West Memphis High School - Cotton Boll Yearbook (West Memphis, AR)

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Discipline of Written Word V- ji- gl.. I vthxllitrl - J , 4' mx: gift, 4 -.., ' ' fl al-', ' , gl, '-'V if-. MRS. H. T. ELLIOTT was gradu- ated from Delta State College with a B.A. degree. Mrs. Elliott teaches English I and English II. MRS. HELEN SMART obtained a BA. degree from Arkansas State Teachers and did post graduate work at Harding College. She teaches English III and English IV. She is also sponsor of the Bera Club. Mrs. Elliot refers to the dictionary for a word definition With help from Mrs. Smart, Doris Prater diagrams a sentence in English IV.

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Mrs, Claiborne gives individual assistance to Fred Mel- horn in first period English class. MISS LAURA LOU OWENS, a graduate of Ole Miss with a B.A. degree, teaches English I and III. She also sponsors the Tri-Hi-Y club. 22 English Students Practlce The language department at WMHS includes four units of English, two units of Latin, one unit of journalism, and one unit of speech. Four units of English are required for graduation. Although Latin is an elective subiect, eighty-tive students are enrolled this year in that department. MRS. TAYLOR CLAIBORNE received her A.B. de- gree from Baylor University. Mrs. Claiborne teaches English IV and iournalism. With' her help the iournalism class publishes the school paper each six weeks. Miss Owens gets fine response from freshman English students Q

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Latin I, Latin II, Speech Give Students Major in Language Arts MRS. J. E. SIMS, our foreign languages instructor obtained her B.A. degree at Central College in Fayette, Missouri. Mrs. Sims takes time from her busy schedule to be advisor for the annual staff. Mrs. Sims as we often see her-with the yearbook kit under her arm. MR. H. T. ELLIOTT, our speech club sponsor, teaches English Il, Ill, and speech. He received his B.A. degree from Delta State College. 24 Becky Loftin, Diane Crockett, and Joyce lrwin rehearse their Christmas reading with Mr. Elliott