Caruthersville High School - Cotton Blossom Yearbook (Caruthersville, MO)

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english department varies routine with BARBARA DEPRIEST, author ot ls Everything All Right? conters with Miss Mariorie Lasley and Mrs. Evie Deere. PORTRAYING the age-old nativity scene are Miss Marjorie Lasley's English lll classes. DIAGRAMMING SENTENCES is explained by Mrs. Edna Chattin to English l students, Beverly Stanley, Dewey Neeley, Martha Howell, and Glenn Woods. research and prog English IV is required tor all college-bound seniors in C.l-l.S. Ot all the English literature studied. Shalcespeare's Macbeth stands out -most vividly? tor these students. Many English IV students alsoi discovered an ability to produce theme upon theme and then tried their hands at writing research papers. English Ill students varied the routine ot gram- mar study and American literature by presenting two assemblies. During Brotherhood Week, they told how all people are equal through choral read- ing and song. English ll and lll students studied grammar, sen- tence diagramming. paragraphing, punctuation, and literature. Freshmen might have been seen caught in a last minute rush as they trantically searched tor newspaper clippings. News collecting was required so that students might become tamiliar with news- papers and magazines. Miss Marjorie Lasley taught English lll and IV. She also sponsored a senior homeroom and was an advisor to the S.A.C. Miss Lasley received an A.B degree trorn Lambuth College. Mrs. Edna Chattin taught tive classes ot English l, sponsored a treshrnan homeroom, and was an ad- visor to the S.A.C. Mrs. Chattin received her B.S. degree trom Southeast Missouri State College. Mrs. Evie Deere taught English ll and lll. She was an advisor to the Tigerettes and had a sophomore homeroom. Mrs. Deere received her B.S.E. degree trom Arkansas State College. i 'i h.,,..,,....e..-ad.

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large enrollment requires four moth teachers Four Teachers TaughT maThemaTics classes in C.l-l.S. This year because of The increased number of sTudenTs Taking courses in This field. Many former graduafes remember when Miss Lena Walk, who has TaughT maTh in our school for 28 years, was The only maTh Teacher. This year, courses were also TaughT by Miss Brewer, Mr. McCall, and Mr. Parkinson. A sTudenT who Takes full advanfage of The C.l-l.S. maThemaTics offerings could Take six courses, general maTh, Algebra I, Algebra ll, plane geomeTry. solid geomefry, and TrigonomeTry. These courses provide for sTudenTs who need a refresher course of pracfical knowledge in The field, buT also give a Thorough back- ground To Those who are going To conTinue Their maTh Training. MaTh courses involve a loT of hard work, buT They also have Their lighTer momenTs. GeomeTry sTudenTs adapTed Their knowledge To making colorful geomeTric designs. Algebra l sTuclenTs change Their rouTine by filling in crossword puzzles wiTh numbers. yi, if CONSTRUCTING AND PAINTING geomefric designs in- Troduces e varieTy inTo The geomeTry rouTine. STANDING lN A FAMILIAR PLACE aT The back of The room is Miss Lena Walk, who Teaches plane and solid geomeTry, Trigonomefry, and algebra l and ll. She also sponsors a senior homeroom. Miss Walk received her B.S.E. and M.E. from Missouri UniversiTy. HARD AT WORK in The Algebra ll class is Tapian Lafferfy, The only girl in This class.

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speech class broadcasts over K.C.R.V. WriTing and presenTing a weekly TiTTeen minuTe broadcasT oT C.I-I.S. news over KCRV was one OT The many acTiviTies OT The speech class. Some oT The varied Term proiecTs of The class included making spoTIighTs and oTher speech deparTmenT properTies, dressing dolls in cosTumes oT TavoriTe characTers, and wriTing plays. In cooperaTion wiTh The Drama Club, The sTudenTs also aTTended speech conTesTs. sTudenT congresses. and a play aT STaTe College. They presenTed a Three-acT play. I-IoT Ice, Tor The public. Miss RuTh Mary STanTieId TaughT speech and dra- maTics in high school. sponsored The Drama Club, and was speech correcTionisT in our elemenTary schools. Miss STanTieId received her B.S. degree Trom SouTheasT Missouri STaTe College. ATTer a year's absence The TIGER RAC reTurned To press again. Two sTaTTs were used wiTh Barbara Klink- hardT and MargareT Johnson as ediTors. The iob OT publishing The paper oTTen meanT coming early and sTaying IaTe, buf a new mimeograph machine made The iob easier. WiTh The Two sTaTTs aITernaTing, The paper was published bi-monThly. Miss PaTricia Brewer TaughT a varieTy oT subiecTs This year, journalism, general maThemaTics, French I, and Spanish II. In addiTion, she was an advisor To The Honor SocieTy and a iunior class sponsor. Miss Brewer received her A.B. degree Trom LambuTh College. PRESENTING The weekly speech class program over KCRV are Joyce VanAusdaII and Marvin Day. Miss RuTh Mary STanTieId is nearby To assisT in case of emergency. RECEIVING THE SPEECH AWARD and ouTsTand ing Thespian Award from Miss STanTieId are RuTh Thrasher and Joyce Vanfxusdall. PROOFREADING The Senior EdiTion of The TIGER RAS is Miss PaTricia Brewer, insTruc- Tor oT iournalism. Opal Durham. Barbara KIinIchardT, and MargareT Ann Johnson are also giving The paper a final check.