Jefferson High School - Nautilus Yearbook (Lafayette, IN)

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NEED A LITTLE HELP? Joanne Datesh and Bob Shumate MRS. ADE passes out English workbooks distribute dictionaries in their English-Lit class. to Steve Gott, Jim Baker, and Kay Bogan. ROBERTA PRESTON, Gregg Todd, Alan Traenkner, and Judy Williams rehearse their parts for a class play. Page 17

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1 WHAT AN ENGLISH TEST! Denny Dewey seems confident of an A, but Janet Hayes appears a little doubtful about her grade. English Study Has Social Significance 1 Page 16 THEME ERRORS is the topic being dis- cussed by Larry Beall and Miss Griilin. Much 'about a person is learned through the language he speaks. Anytime he talks, his edu- cation, culture, origin, and environment are exposed. To graduate from any high school in Indiana, a student is required to complete six semesters in the study of English. J elf offers a varied curriculum in this department. An academic student must take English grammar one semester and literature the other. The general course is a co-ordinated program of literature and writing. Seniors may elect Composition I and II, which are courses designed to prepare the student for success in college writing. Creative Writing is an advanced course available to those students who are more than routinely interested in the field of Writing.

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Pupils Refine Speaking Abilities The Jeff speech department helps pupils develop their natural speaking abilities by providing three different branches of study in the field of speech. Speech development is offered to beginners who lack the confidence needed to speak with ease in public. From this class the pupil can enter Speech I, where he learns to give extem- poraneous speeches and orations. Advanced speech pupils learn the parliamentary procedure and begin a study of the basic techniques of acting. The history of dramatics from Greek per- formances to present theatrical plays is' studied by the dramatics pupils. The radio and TV class gives pupils actual experiences in radio broadcasting from the studio WJ HS operated at J eff. BEGINNERS' STAGE FRIGHT? Mr. Hawker shows Mike Purvis and Ann Bergsma how to relax tense muscles. LIVE NEWS FROM JEFF! Marydell Nicewander gives Barbara Hawks her cue as Jim Stewart operates the controls.