Normandy High School - Saga Yearbook (Normandy, MO)

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English Department Englisli classes concentrate on giving students reasonable accurary in botb speak- ing and writing Xliforla on speech and functional grammar in tl'ie junior scbool gives way in tlie senior school to emphasis on literature and increased reasoning in oral and written composition Practical exe perience in writing, acting, and speaking is afforded tlie students tlirougli the journal- ism and dramatic activities. Van Studies a Plot A part of tlte regular work in tbe English classes, students do a great deal of free reading, guided of course, by tlte teaclier, An attempt is made to acquaint all students with tlte best tbat is being written today as well as the classics of tlie past. Creating a Scene the Hard Way Dramatic students learn some car- pentry as well as art in the creation of scenes lor tlieir productions, The boy or girl wlio lias cliarge of the set de- serws as muclt credit as tbose wbo play tlie leads Puzzled Over the Lay-out Courier editors liaye a bard day bee fore tlie paper comes out. Only one who lias read pages and pages of copy and proof can understand tbe work and ex- perience entailed in tlte production of a scliool newspaper. lm, I r rl

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Foreign Longuoge Parlez-vous Francais Perhaps you can't speak French, but you are probably familiar with some other foreign language. Normandy l-ligh students are offered courses in Latin, French, German, and Spanish, In order that a speaking acquaintance with the modern language may be obtained, they are spoken exclusively in the classrooms, Remember This Picture!! You may now be looking at a future Katherine Cornell or l-lelen l-layes Some day several years hence when you are rambling through your Saga, you may come across this caption, Then exclaim for all the world to hear, l knew her when . . . Dance of the Flowers The lovely Dance of the Flowers is part of a picturesque Sleeping Beauty Fantasy presented by the French De- partment, The program was one of the most graceful and beautiful given dur- ing the year. The Foreign Language department offers to the student body several years in any of the major languages, Latin, French, Spanish, or German. Students may not al- ways have the same reasons for taking foreign languages, but they all agree that their understanding of English is greatly improved after a few months of study. Furthermore, mathematics and sciences are made easier because many names and terms used in these subjects are foreign words.

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ll-rh Th A I e War Was in This Part The term social science is much more inf Students gather around the maps in order to get a better picture in their mind of where incidents happened lhen lol- lows an intorntal discussion which allovis the student to express his ideas and solve his problents which he does not understand. ere's Austria Or at least it was the last tiine we heard These students are having .1 pretty hard time trying to learn their geography these days, lor every time they learn where a country is some ambitious personage reaches out and absorbs it clusive than the old-fashioned term ot his- tory The modern social science or history class is not interested in inentoriging dates ol battles or names ot rulers in the order ot their ascension to the throne, but ts interested rather in peoples and societies in general ln order to understand the problems ot modern government and politics it is necessary tirst to study conditions in the past which have brought about the status guo The shitt in philsophy and the change in attitude on the part ot the citigens and political parties ot this country as well as the developments abroad have necessitated a shttt ot emphasis in the study ot social science. The social science tlepartnient endeavors to prepare the students tor an intelligent understanding ot the duties and respon- sibilities reguired ot an American citizeng give him ideas ot the customs and traditions ot people of other nations in respect to oursg and give hint the relationship between the rause and effect in history. lhigw Tu-rfrily'-lou: