Chamberlain High School - Totem Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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TO UCH OF POE and a ringing of voices chime out during reading of The Bells in Alrs. White's English A Chiswi- --q,,. UP ON A LADDER Paul Summa and Susan Brett climb shaky steps to help portray Our Town characters. 24 Verbal Skills Warrant Surer Success for ll Whoosh, scrunch, blapp may be foreign to the Eng- lish teachers' vocabulary, but are a big part of that chat of the teenager. English classes accept this cant but offer a good chance to get going on a right track for basic skills in reading and Writing. The arts of communication are taught in varied courses at Cham- berlain. A change for the better in reading speed and com- prehension is possible for the poorer reader. A new voice with a new ring may be developed by the speech student. That sparkling story or thoughtful verse may come to print in Creative Writing. Litera- ture units in courses teach appreciation of the best from Macbeth to Lord of the Flies. Elective classes encourage the student with imagi- nation and talent to develop both. Some methods for improving communication skills include vocabu- lary building units, a ready reading lab, practices for making more perfect sentence structure, and lively classroom debate.

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Librar Encourages ll Probing Minds Myths, mysteries, and hard realities of the world- past, present, and future-are at the Fingertips of Chamberlain students who make use of the numerous books in the library. YVith 13,774 books, the library is a nucleus of Well-ordered, busy activity designed to accommodate and serve the student in his every educational need and endeavor. It provides a diverse assortment of books written by a wide range of authors. By simply Hipping through the card catalog, one may find a way to travel through dimensions in time and space, solve one's problems, or just content oneself reading an interesting fiction book. In addition to the wealth of books, the library furnishes also such accommodations as a vertical file, newspapers, magazines, records, and college catalogs. For the academic-minded student the library offers an unlimited supply of encyclopedias, atlases, alma- nacs and other research material, To keep students comfortable there's a cool atmosphere to work in, in- sured by recent air-conditioning. ' . f 5 . a I A 3' .NN BEST SELLERS and great classics draw Bill Kromer often to select a fiction novel for his reading enjoyment and credit. ill DOWN, DOWN, DOWN. Pam Rivers stretches to reach Doctor Hap and the Edge of April for her English 3 review. ' UP THE LADDER to reach that vital issue, Wayne johnson gathers facts for his article Wild Animals I Have Known. ,x xii 4 ,I ,f ,- 45 ,- ,-, f Q- ff .f '- - Aj xy IQVXL7-,LIZ-ffiiv 3:-6 Kfjillfgf. fi!-!4f9'-ff . i f X . f 2 - - f 23

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of 43 AIACBETH CHARACTERS COJIE TO LIFE for sizldents in Mfrs. Leepefs Eng lish classes. Diane Duke admires trio of dolls dressed by Katy Cameron. THE THEME IS THORNS, the sub- rent plays acted out in Airs. Wl1ite's interpret the clzaractefs thoughts and ject is roses in lively scenes from cur- English classes. Pairs, trios, or more the f1llllIO7',.Y dream. 25