Chelsea High School - Beacon Yearbook (Chelsea, MA)

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'he staff of the English Department, under the drection of Mr, M. E. Stewart, is composed of ra qraup ol competent and well-trained teachers. The inslruzlofs at the sophomore and Junior English classes have the ditllcult task of teach- ing the pupils the basic points of English gram' mar and literature. In the senior year the English teachers prepare some of the pupils for the college board examinations. They also con- tir-.re the work begun in the previous years. Round and round the turntable goes as the juniors in Mr Ste-warts English class learn about vowels c pl' hangs and consonants Dont drop that record' Breathe th t f h , as Miss Bligh s rn mer'ial girls experience June in January. From the grin on Rosalind's face, she must find the breeze quite refreshing. 41 ,1 fi lu nur English llepartmenl Vll

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We pninl with pride APJQQ K- x I Jcoud o h r fovorwte desk 1, Mwss Kmfz per forming owe of he many dutuks. Here she zs helping one of her Enghsh flosses iulhvoie on ,-nares' iw good lferolurs- In czddn-on vo her dass work, Miss riiwiz Odvuses and hclps many of her pupws prepare for their collage exgmmo- Vions.

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lseepinq with the Ineriizau Engiish, like democracy, is an integral part of our lives. We speak, read, write, and think in English. There is never a day in which we do not use it. Here, in school, we become acquainted with authors ofthe past and present. And, with the aid of our teachers we improve our vocab- ularies, our reading ability and our spelling. Thus we learn to express ourselves clearly, to form our own opinions, and to communicate with others-three foundations for a sound democracy. In short, through English we learn to think for ourselves, And, by thinking for ourselves we make ours a working and living democracy. Vlho would think that ci register could make Miss Coqan look so pleasant? The pupils listew attentive-ly as Miss Connolly explains the principles of English. Under her supervision, the English pupils acquire c satisfactory knowledge ot this subiect. Miss Cox and her pupils derive o great deal of enioyment as they use the wire recorder. This has beet important in contributing to the English course, nj!-VLA-is RQ KX,-V