Central High School - Pemican Yearbook (High Point, NC)

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comprehensive study in classic literature Mrs. Rogers ' classes use originality and talent to create scenes from The Scarlet Letter. Miss Steifle, sophomore English teacher, types a weekly test. 23

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Tennyson, Hawthorne, Shakespeare provide Central High students investigated the general facets of literature, gram¬ mar, and composition in an endeavor to master their skills in English class¬ es. Drills and the basic structure of paragraphs were stressed for sopho¬ mores to supplement their writing of themes. The literature ranged from Idylls of the King to A Separate Peace. Juniors studied classical and modern American authors, poetry scansion, and fundamental grammar rules. Concentrating on creative composi¬ tions, seniors spent long hours during second semester writing term papers. English V, an accelerated course stressing interpretation, comparison, and critical analysis af literary works, was open to selected seniors. Miss Denny and Mrs. Culler, a student teacher, anticipate student reac¬ tion while developing their English material. Mrs. Elizabeth Y. Calhoun Flo Denny Ruth Goodman Geneva D. Highfill Mary Boyd Hooper Terry Lambert Mrs. Jane T. McEvoy Nancy Mclnnis (Not pictured: William A. Anderson Mrs. Peggy Neel). 22

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Students in physics learn that the word is prove by experiment. Science Department stresses experiments Chemistry students work problems with the aid of a slide rule. 24