«T9t» ttM ' ludr arwinf(, mding. and «wtm mmft MAMIF BRLAZFALF. Althnugh irw hmft Fnglwh II and ipon«onnf( thr Buainrsi «ufT of Thr H h I jfr tekr up much afhrr tunr. Mn Brramlr »ull findt hnui to «prn«i with hrr |cmnd« hildrrn Shr hnc «ttmd- rd Loutsuuu Sutr l nivcrwt . Cmlmarr. Lni- nmh «if (Fi4 ' f(n. hoidinf B.A. and M.A. dr- ftrrea. KJANNt JFRNK.AN In addibon to tmchinft Juurnalism and Fnjs Iwh IV. Mr Jrmifcan alao «ponwii Thr Hifth Ltfr“ and (,hnll and Srroll. Hohimft a B A dr (trrr. ahr hw altmdnd Truw Trrhn«4oft»« ] Col- Irftr, ( rntrnarv. and thr l mvrraitt « f Oitorado M.AX EDMONSON Spunaur «if thr National FarrnsK Irafcur. Mr Fdmonaon tearhm Sprtrh and Drhatr Havmp rrrrivrd ht» B.A drfprrr. hr haa attrndrd IJ5.U. and thr 1 nivmutv of t ' aahinf ' lon Hr Ukr lo •pmd h» ratra tunr fcardrainfc and travrlinfc Of all the many courses offcred at Byrd, probably none af fects a student ' s life more than those included in the English Department. Without a good background in English, it is dif- ficult for one to obtain mastery in other courst s, for English is the hasis for all othcr subjects. In sophomore English, students learn to appreciate world literature by studying such things as the allegorical meanings of The Idylls of the King and the problems of Silas Mamer. Juniors concentrate mainly on American literature with spe- cial emphasis being placed on The Scarlet Letter and Huckle- berry Firin. Also highlighting junior English are the term pa pers written bv the students on their chosen vocations. Mil- ton’s Paradise Lost and Shakespeare ' s Maeheth tvpifv senior English, which deals with the works of great English writers and their effect on the world and its literature. All dasses are constantly drilled on spelling, rules of punctuation, and gram- mar in addition to literature. Included in thc English Depart- ment are Journalism, Speech, and Speed and Developmental reading. In Journalism students compete with one another to get their articles in the HIGH LIFE, while special reading dasses improve a person ' s reading speed and comprehension. Speech students learn the art of verbal communication and debate. Regardless of what profession a person plans to pursue in life, the English learned here at Bvrd will prove to have a de- cided influence on its fulfillment. Knglish IV stud» nts Harnld Hlark. Kob McGonnell, Janel Posl, and Mar Burke find on the rnap Devon. England. where British writer RoI ert Herrirk lived. 28

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VIKMMA CHADICIt Mn who th» NaiHMial Hcm«r Soryt . tm«V» Fmf(lnh II Shr h at- Irrxtrd LS.I iwl thr l mirrrntY «»f Arkannu. B k 4 f»«l M Kd .l« rcr Shr h» m«i ouui«k intrr«»n. « prc»»IK tr«vrluif( GLENUA HARKNLSs Rn|«mnf h«» «« ond wir « B»nl, Mn H»ri nma lr»rhr« Lnf(l»h IV ind IVvrhifmmUl KrarlinK Shr m • f(r»4u»lr A lamniana Po- Ivtrt-hair Imtitulr with • «t Art «ir- gn«f. In hcr «p»rr timr ahr likn walrr 4mnf( »nd ndfaf. Grwk and Roman btfralurf had ronsiderable influent e on mtxJern literalure. Susan York, David Mast, Jav CardweD, and Peggv Allen poinl out ihe birthplat e of VirgD. author of the Arneid. ENGLISH Is Key to the Future Roman houses were quite differ ent from ours,” reads Dehorah Betts, as WiU SentelL, Ginger Fortson. and Ken Thomas exam- ine models of anrient homes. A large portion of English deals with the writing of researrh pa- pers. Dehbk ( ats, Marv Neal, Ester Whitlork, Susie Faludi and Bob Savorv take notes in the librarv for use on their reports. MARt.H SANDERS Spnot«nn|( thr Lduonal S rff af thr »l SH t K »nd tr» -hinp F.nfldi IV ukr m Mt af Mm SandrT timr Shr h»» « R»« ' hr|ur af Alt irprr from Louimiib Trch and kms flowrrs 27

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peed Reading Program B rd ' » lihrarv an fwnlial part of thr Knglish Department. Here Rnbin Pajje is b ’inp rhrt ' ked into thr bbrarv by Ann Ratsburp. Juniors in Mrs. Marpuerite Ueatherly’s English III rlaas, ckinned in their hats for Basketball Dav, take a te»t on Transoendentalism. The westward movement had a great ef- fect on Ameriran literature. (lollins Nix, Mike Rasberry, Raynelle Smith, and Edith Stevens, examine art work done bv felk»w students on the Oregon Trail. CHRISTA R BtVINE Httmp jBrrxlrd lxiui uuva PnivlrrKntr ln u tulr. Mr trvinr hnM- 4 Rxhrtor r4 Ar drptrrr Shr tmchrs t n|[lwh |V«ndm|ovs vrwinft. nmk inft. rradinyt. and virwinft all «p v Ukir 5 1 1 NANCY LONNEGAN Hutdmft • R A d |trrr »n En|ttnd». Mr» l-un nrytan h» ttmdnd Hmdrrvun Suilr Tnarhrr tzdUftr. t mvrratv td Tra». and thr l nivrmtv 4 Nn Mr mi Shr int- W Eitfcinh 11 «nd En- nrhrd Enytlwh II ind h» manv inlimh SADIE v. yarbrou;h Vtr Yiftmuf(h tm«4w F.n di f at Bvrd Shr taattmdnd IjniMMM Sutr I nivrrutv «nd h«»id btrfh B A and M K Ven-n. Shr mjovi rradinyt nd drrp sra fiahinfc m hrr vpnrr tmvr RITH ANN HAITS Havm attmdrd laiuw ana Putvln hnir InMi tulr and thr I nivrmitv of Arkatmv, Misr Aat huld a Rarhrkir of .Ar¥ drftrrr |n addttHm lo tpnmnrinf thr Junmr la . »hr aKo rnpw Irtrr I 1 29