Austin High School - Round Up Yearbook (El Paso, TX)

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X2 STUDENTS CREATIVE ABILITY INCREASED BY ART AND SPEECH WORK X-X ln Ihe course Radlo and TV speech +he sfu denls learned how 'ro wrnle and glve commercuals news commenlarles and chxldren s programs Durmg 'fhe course of Speech ll sludenls learn how 'lo rn +erpre+ poe+ry and essays ln Speech l s+uden+s learn how lo plan and presenl speeches before a crrllcal audience Durmg lhe debale class In +he lop plclure 'rhe 'leams guve pro and con vuews on 'rhe Brvhsh syslem of educahon ln lhe lop clrcle a sfudenl In lhe class for parhclpanls un ln+erschol aslrc League grves a declamahon One acl plays and revnews of Broadway plays are guven un 'Phe drama classes Classes are also held for +he Sensor plays guven each semesler Decoralmg for varnous dances and programs us parl' of +he Arr Deparlmenl' program The s+u denls an 'lhe arl' classes work nn charcoal and waler colors ln 'rhe lower clrcle a sfudenl' worlcs wnfh wafer colors The ar'r sfudenls vnew +he sludes and fhen draw pncfures from 'lhem

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QM ENGLISH COURSES, ENRICHED AND REGULAR, PROVE FULL OF INTERESTING EXTRAS Three years of English are required for sfuclenls +o gracluale. TREASURE ISLAND and LES MISERABLES are +he novels sfudied in Freshman English. Sophomores sfudy JULIUS CAESAR, THE RIME OF THE ANCIENT MARI- NER, A TALE OF TWO CITIES, AND SILAS MARNER. A course of American Li+era+ure is unclerflalcen by Junior English sl'uden'l's. English Lilerafure is slucliecl by Senior slu- denls. A Senior course, 78, places more emphasis on voca- bulary 'Ihan lhe regular course. The +op piclure shows a clifferenl' fealure of Ihe Seminar class. siH'ing in a circle for discussions. A Sophomore class is shown dramalizing a scene from JULIUS CAESAR in +he lower pic+ure. Z7

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FOREIGN LANGUAGES TEACH CULTURES OF DIFFERENT LANDS I is av' Gi.. 44- ' As..- c., 79 WWW I We Two years of a forengn language IS fhe usual course of sludy for mos? sfudenfs However four years of French Lahn and Spanish are offered and several sludenfs falre advanfage of fhls Gram mar conlugahon franslahon and pronuncnahon are lhe prnnclpal 'fundamenfals faughl' In ihe fo reugn language classes A knowledge of forelgn counfrles and cusloms IS gamed also ln +he fop pnclure an advanced Spanish class presenled a play clepuchng a Spanlsh famlly pre parlng a manger scene a+ Chrus+mas+nme The lower plcfure shows +he dnsplay of 'rerm progec+s whuch Lahn s+uden+s prepared A French s+uden+ nn fhe cenfer pucfure conluga+es 'rhe verb f fnnush French