North Central High School - Tamarack Yearbook (Spokane, WA)

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ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES — Seated: Robert Wan I. English: Harold E. Skinner, English; Arthur B. Miller, Debate. Standing: Bertha Boehme, Language Department Head; Dorothy S. Chandler, English; Margaret Rawlings, English; Helen Oscarson, English; Imogene L. Knight, English: Edna Lauer, English, Frances W. Theis, Latin; Ruth E. Coon, English. To solve the problem oi speaking for- mally or informally, a course in Speech is offered. An essential prerequisite is the willingness to try to speak. Open to those with an interest in or a flair for writing is a course in Journalism. In Advanced Journalism the students work on The North Central News and become eligible for appointment to the Tamarack staff. Foreign Language courses include Latin I, II, III and IV: and Spanish L II, III and IV. Both the reading and writing of Latin are practiced. Instruction is given in vo- cabulary and grammar of the language and its relation to modern English especially in the matter of English derivatives and Latin roots of English words. Roman life, its in- fluence in our own society, in literature, art and architecture, is also stressed. In Spanish, one learns the language, customs, and daily living conditions of the people of South and Central America as well as of Spain. Projects in reading both in Spanish and English about the cultures of the Spanish-speaking peoples are engaged in. Classroom conversation in Spanish is a highlight of the course. The effect on our own speech is a vital consideration. and are trained to use it easflq and naturally;

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ENGLISH — Seated: Mabel S. McLaughlin, English; Helen L. Cleveland, English: John Malterner, English. Standing: Daniel C. Davis, English: Guy L. Griswold, English: Margaret Nistad, English: Margaret Gale, English: Genevieve Oppen, English and dra- matics; Christine L. McRae, Department Head; Mary McKenna, Publications Adviser. To use English effectively as one of the essential tools of living, it is necessary to learn to read and interpret it and perfect it. The Language Arts Course attempts to help young people grow in power of ex- pression, find ease in communication, ap- preciate great values in literature, and en- joy more keenly all life experiences. Various courses are offered: for ex- ample, Debate, Drama, Speech, Journal- ism, Vocational English, Senior Literature, Senior Composition and Vocabulary, be- sides everyday English. In Debate, the students learn how an d where 10 find materials in the library, how to organize subject matter, and how to present an effective and convincing argu- mentative speech. From the Debate Class are chosen the varsity debate squad mem- bers. The squad participates in many de- bales with high schools both within and outside the city and belongs to the North- cast District Debate League of this state. Beginning Drama students gain a brief study of the history, background and ter- minology of the theater. Instruction in act- ing and work on one-act plays are started. Then in Advanced Drama the work is con- tinued and carried further into the theory and practice of acting and producing plays. We learn the beauties of our mother tongue 14

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COMMERCIAL — Seated: Mary Bowker, Shorthand; James O. Griggs. Department Head; Helen Stockdale. Typing. Standing: A. A. Manfred, Typing; Marjorie Collard. Typing; Edward B. Feldhusen. Typing; Alvin Danielson, Typing; Blair Glover. Bookkeeping. More than eleven hundred students chose commercial subjects this year, some for personal reasons and some for vocation- al. The department offers four semesters each of Typewriting, Shorthand and Book- keeping, and a two semester course in Of- fice Practice. Beginning Typewriting is the most popular, with about four hundred students learning to operate the machine by touch. Four sections of Advanced Type- writing were filled by those who wished to increase their proficiency in the use of the machine. Some two hundred delved into the mysteries of Shorthand for the first time, while about sixty continued the study for the second year, hoping to find employ- ment in the secretarial field. The problems of debit and credit occupied six large classes of beginning bookkeepers with one group studying the more intricate prob- lems of partnerships and corporations. Four classes in Office Practice studied methods of operation of office machines, filing methods, arithmetic, spelling, busi- ness English and many miscellaneous things that need to be known by office workers. Six credits earned in the department constitute a major and any lour a minor. u e gain practical and vocational experience, 16