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

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Gretchen Bock Dudle Ferris Mildred Jacks Y English English English B.A., M.A. B.A., M.A. B.A., M.A. Senior English Included College Preparatory Work The literary masters of England were studied in senior English. One of the most famous of Shakespeare's tragedies, MACBETI-1, was studied, Oral reports, discussion periods, and films helped to l further class interest. A research paper was an important Miss Bock read examples of stu- assignment during one of the terms. dents' Cfeaflve' Wfltms dufmg an Students were graded according to some advanced English Class' college standards in order to prepare them for future work. 5 'wx egg -- LOUSINS Miss Bock explained the conilict of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Elizabeth I to Sandy Schneider, Bob Schlichting, and Todd Griffith. 17

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V i i 7 X 'I John Ousley chose a speech topic A from a wide variety of subjects during junior English class. Mrs. Brown, junior English teacher, spent time both in and out of class preparing lessons for the students. Junior English Furnished Vital Literature Background junior English students traced the author from each important phase of development of American literature American history was chosen, and the from its beginning to present day. The changes of writing style and subject English influence on literature was matter were studied. studied, as well as modern prose, An at Gigli to Victoria Brovsm X-.BC l3artel1e Hamilton Muriel Miller Ronald Miller Shirley Thorpe English English English English English B.A. B.S., M.A. B.A., M.A. B.A., M.A. B.A. 16

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Steve Cheranich Edward Estrada B.A., M.A. B.A., M.A. Spanish Spanish Mary Gomez l fgary B.A., M.A. B.A., Spanish French NR Isabelle Howatt Alice Mariott B.A., M.A. B.S., M.s. Spanish Latin Jesse Nelson Lola Wager B.A., M.A. B.S., M.A. German Spanish Gary Hammond was provided with an opportunity to learn more about his own language in Mrs. Mariott's Latin class Miss Howatt found that individual instruction benefited students because their special problems could be taken into consideration. Language Barriers Few in the Twentieth Century Today many colleges include at least two years of one foreign language among their entrance requirements. Unlike the schools of a few decades ago, modern schools usually offer a minimum of two different language cour ses. North High offered German and French, in addition to the long-time standards, Spanish and Latin. Students were encouraged to take three or four years of the same language in order to become proficient in it. 18