Indiana High School - L Indien Yearbook (Indiana, PA)

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English is Basic tor Culture and for Scholastic Success This is an English speaking country, so why not learn to speek our language correctly? The study of grammar in our English classes has taught us the right and wrong of the intricate English language. We have learned the usage of nouns, pronouns, verbs, and all the other parts ot speech and the correct method ot writ- ing and composing. The students with a flare tor creative writing had many chances to show their talents by writing short stories, essays, and themes. A study oi vocabulary and spelling has given us an English background that we can be proud of. Grammar has shown us the need for a well-written and well-spoken gener- ation. Not all ot our time was spent on English grammar, tor a major part of our courses con- sisted oi all types of literature. We read poems, essays, short stories, and novels by both Eng- lish and American authors. The author's lives were usually briefly summarized in an inter- esting fashion. We followed the growth of lit- erature irom the early classics to the most mod- ern style of writing. Often, in order to make the study even more interesting, we heard records and saw movies of the best works in literature. English Department: Seated-Miss Ruth Rink, Mrs. Mildred Dunham, Miss Zetta Sourwine, Miss Gertrude Handler, Miss Evelyn Shupe, Mrs. Victoria Wadas. Standing-Mr. Lambert Joseph, Mrs. Lenore Becker, Mrs. Mary McGregor, Department l-lead, Mr. Craig Swauger,

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Commercial Staff, left to right: Mr. Elwood Sheeder, Director of Distributive Educa- tion: Miss Sarah Wiley, De- partment Chairman, Mr. Dorn- enick Oliver. To all students who desire to become com- petent as sales clerks, bookkeepers, stenog- raphers and in other office jobs, the commercial department offers a well rounded course. There are three regular teachers, who are all special- ists in their own fields, and a staff of student teachers. ln the eleventh year the course div- ides into three major courses. Miss Sara Wiley is the department head and the adviser of the practicing teachers. Mr. Dominick Oliver teaches accounting, Mr. Elwood Sheeder is director of the Distributive Education Section. Sales classes get work experience in decorating the show cases in the first floor corridor and in supervised work in local stores. The students learn to manipulate business machines such as the dictaphone and mimeograph. When the students enter the department in the tenth grade they must do exploratory work so as to find the course which will prove most successful for their particular needs. A class in distributive education. A class in second year bookkeeping.

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f 4 Right: An Eighth Grade English recitation in Miss Ruth Rink's room. ffnddflknzl Another, but also very important part ot our study of English, was our opportunity to make many book reports. We learned to choose the better books to read and reported on them. These reports gave us an opportunity to put our knowledge of the correct use ot English into actual practice. Finej inexpensive books of both the classics and modern best-sellers could be obtained through a high school book club. A Well organized and thorough study of English language and literature is one of the essentials ot our future success. Panel to right: top-A tenth-year English class studying composition with Mrs. Becker. Below: An English class in eighth year Eng- lish taught by Miss Sourwine. l9 Left: An English project based on Shakepeares Macbeth in Mrs, McGregor's senior classes.