Central High School - Interlude Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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MISS MARGARET BERGAN English MRS. E THEL CAMPBELL English MR. JAMES LEWIS CASADAY Drama MISS ANN KORB English MR. JOHN MERRIMAN English Because English is our native language we often take our ability to speak it for granted. Yet, when we realize that English is a required foreign language in almost all the European countries, we can see how important knowledge of the English language is to the western world in communication and maintain- ing peace. English is a required course here, too, both to graduate from high school and to enter college. We studied verbs, nouns, and dangling participles, and read Dickens and Twain, and we talked about life OS well as literature. We began to recognize good writing, and learned to write more effectively. Proficiency in English was gained not only through the study of grammar and literature which we re- ceived in our required English courses, but also through electives offered to us. Developmental reading helped us to improve our reading comprehension and speed. We read more every day, and finally got so we could read faster than the timer could run. Study of the literature of England from the be- ginning epic to modern authors was covered in the English literature classes. We studied different styles, and the effects of history on the writing of the time. Pat Stillwagon, Ann Boehm, Pam Orr, and Roberla Rakow use one of the many reading accelerators in Developmental Reading class. The obiecfi ' reading rate. to speed up the students

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English teachers MRS. MAUREEN HUBER, MRS. MONA PAULSON, and MRS. NORMA SPOHNHOLZ listen as MR. ALBERT DERUE discusses methods of teaching English. (At least, that ' s whot they said they were doing.) MRS. GLORIA ORLANDO English What was that word again? asks Paul Swank of Peggy Egan, as Kathy Podsiadio looks on. By now sophomores are finding the dictionary a must in English. MRS. JOANNE BALLARD English MISS MARGUERITE DEGROOTE WRS. MARY HERITAGE English English MISS JEANETTE SMOGER MISS JUNE WATERMAN English English

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Speech acquainted us with the process of preparing a good speech and through prac- tice we gained confidence in our speaking ability. In class we laughed at pantomimes, and did serious speaking. Journalism covered the fundamentals of newspaper writing, the inclusion of who, what, where, when and why in a concise account. We also studied editorial and fea- ture writing, and put out an issue of the Interlude . Through these courses we learnedtheskills to help us express our thoughts and opinions more clearly. This is important because com- munication is necessary in everything we do. MR. DORWIN NELSON English MRS. LUCILE SEEDORF Special Education MR. JAMES DAUGHERTY English MR. RICHARD YENA Special Education Linda Wilt, Joe Fitzgerald, and Barb Wincek lead a panel discussion on Return of The Native in Mrs. Campbell ' s senior English class while Allene Wright listens attentively. 29