North Phoenix High School - Hoofbeats Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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--I....3 gf A' 5 ,f Student pictures were distributed by student help- ers in Mr. Palmer's business machine classes for In order to demonstrate proficiency, typing required a great deal students who planned a business career. of concentration. Speed and accuracy were important in the course which included letter and manuscript writing. Mrs. LoPiano helped Pat Murphy with a typing exercise while the other students Hnished their exercises, proving the old saying practice makes perfect. This course provided an opportunity for business students to get a basic knowledge of typing. 25

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Diane Hartrine and Marian Thatcher lis- tened with interest as Dennis Maraner ex- plained the architecture of the famed House of the Seven Gables in Nathaniel Haw- thorne's celebrated classic. Articles relating to the subject being taught were just one method of presenting literature. Miss Marian Cox, sophomore English teacher, talked to her class about grammar rules stressed in the English book. Vocabulary was included in the course. ' if ttll. if Q Miss Cox Mrs. Duncan Miss Morgan English English English Mr. Weiser Mr. West English English North High Players Sophomore Studies Based On Principles Of Speech Sophomore English teachers coordinated stud- ents' writing and speech activities with literature. Selected authors of prose and poetry were studied. Learning was centered around various writers' con- cepts and ideas. Longer and more diliicult selec- tions were studied, giving the students an opportu- nity to increase vocabulary and comprehension. At- tention was given to literary style and value of the selection. Poetry was discussed, and students learned to extract the author's meaning through analyzing the poem. Among selections in prose were William Shakespeare's 'Iulius Caesar and Silas Marner by George Eliott. Regular essay writing stressed mechanics of grammar and students realized the importance of writing as a means of communication. Sophomores used the library frequently for reference material. Oral reports enabled students to gain assurance and poise when speaking in public. 27