Paris High School - Arena Yearbook (Paris, IL)

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TION VERNON E. BROADHEAD, B.S., M.A. Principal Paris High School The modern high school curriculum pro- vides a wide range of subjects of instruction giving the student an opportunity to obtain some proficiency in a specific line of work, and at the same time develop the general . knowledge which is essential to success in college and in social and economic life. The Lwork in the classroom is supplemented by many activities which promote social and learning experience for the development of the student. In recent years greater efforts have been made to determine the interests and needs of pupils as a basis for the content of the curriculum. Such interests and needs are usually closely related to problems, activities, and situations in life. Those who have been planning the curriculum of Paris High School have continuously made adjustments to meet the ever-changing needs and interests of its students. THE SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY IN COOPERATION

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HARLIE A. l-lATFlLL, HA., MS. Sufcrinfcizdclzt Paris Public Schools The American educational system is a tre- mendous social experiment. Our country is attempting to do what no other nation has done on anything like so comprehensive a scale: , provide extended educational opportunities ad- justed to the needs and capacities of all the children of all our people. Vlfhile this goal has been achieved only in part, we have been moving steadily toward it for more than a century. ln the effort to provide such educational opportunities, our schools have pursued a largely unexplored course. In this respect, probably more than in any other, we have departed from the tradition of Western Europe upon which our culture rests. In this departure, many issues have had to be face? in curriculum development, and there are those that still call for solution. lt is a definite c a enge. BOARD OF EDUCATION Left to right: Mr. Harlie A. Hatfill CSuperintendent of Schoolsj, Mrs. Francis R. Clinton, Mr. C. Eugene Scott, Mr. Karl R. O'Hair fpresidentj, Mr. Don. L. Morris, Mr. Rodney L. Bell, and Mr. John H. Taflinger, fsecretaryj.

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NGLISH r t Left to right: Maude Dorsett, B.A., M.A.g Helen Mackenzie, A.B., B.S.9 Elizabeth Hunter, A.B.g Addie Hochstrasser, B.A., M.A.g Catherine Farrell, B.Ag M.A.g Ruth Frazier, B.S., M.A.g Elizabeth Kern, B.Ed. The English or language arts department of Paris High School is in a state of revision under a state-wide curriculum study conducted through the oEice of the State Superintend- ent of Public Instruction and supervised by the University of Illinois. Before graduation, four years of English are required for the purpose of learning competence in areas of com- munication: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. The freshman student's course em- phasizes skills and general orientation. The sophomore units teach the liner and more dis- criminating techniques of writing along with broader reading. In the junior year the Ameri- can heritage is stressed, while the college preparatory and vocational demands are empha- sized in the senior year. Nlembers of Miss Dorsett's freshman class present a Treasure Island skit over IVPRS. Students participating ENGLISH SPEECH JOURNALISM are: left to right, P. Raines, R. Clark, M. Swinford, L. Journalism students plan the layout of the Menke, J. Huffman, M. Fader, and P. Bush. front page of Tiger Tales: left to right, K. Mullins, B. Geekie, P. Powers, D. Edwards, and J. Pitts. E101