Central High School - Tom Tom Yearbook (Tulsa, OK)

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ms ,V A Anna Crotchett Nell Dashner Louise Davidson lona B. Freeman .Qa- ,al Bertie Goetscliius Sallie Marvin Gruwell Laurine Hager Edith Hill English instructor, Miss Mayme Mayes, demonstrates the use of the reading pacer machine for a project in her English class. Seated ready to try the machine is Norma Speer: standing behind her are Bill Martin, Bob Baker, Nancy Wikle, Cary Broadhead. l25l

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Mary lo Hoover, Nancy Hempel, IoAnn Sinclair, Midge Gold- berg, and Miss Gertrude Rector listen intently as George Willis sings 'Precious Lord' in fourth hour English class. f, f V fi-pi W , i ' 2 n L ',,, , ,',' 'X ff? 'ff' f f ' aifyfsyi . ,f 'rn ' , fly! of - , I ,. '40, is W Thelma Alexander R216 Bl21Ckbl1fI1 in Bottenfield Nlary Ellen Bridges E241 Everyone Takes English Seniors, juniors, and sophomores were re- quired to include some form of English in their schedules. Each class stressed the im- portance of grammar, spelling, outlining, oral and written composition, book reports, and literature. Sophomores began their year with a unit on orientation. They also studied American lit- erature, composition, and grammar. Juniors studied extensively about sentence structure and usage. They read English liter- ature, including Macbeth, Idylls of the King, and A Tale of Two Cities. Senior English was divided-one semester of composition in which the writing skills were practiced and one in which reading and dis- cussing masterpieces, such as Hamlet, were emphasized. At any grade level speech arts courses could be taken in addition to the required English.

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riting ls Stressed A special English course offered to juniors was journalism, which placed importance on writing in a journalistic style and prepared students for newspaper and yearbook work. VV ith the approval of their teachers seniors could become staff members of School Life or Tom Tom. Also available to seniors was a one semester course in creative writing and one in world literature. All students profited by frequent trips to the library and to the north auditorium, where pertinent films were shown throughout the year. Many pupils performed skits in class to characterize poems, books, or short stories. Some entered, and a few won, writing contests open to all high school students. And, of course, as every English student knows, book reports were a regular part of the English curriculum. Miss Louise Wilsoii was department chairman. i26l Miss Bertie Coetschius, junior English instructor, discusses 'ldylls of the King' with her sixth hour class who take notes on in- formation she is giving them. Q WWW. Ruth Holton Faye Laird Ethel Mae Mackay Mayme hlayes