Bloomington High School - Gothic Yearbook (Bloomington, IN)

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: ; ' ‘ A StS) Este i EE eS MRS. SARAH FRANKLIN, Advanced Grammar and MRS. VIRGINIA ELKIN, English Composition We Read Great Books, Made The wrath of Achilles, the woes of Margaret and Ge- rard, the schemes of Machiavelli excite the readers in the World Lit. classes. World Lit. students read late into the night on assignments in some of the world's great books as preparation for college lit. English Lit. classes read Shakespeare and Chaucer in another specialized senior course. So that future college freshmen won't be com- pletely dismayed by IU's Comp 101, the BHS English Department offers an advanced course in grammar and composition. MRS. TOMMIE ZACHARIAS, World Lit.; English, de- MRS. JEANNE HOLLINGSWORTH, Language Arts partment head 22

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succes 26 $2 BS Ra BR ge ay Te 8 a 29 24 “28 Sh. RE MR. CARL FRYE, Enjoying Music and department | head. MR. RICHARD COLE, Madrigals, Chorus, Choir MRS. ANNA COLE, Music Songsters and Bandsmen Serenade Old BHS Strike up the band! Music! Music! Music! The BHS high bands and orchestras. Another course open to Music Department has a course suited to almost ev- music students is Enjoying Music. Enjoying Music |} eryone's needs. At the junior high level, students gives the student a chance to hear classical music, to | take a general music course covering music history, become familiar with the musical instruments, and | music of other countries, great composers, singing, to become a discriminating listener. Music majors | and music theory. For interested music-lovers, BHS are required to study Music Theory and Harmony offers choir, a girls’ chorus, and a special group of and Music History and Appreciation, a two semester Madrigal Singers, and both junior high and senior course. MR. DONALD NEAL, Orchestra MR. DONALD TRAUB, Band

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tlm be o MRS. DIANE MORY, English Miss Helen McAnnich helps her English class select and prepare book reports. | | Speeches, and Wrote Essays Two of the traditional ''three R's'' are taught in the English Department. Students in junior high English | classes learn the fundamentals of English grammar and writing. In freshman classes, training continues in tech- | niques of writing and finer points of grammar. Sopho- more English classes include a six-week speech course in which pupils learn the fundamentals of parliamentary procedure and public speaking. Junior literature is | specialized American lit. The course is divided into con- | temporary essays, short stories, and plays, and some of | the historic and traditional writings of America's past. | MISS MERLE GILSTRAP, English ops lt MRS. CAROL JEWELL, Language Arts and Social Studies |