Central High School - Wakitan Yearbook (St Joseph, MO)

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texts fer as introduced ?ublished by lorfully-illus- to literature and style of I knowledge rds, films of in class, and ries, and es- .nd grammar three years. Either senior her optional lnie Evans, and d. mior Mike Mo- npeech. f ,Z MA, ,, -1 V . F, V' I , , . I, . ,z - Q -r 1-----1 -nur4Am.,q--A-as-4sn....u.g,Ji4-Zaye, . fe x. . f v:l...' . - - i ...re1:f..:.i'-V 8.:'.a3': .1 - L. 1. J i Speaker David Ford and clerk Lois Pollard listen to representative Brown's bill in international relations congress. Indians stud past, present, World events With newspaper headlines daily noting the news of foreign crises as well as turmoil on American streets, the growing need for citizens who are aware of their country's heritage in democracy becomes apparent. Central's history department headed by Mr. Arthur Burrowes operates on two levels: the reg- ular and the advanced. Freshmen following the regular courses take civics, sophomores study world history, and juniors study United States Richard Koch points out for fellow students various trade routes shown on a map in Mr. Ranner's ancient history class. history. On the advanced level, freshmen take ancient history, sophomores study modern and contemporary history, and juniors study Ameri- can history. Seniors may choose from a variety of courses, including economics, government, and interna- tional relations. The education the students of today receive will be the major factor in the deci- sions made by the voting citizens of tomorrow. Juniors Paul Beck, Barbie Adler, and Beth Petty work on a bulletin board display for Mr. Burrowes, history classes. -'lglgllblflflhgldfl .,....,si. l l l 3 f

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.JSF ' ,X Junior Jackie Miller practices putting make-up on senior Betsy Hoffman in one of Mrs. Chronisterls drama classes. David Thompson studies the sentence on the board as he tries to think of the correct way to diagram it for the class. 1 , '-sl-Diaz. i-1,1-.fig-my 1'l5'V. -' ef .nga .v-A New literature texts stress Word power This year Central English classes introduced a new series of literature books. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, this colorfully-illus- trated series presents an approach to literature which puts emphasis on vocabulary and style of authors. Students add to their literary knowledge with art displays on bulletin boards, films of great authors' lives, plays enacted in class, and self-Written poems, plays, short stories, and es- says. Students study both literature and grammar within one course during their first three years. As a senior, a student may take either senior English or English literature. Other optional courses include drama and speech. Kathy Thom, Dave Maddox, Randy Bell, Connie Evans, and Mike Earixson sing a typical old English ballad. Mr. Kelton points out an interesting idea to junior Mike MO- siman for preparation and presentation of his speech. f Z f ff Speaker David ll India With ne news of for American st who are aw democracy be Central's Arthur Burr. ular and the regular com World historQ Richard Koch p routes shown on i 3 5 lu I 5 I 5 5

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