Chamberlain High School - Totem Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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DEVELOP SKILL IN BI. i - n 9 -4 6 MRS. KATHERINE LEEPER MRS. ELIZABETH STONE Years of working with young people have given fllrs. Katherine Leeper a great faculty for understanding the prob- lems of teenagers, and made her a favorite with the CHS students. She is co-sponsor of the Chamberlain Honor Society, and teaches classes in both junior and senior English. lllrs. Leeper claims North Carolina as her native state. There she attended Rleredith College in Raleigh and re- ceived her A.B. in English and Social Studies. At Duke Lini- versity, she did some graduate work. She taught at Plant and Hillsborough High, Lutz and Oak Grove junior High before joining the English Depart- ment of CHS. Enjoying the Canadian sunsets during the summer vaca- tions is one of fllrs. Elizabeth Stone'x favorite pastimes. Dur- ing these vacations she became interested in French. Although originally from Pennsylvania, Klrs. Stone has lived here since '52, Klrs. Stone is one of the sponsors of the Junior Red Cross and teaches several classes in English. lVhen she can get away from her isolated room in 116, she relaxes by playing golf, horseback riding, or swimming. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in French, Eng! lish, and social studies from the Lvniversity of Alabama. Seniors remember those book reports in Mrs. Rumph's Amer- ican Lit. Xvhen shall we three meet again, .llr.v. illarj' flloore, Shakespeare, and the seniors? That answer is easy-examina- tion time for some of us. The Xis, lively classes of imaginative and eager seniors and juniors, have been a special delight to this new member of our faculty while boring into the works of the bard of Avonfy She is a native of New York. She attended Syracuse Lvni- versity where she received her B.S. degree in French and English. Her impression of C.H.S.? . . . The building is a beau- tiful structure and is an inducement to better learning. There is also a friendly informality between the students and the faculty. The fiery wrath of the monster Grendel in the classic 'lBeowulf, the rage and bloody murders by Shakespeare's Klacbeth, all of these classic adventures and many more are to be re-lived in the E12 English course. Providing the stu- dents with background in English literature from the earliest Anglo-Saxon writers up to modern-day poets. the course also offers an opportunity to learn more of the fine points of composition. As a final test of all the language skills to he learned by the senior year, all seniors struggle to create a research paper which must be done in formal thesis style. MRS. MARY NIOORIM N-...

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I . MRS. VE RA ODHAM Have you heard those S-o-u-t-h-e-r-n drawl tones coming across to the A.V. Study Hall? The voice belongs to Hrs. Vera Odham, who is head of the English Department and sponsor of the Future Teachers of America. llrs. Odham has every right to that drawl since she was born in a small town in Georgia and taught in Texas. She has even been to Hollywood- Hollywood, Florida, that is. FUTURE TEACHERS OF The shoe is on the other foot! Through F. T. A. the stu- dents become teachers and have an opportunity to gain first- hand experience and knowledge in teaching. As young adults, the F.'l'.A. members assume adult responsibilities by substi- tuting for teachers, and participating as youth leaders in state and district conventions. Youth steps ahead to prepare for the future! Even now they remember the chalk dust, problem children, tired feet, and portable radios smuggled in during the lVorld Series. THE A LANGUAGE ARTS Raglan?-Wwtmq lvhen we asked llrs. Odham what had impressed her most about Chamberlain, she said lVorking with the teen- agers of Chamberlain is an enjoyable experience. l find them respectful and cooperative: they take correction nicely. This means a lot to any teacher. Mrs. Odham graduated from Tift College in Forsythe, Georgia, and took a post-graduate course at Florida State University. She also has attended Duke Liniversity and Lini- versity of Georgia. Even in this exciting, new era of scientific research, and intercontinental ballistic missiles, language skills still play an all-important part in our lives. The English Department at C.H.S. realizes this importance, and carefully plans its cur- riculum around the four basic language skills: speaking, read- ing, listening, and writing. The purpose of these courses is to guide the students into literature, old and new, to give them some understanding and knowledge of grammar, and to help them gain proficiency in speaking and composition. Ender the directorship of Xlrs. Vera Odham. department head, this essential branch of our high school curriculum in- cludes journalism studies, speech, special advanced courses in English, and in a few years special courses in reading and composition. they hope to be--- The CHS chapter meets under the guidance of llrs. Vera Odham and lllrs. Anna Peacock every second and fourth lVednesday. There are planned programs to encourage an interest in the teaching profession and the offer of exchanging helpful advice gained from personal experiences. A member of F.T.A. must have a sincere interest in teaching as a career, and must maintain a high scholastic average. F.T.A. MEMBERS - Left to Right, first row: Joyce Dempsey. Jan Hill. Ann White. Mary Lou Hart, Patsy Deane. Ma- rilyn Zahner. Faith Wheelock. Second row: Pat Stricker. Alice Spadavecchia, Betty Fason. Yonda Burgess. Joan Caraway. Barbara Hornlveck. Mary Ann Nlicceri. Nancy Burnett. Merrilyn Uhrig. Eileen Stanton. May Bender. Third row: Mrs. Peacock. Annette Willis. Carole Leinin- ger. Judy Ynclan, Faith Hall. Jane Lee Jewell. Carolyn Beverly. Nancy Dowling. Richie Falcon. Mickey Priester. David Rairigh. LaVerne Pearson. Linda Ricker. Gladys Kiger. Jeanean Ledbetter. Donna Blanton. Sarah Vierday. Mrs. Yera Odham.

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Juniors Crowd the Book Truck to Get the Poems for Anthologies Great Day! A new teacher at CHS, and a Kentuckian, too. illrx. Carolyn Day came to us from a teaching job at Boone County High School in Kentucky. Born and bred in the heart of the Blue Grass State, the attended college at Transylvania College in Lexington, Ken- tucky. Here at Chamberlain, she teaches sophomore English, and is a sponsor of the Y-Teens. Xvhat goes on behind closed doors in room IOZ? Jlliss Joyce Curry can answer that with ease, because that's her home away from home where she instructs the young sophs in readin' and writin' the King's English, and holds meetings with the Anchor Club, her pet project outside the curriculum. As a student at the University of Tampa and FSC she earned her degree in Art and English, then she struck out to make her way in the world-as a teacher at CHS! VVe often find floating down the CHS halls Illrs. Elnm Griffin, who is one of the 'ftloatingn teachers at Chamberlain. ln more specific terms, this means she teaches in several class- rooms scattered about the school. -Her subject . . . sopho- more English. She has attended three universities, Columbia, lvliami U. at Oxford, Ohio, Tampa U. and received an A.B. in Eng- lish and social studies. lNlrs. Griffin previously taught at llemorial Junior High and Lincoln and Endow Junior High in Huntington, Vir- gima. MRS CAROLYN DAY MISS JOYCE CURRY ENGLISH 11 A survey of American Literature is the main course in the junior English student's diet. Along with the study of the whole field of literature from our Pilgrim forefathers to the modern writers, they often practice the basic skills of listening and speaking by giving oral reports which are re- eorded on tapes for play back, thus enabling the student to hear his own grammatical errors. Poetry plays an important part in this course, one of their main projects being individual anthologies which many say awakens their interest in this fine art. Some even try their hand-successfully too-at creating their own originals. Shakespeare's famed fllfrrlzmzt of Venice plays an impor- tant part in the EIIX program of studies. As its senior counterpart, EIZX, this accelerated course is designed to group together students of superior language skills. They must rate high on their English aptitude exam and must be recommended for the course by a former English teacher. Under the guidance of llrs. Moore, these students turned in some beautifully illustrated anthologies of poetry. They also worked on various outside projects relating to their study of American literature. Tiny replicas of colonial weather vanes, matchstick forts, and artistically draped colonial dolls adorned their classroom. lluch time, too was spent on composition, and studying American short story authors. MRS. ELMA GRIFFIN