Bridgeport Township High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Bridgeport, IL)

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ENGLISH BTHS students are required to take and pass three years of English and are encouraged to take four . English courses I emphasize grammar, punctuation, writ- ing practice, prac- tice in reading for learning and criti- cism, and a back- ground of literary masterpieces of the world. One year of Speech is also of- fered . ENGLISH I--Mickey Murphy and Barbara Davis prepare classroom copies of Rob- inson Crusoe for class use. ENGLISH IH--Janice Engel and Barbara discuss literature of Civil War period before huge bulletin board which they prepared . 4- 1 nf N, ffwwfkgy A MH . f rf -2655 1 lx V -I ft.,-f . I ,Y f J 'Clfltf-r ' ix x-E A, ,,, K Vg f ffgmga .A ,A fm N .f ,a Y H iw ta M A LISTENING AND VIEWING CENTER in the library is in constant use, with film strips and many records for English, - , foreign languages, and social , A, studies . Dan Jerkins and Tony Shuff use them here. ENGLISH II--Monthly book reports have added interest with posters showing main events in the story. jim Winship, Laura Farrar and Debbie Schofield arrange display. ENGLISH II--Eddie Campbell, Terry Donnell, Carl Camp- bell, Lloyd Russell, George Lewis, and Dennis Brashear ENGLISH IV 'Af'ThiS Cfzllege Preparatory work in Reading Laboratory. The Lab is equipped with Enghsh Wurse 15 essenual for 411 college' materials of many kinds to aid in improvement of reading. bound S-2111018 ' Don Gray, Marcla Jones, Mary Mayfield, Shirley Wheatley, Ellen White, and others use individual copies of 1 The Reader's Guide to Periodical Litera- l ture in selecting materials for that very important senior English assignment . . . the term paper . ,..,

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,pr View of back of study hall -library, one of three shelving area library . Student li- brarian, Annette Fyffe, as- sists Mar tion of book for senior S Mayfield in selec- 'Q STUDY HALL AND LIBRARY BTHS LIBRARY has several thousands of books, many reference sets, maga- zines and newspapers, and many in- teresting displays of current events of school and book bait to enhance fre- quent purchases of new books . Seating 180, the library study hall is used each of the eight hours of the school day . A W? V 3 -use , X..,, 7! English TSPOIT . as 7 A ' A .ik -' ,Q 1. Cv - ga, . .... ., MUSIC Individual instruction on band instruments is part of music curriculum. Vickie Stout practices on flute A P P R I I G N under watchful eye of music director, Mr . Climer . One -semester course in Music Appreciation involves much use of new Listening Center in library. john Smith, Dan Hal- luin, David Cox, Mark Ash, at right. Below: Dan jerkins lis- tens to West Side Story .

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ENGLISH An abundance of audio- visual aids . . . tape re- corders, projectors of several kinds, record players, pictures, and dioramas and others --are used in the English , department, The Listen- ing -and -Viewing Center ft I A in the library is in use during every study hall. ENGLISH III--Patti Shute, Steve Slawson, Richard Rhinehart, Bradley Purcell, Steve Wagner, and Kathy Eaton dramatize William Saroyan's The Oyster and the Pearl. .N vllk '. Ak,: i, lvr mms 1 y UF me , SHREVIL- - ie it-M2 n vi or . 1,4 N, 'sf W'7 3 :I , ' 1' ' . 'iii' yykyy lie- n .ve , , . V, w n ' v 1' 51 e,3f.:3if 1 ,ffasi ei: f' J i ' ar' W ,fi ,uf English literature--Dickens, Chaucer, Shakespeare--made interesting by bul- letin boards, records , and films . ENGLISH IV -A - -Sandy Griggs, Cathy Nestleroad, Connie Carie, Glenna Fye, Kathy Griffith, Cindy Legg enjoy film- strips of contemporary authors and liter- ature . ENGLISH IV -B--English for those who do not plan to go to college helps the student in everyday situations . Contemporary writings, magazines, news, editorials, advertising, grammar for use in business and social situations --are emphasized . Carol Andrews and Carol Littlejohn act out a job interview. Casa-5 SPEECH Qrightb--Goal of this course is to improve student's ability to communicate orally before a group . David Boughan, Nancy Gross and Marilyn Boren listen at- tentively to talk by Frank Leib .