Mishawaka High School - Miskodeed Yearbook (Mishawaka, IN)

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EuHis i Struggle V ith Symbolism Challenges English Students WORK I ' AVS. Judy Re and Rim Vallers of die affimiative debate team listen as Roger Brady, of the negative team, presents his and Dan Spross ' s opinion that U.S. foreign policy should be limited to non-militan assistance. THE MR.Sl ,SI tP. Learning the tcdi- Mi |iics of source theme writing, senior Nancv Nania studies ilie Fuuilnmi ' iiltils of llir liisrinrh I ' nJH ' r. a booklet used in both luiglish and International Relations. Vhile learning the difference between good and well, freshmen touched upon the rules of writing smooth compositions. In the second semester they read short stories, essaxs, poems, and the noveb Great Expectations and David Copperfield. Enjoying the agonies of writing reports, sophomores learned about luiidentificd flying objects, extra-sensory perception, and ghosts. Oral l)ook reports on Seventeen and Life on the Mississippi kept them laugh- ing at the ad entures of teen-agers long ago. They read various selec- tions in American literature, such as the play. Our Town; the poem, The Ra en ; and the short stories, The Fall of the House of Usher and The Secret Life of S ' alter Mitty. Fascinated juniors delighted in the ghosts and witches of Maebith. although they were shocked by the results of too much ambition. Their outside reading aried from the satire of Gullivers Travels to the sad- ness of Silas Marner. Reading selections in the Xarratives from the Old Testament, juniors were mo cd bv the literarv qualities and the beauty of the Bible ' . Seniors learned to spell and define 1000 ocabulary words ranging from aberration to zenith. They wrote research papers on Junior . chievement, electric automobiles, air pollution, inflation, censorship, and federal aid. In English ' III they studied world literature includ- ing Homer ' s Odyssey and Shakespeare ' s Hamlet. 16

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Says New Busine ss Advisory Committee OKKlCt PRACriCl-:. .Seniors I ' at Anita, Alarlenc CiiMcr. and Jayiic liici-. collate courses of study lor Business Education Department. Walking around the table, each girl compiles one set and statlvs it on the tabic. I I ' i.NC;. KiMMui- ilii- uiK - lo Hi ' h I.., llie (airiage relinn li (r. Kalhv kobb .iiid .Sue . i on use the new Sele iri(s. F. STER, F. STER. IMng dictaphones. Jane Mcuienga. Paula NVlM.n. and I ' at . rata transcribe letters from plastic belts. They can stop the machines with a loot pedal to catch up on tvping the words that diey are hearing. 15

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A NECESSITY. Seniors Brenda Cavanah, Paul Eraraert. Bob Ra -mond. and Doris Montgomery use the Reader ' s Guide to Periodical Literature to find articles on Universal Military Training, electric cars, and U.S. amba. sadors. 17