Jefferson High School - Nautilus Yearbook (Lafayette, IN)

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Replacing books is a common task for library assistants Charlotte Henson and Rita Simpson. Students Find New Library Helpful The new Jefferson High School library hap- pened to be a facility for which Jeff students could be proud. The transformation took place last summer to replace the old, overcrowded library, and the addition of new novels and other literature increased its popularity. In- formation contained in current periodicals, both educational and entertaining, provided interesting topics for speeches, themes, and special reports. In addition to being a source of reference material, the library was often a student ' s favorite place of study. It was open to pupils during lunch periods, before and after school, and during study halls. Student assistants, under the direction of Mrs. Erma Gene McVicker and Mr. Stephen Wheeler, aided these librarians in their many duties. They checked books in and out of the library, sent notices for overdue books, and collected fees for the late books. Teachers were permitted to take their classes there for re- search projects and term papers. For sophomore Scott Spence, homework a cinch with the AV sight and sound

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Our fine speech teacher, Mr. Hawker, vividly points out to one of his classroom discussion groups that the proper method of developing a speech is with liberal quantity of humor. Speech Classes Encouraged Oration Becoming acquainted with many different phases and types of speech were the objectives of the speech classes. Each pupil was required to record a poetry selection and an advertis- ing announcement, and an evaluation was made to help the student improve his articulation, pronunciation, and manipulation and to help him develop mood. Speeches using concrete ob- jects and charts as visual aids were assigned as were speeches relating how to do something. Lists of forms of support for speeches were studied, and a persuasive speech was presented using these forms. Sophomores enrolled in Speech Development were presented with a more basic summary of speech. Besides the required speeches, these students were permitted to become somewhat familiar with the radio equipment. Since speech courses are required by many colleges and universities, students taking ad- vantage of this opportunity were rewarded greatly. In an illustrated speech junior Jack Pierce explains changes in defense spending over a twenty year period.

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Choral director Richard Jaeger explains the proper way to denote sharps, flats, and count various beats to Kirk Elliot while other members of the fifth hour music theory class observe and take notes. Art — Music Theory Implant Culture Students learned to appreciate the cultures of the world by enrolling in classes in art and music theory. Richard Jaeger instructed the music theory pupils in the many facets of music. Students discovered the method of entwining melody with harmony to produce song. Also, they learned about the history of music and musi- cal instruments, the terms of music, and the elements of constructing a chord and the uses and effects of the chords. In her art classes, Miss Georgianna Kienly emphasized the many different media in which one may choose to work. Assignments varied from modeling clay and carving blocks to painting still life and drawing in pencil. Each six weeks, a committee chose four subjects to be interpreted by each student. These required drawings and were submitted in a sketchbook. In addition to their actual experiences with the art materials, students learned about some of the great artists, their styles, and their out- standing works. Putting her clay figurine the final step for senior