Kokomo High School - Sargasso Yearbook (Kokomo, IN)

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ln order to get along with your fellow men you must be able to speak and write well. The English department of Kokomo High School, u11der M i S S Helen Ross' c a p a lm l e guidance, tries to give every student a knowl- edge of good speech and writing. lly gramniar. literature, speech, Z1 n d composition classes the department strives to en- able the student to hold his own in society. To make these courses more interesting, they are sup- plemented with record- ings and motion pictures The thoughts of great men, life in foreign countries, history and presenteday events are lmrought within the reach of each of you through the medium of your linglish books. Top: While Miss Lilith Fai- low and Mr. George Shewmon discuss examinations by the bulletin board in the ottice, Miss Dorothy Thornburgh looks at a new book, and Miss Mary E. Stranburg, Mr. Milton Green, and Miss Elizabeth Handley glance at examina- tion questions. Middle: ln the library Miss Clara E. Berry, Miss Fay Cov- er, Miss Dorothea Pohlrnan, Miss Joy Goyer, Miss Irene Rutty, and Miss Helen Ross stop to listen while Mrs. Lena Coombes reads from the new freshman text. Bottom: Those enrolled in pub- lic speaking classes make use ot the auditorium. Page 16

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SOCIAL STUDIES During the thousands of years of manys ex- istance many e v e n t s have taken place which have had great influence on the life of today. So that the youth of today ean View the events of the present in the light of the past, the social studies department with Bliss Gertrude Culeseutt as head. offers courses in world history and United States history. To give the students 21 xrcwliiiig kiiowlerlge of the g fm v e r n in en t by which this nation is run, and to teach them to vote Zilltl act intelligently to preserve our great democratic heritage. the department g i v e s a course in Government. ln all classes some time is devoted to eurrent events. This keeps the student almreast of pres- ent-day affairs and helps him to understand the problems which he must faee upon graduation. Top: Miss Gertrude Colescott and Mr. Robert Kennedy study a new history textbook. Mr. Joseph C. Powell, Miss Eliza' beth Mclntosh, and Mr. E. W. Phillips observe the great cir- cle routes, while Mr. Earl Wi?- son and Mr. Fred Mustard read a new edition ot Time. Bottom: History class members follow the Russian drive into Poland. Page 18