Wyomissing Area High School - Colophon Yearbook (Wyomissing, PA)

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Acamlemics D. Spang and M. Schaeffer inspect a Roman war machine. This a poison-arrow, Mrs. Schrackf' A little bit of everything Spanish in Mrs. Knipe's class. Languages Show-andftell with Miss Jones. Mr. Frinzi tells his class, Esta 'piggyl fue al rnercado 14

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Academics Mr. Milford briefs D. Hill and B. Schlegel for an oral book report. English This year Mr. Russell Milford instructed the eleventh and twelfth grades in English. In the junior class he taught basic grammar rules, vocabulary, and oral and written composition, and provided a sound foundation in literature. The seniors studied college preparatory English grammar, vocabulary, and English literature, in addition to devoting a great deal of their time to the Investigative Theme, a research paper dealing with a limited literary topic. For the sopho- mores, Mr. Paul Boehm, who taught speech as well as English, stressed clear writing, grammar review, and appreciation of the short story. His eleventh grade section concentrated on American literature, advanced grammar, writing, and vocabulary. Mrs. Lyman Houck, teaching reading and English, pre- sented a reading development program to the sev- enth gradeg basal readers, literature, and grammar to the eighth grade, and college preparatory reading and vocabulary studies to the ninth grade. With Mrs. joan Williams, eighth grade pupils improved their speech, grammar, and literary skill. Her ninth grade studied basic mechanics, drama, poetry, public speak- ing, and the construction of a research paper. The Reverend Becker replaced Mrs. Williams for the sec- ond half of the year. Mr. Lawrence Rickolt intro- duced the seventh and eighth grade students to an outline of grammar, syntax, vocabulary, and a study of short stories. '7 Studying Poe with Mrs. Williams. Mr. Boehm expounds upon l.ongfellow's poem Nature .

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