Wright School for Girls - Wrightorian Yearbook (Mobile, AL)

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J' ' si if 16. 6 as And the Grinch got a wonderful, awful idea . . relates Mary Webb as Mrs. Hicks, Peggy Smith, Libba Brown, and Ann Kendall prompt and offer criticism in the speech class. 16 t Xl 'nl-I-,...--4' joan Miller, Susan Dawson, Ann Goldfarb, Susan Oswalt, Boone Arendall, and Joyce Heinrich are the only challengers left re- presenting the Ninth Grade in a vocabulary bee, as Lee Faulk, having misspelled Honomatopoeian, returns to her seat. EI1gliSl'1J Syntax Railroad! Passenger car loading on Track Nineli' As the train leaves the station, the engineer begins his story: May l have your attention! Students of grammar, you have just boarded a very complex ve- hicle, which will take you safely through many adventures. The engine is commonly known as a Verb, its chief function is to tug the train along the track. Assisted by Noun Car, it can generate enough power to move up very steep grades. Farther down the track are six other sections-Pronoun, Adjective, Adverb, Preposition, Conjunc- tion, and at the very end a little emotional caboose - Interjectionf' The above is a picture of our begin- nings in the English Department. Mrs. But- ler introduces the journey with the Seventh Grade as she prepares a map of experiences to come. Meanwhile, Mrs. Erase, by means of spicy vocabulary, is adding interest in, the Eighth Grade. Soon Freshmen are be-l ginning to master the route. Sophomores with Miss Gholston acquire a heavy load of information. Juniors, having already made countless short trips into the marvelous lands of great literature, are off on a tour of Amer- ica from sea to shining sea. Robert Frost shows the beauty of sunsets and valleys l Mrs, Butler calls for a periodical check of her Sixth Grades English Notebooks,

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Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Miss Mrs. Miss Miss Mrs. Mrs. Miss Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. V. H. Aubey Barbara Butler Harry Cfarroll Mary Crocker Elaine Frase Ethel Gholston French Greene L. R. Hicks Tom Huckabee Cora Belle Hunter Raymond F. Kennedy Bl. Mclean Chauncey Moore S. S. hlurphy R. D. Oliver Locks Secrets .1.:f1:is Sz .WV Ni 3 55 il isis . at V .wiser 5 ,tt -f , fn. I . C : Z A ' MS I . ft -'V 'ft A 1' -4 fl 4 A 2' Jii9fS'5'q'4f.t Mrs. Sherwood fCOIlff7l!fL'cf from page I-if Pape All our secrets have come to us from our faculty, who seem to MTS Rillph have on hand information that will set us straight in any intellect- RCVCI ual pursuits, and can assign home work in amounts sufficient to satisfy our most avid students. They seem to have abundant ques- tions to make test days memorable, probing into the mysteries of science and civilization. They also teach us to have fun as We work, and will doff their dignity and entertain us with a skit, or match their athletic skill MYSV Will O- against that of our basketball varsity in the interests of a worthy R055 enterprise. Mf5- .l- l- Tate F i ,mmvlff ,.. Mrs. Harry W Thomson Q K Mrs. -lohn T W' Watts 75 ik ' Mrs. Mary Virginia ' Wfesterfield Mrs. R. li, Vlfilliams Patricia Van Wezel and Carole Whigham hopefully await advertise- ment copy and paid statements, so they can complete the H260 yearbook records. Z M ., . , Q 5 5.32 at an .iw-it, sa sea. ...sa 15145535 53153 '. lab! Ii .- 12 - i.. f... v it i . - - - it is' :ZZ.i' I i .. ': 515555 .ff I f' 2- v- ' . - amaigsiiiiizii t . ' .s ' misziwwiwi , f iimagzviim. rf.. . ...th usgsvzisfs rt'

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Lively Tour and the mystic serenity of shadows and for- ests. while Carl Sandburg leads on jaunts to the foggy beaches and industrial cities. Hamlin Garland may step up with com- ments on the Middle West, or Harnett Kane, with pictures of a Southern Christ- mas. ln dramatic poetry Stephen Vinc- ent Benet fills the American adventure with vigor and sentiment. Seniors are venturing outside their own country. ln the British Isles they become familiar with the land from which the American language origi- nated. The l.al-ze Country still affords the beauty and charm of XVordsworth's day. lt is still possible to romp through Sherwood Forest with Robin Hood and his merry thieves, or t0 meet with the Canterbury Pilgrims at Tabard lnn. lt is the greatest of thrills to visit the Poets Corner in XVest- minster Abbey, where from Chaucer to Kipling linglands great writers are honored. W'ith language skills as a basis, we also try some creative and research composition, ln speech, we interpret some of the favorites among the fine poets, and practice the speech techniques of effective presentation, ln our own writing we recall our journeys into literary lands, and also attempt to pre- serve some individual philosophies and ideals in literature of our own. -' X 3 -tw, if ii K 5 ft gui' C iw X 3 na 4 As the Sophomores study their theme grades they secm finally realize that Miss Gholston believes comm is are serious