Kokomo High School - Sargasso Yearbook (Kokomo, IN)

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English Top lefl: Miss Fay Cover and Miss Dorothea Pohlmang center: Miss Lilith Farlow: right: Miss Dorothy Thornburgh Page 18 Lower left: Mrs. Lena Coombes: cenler:.Miss Helen Ross: right: Mr. Milton Green and Mr. George Shcwmon The English department is one of the biggest departments in Kokomo High School. Miss Helen Ross is the very capable supervisor of this department. She, with the other teachers of the department, tried to teach us the correct usage of our language. In the study of English, students who were bewildered about the use of ad- jectives, adverbs, nouns, and pronouns quickly learned the mechanics of English during the hours spent under our English instructors. Besides teaching grammar in their classes, the English teachers tried to achieve the impossible by helping the students to have a better understanding of litera- ture, music, and drama. Thoughts of great and well-known men, life in foreign countries, age-old fiction, and modern writers' work were also studied. However, in recent years practical application has been stressed more and more instead of classical interpretation in literature. The English department taught classes in business English, journalism, English composition, and speech. These classes, along with the usual English classes, were made more interesting by supplementing the work with recordings and motion pictures. The activities of our speech classes showed the up-to-date methods of teach- ing English. This class sponsored a series of interesting radio programs given over WKMO. The general aim of the English department is to give the students a better knowledge and understanding of the English language and literature which, in turn, will help them in the future years.

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., , in 47 Vx S - J 1 2' .M dig g, ' jx 51 f gi t W' 1 : 6 ff? 5 .V V. ,L,A. . , H 9 1,qi,..:- 5- , 9 I Q lla ? .y 1 'i ' U l 2 3' A W fc., X 6 , ef, V, sl Dr. Will J. Martin examines a pupil's throat while Nurse Esther Edwards re- cords his report. She Keeps S Tieking The health of the students in Kokomo High School is looked after by the school nurse, Miss Esther Edwards, and the school doctor, Dr. Will J. Martin. This wasr1't Miss Edwards' first year in KHS, for she is a former student. Like many other former students, she served her country during the war by entering the U. S. Army Nurse Corps in November, 1942, and was a member of that organization until October, 1945. During this time she spent several months overseas in Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, and Germany. The nurse's oflice is in room 204 and is a bright, clean room. At any time during the day, Nurse Edwards or one of her assistants could be found here to take care of all the aches and pains. Each year several tests are conducted by the nurse and school doctor. The most important of these tests is the Tuberculin Patch Test. Miss Edwards also supervises the physical examinations given each year to all junior and senior girls and to all other girls sixteen years of age and over. Miss Edwards has taken over the duties of her predecessor as sponsor of the Pre-Nursing club. Page 17

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English -an-. Ill fx 1 . ' I 4 -1 f: Qs E ef' 0 6 ov, -'X-74 ' VI ... LL, .rits V , ' Top left: Miss Louise Schcidt Right: Miss Irene Rufty Lower left: Miss Nelda Showalter Right: Miss Elizabeth Handley In speech class students practiced voice placement and enunciation as well as the parts of a good speech. Later they utilized their knowledge by appearing over WKMO once a week. In 4B composition all seniors in the academic course, as well as others who wanted special English train- ing, drilled on grammar and prac- ticed writing stories, descriptions, and letters. Page 19