Shortridge High School - Annual Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Junior grammar test discontinued nder the able direction of Mrs. Jean Whitcraft, the Short- ridge English Department blos- somed into a viable group of over twenty teachers meeting the needs of their students. Courses ranged from Remedial Reading to Creative Writing , with of course, English I-X in between. Students' skills were developed through term papers andthe great world of literature. Shakespeare, Dickens, Norman Mailer, and Phillip Roth were just a few examples of the wide variety of authors represented in the various English courses. Seniors in English VII and IX found the experience gained as sophomores useful in writing on contemporary topics and authors. Groans of disapproval were quickly silenced by warn- ings of the many term paper requirements on the college lev- el. Seniors became quite adept with footnotes, bibliographies, title pages and the other ine- clianics of such a project. Juniors, for the first time, did not take the departmental test, long a requirement for gradua- tion. They did not, however, escape grammer drill entirely, as teachers still stressed the finer points of the English language. An English class contemplates some Judy Purdue realizes that being a of the different aspects of art during senior requires hard work as she a field trip to the Indianapolis Art takes advantage of the peaceful Museum. library.

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X, as . - W A , rx eg!-I f , f,,'. , f 2,7 V, ,. y M es ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Sally J. Armistead-B.S.g Eng1ishgNat'1 Honor Society, A.F.S. Miriam Bates-A.B.g En- glish . Carolyn Beard Eugenia Buckner-B.S.5 En lish H. D. sudden-A.B.g En- glish, Student Council Susan A. Burton-B.S.g English, Women's Vol- leyball Coach Richard J. Cohen-B.A.g M.A., English, Jour- nalism, Spanish, Great Books, Debate Joan 0. Cooper-A.B.g English, Composition Kent Demmary-B.S., M.S .3 Englishg Natural- ist Club Carolyn Fay-A.B., M.A.g English P. H. Hirsch-B.S., M.A.g English, Speech, Dra- maticsg Footlight, Thespians Azilee Kincaide-A.B., M.A., English Judith Kothe-B.A., M.L.S.g English, Library Joyarm Middlekauff- B.A., M.S., English Lucille Miller Helen Moeller-B .S.g En- , glish Jenny Nasser-B.A., M.A., English Janet Nay- B.S.g English Lois Repass-B.A., M.A.g Derivitives, English Patricia Rutan Mary Slaton-A.B., M.S.g English Betty Walenta-A.B., J M.A., M.L.S.g Library Jean Whitcraft-A.B., M.S., Englishg English Dept. Head Jane illiams-B.A., M.A., English ENGLISH DEPT. STAFF-Back Row-Mrs. '. tty Walenta, Mrs. Helen Moeller, Mr. Kent Demmary Mrs , Jean Whitcraft, Department Head, Third F' fMs. Patricia Rutan, Mrs. J emiy Nasser, Ms. Janet Nay J' ond Row-Mrs. Azilee Knicaide, Mrs. 'L 'a Buckner, Ms. Lucille Miller, Mrs. Miriam Bates, Miss Jane s, Ms. Mary Slaton, Front Row- V ally Armistead, Mrs. Corolyn Board, Mrs. Joan Cooper Mr Ric d Cohen, Mrs. Lois Repass