Danville High School - Tom Tom Yearbook (Danville, IN)

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SPEECH PUPILS GAIN CONFIDENCE THROUGH ACTIVITIES One of the advanced speech classes listens attentively to Allen Disney's story. The Speech Department, headed by Mrs. Mabel Pritchett and Miss Susan Page, strives for poise and better expression through speech activities. A preliminary course is required for sophomores, and the advanced speech classes are open to juniors and seniors. To accompa-ny their study of parliamentary pro- cedure, the advanced speech classes organized the Speech Club. As a background for their production of a three-act farce Accidental Hero, the ad- vanced speech classes studied drama, stage etiquette, and stage make-up. Formation of the Thespian Troupe highlighted the year's activities. During the year the speech depart- ment sent its representatives to the Voice of Democracy Contest, the American Legion Con- test, the Rotary Club Contest, the Purdue As- sembly, and speech tournaments at Bloomfield and Jefferson of Lafayette. Those who represented DHS ot the Purdue Assembly ore, seated: J. Frazier, representative, M. Dollens, discussion group, J. Barnett, discussion group, S. Redford, extemporaneous speaker, J. Gill, alt. extemp. speaker, A. Cox, extemp. speaker. Standing: R. Williams, representative, C. Widener, senator, C. Bair, discussion group, B. Chasteen, alt. senator.

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LITERATURE STIMULATES THOUGHT Mrs. Kraft explains some of the poetry lesson to her American literature class. The English courses at DHS are taught by Mrs. Louise Dollens Mrs. Mildred Hoge, Mrs. Jeanette Kraft, Miss Susan Page, Mrsl Mabel Pritchett, and Mr. Bill Kossis. ln the four high school courses offered, training is given in speech, grammar, literature and com- position. Through these courses, students ot DHS develop a good background for future communication in both speech and composition.

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WE LEARN TO REASON THROU GH MATHEMATICS Sally Sutherlin explains the proof of her problem to Mr. these are taught in the DHS math departm Helton, Mr. Calvin Benson, Mr. Ed Etienne, Mr. Henry Cox. The program in this department i Cox's plane geometry class s, theorems-all of Factoring, percents, functions, identitie ent by Mrs. Rosemary Russell Kirst, and Mr. s comprised of courses in general math, business arithmetic, Algebra I, Algebra ll, plane geometry, solid geometry, and trigonometry.