Churchland High School - Trucker Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA)

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1 Mr. William Holbrook Marietta College English II, Journalism Trucker Topics — Advisor, Editor’s Choice — Advisor Mrs. Margaret Kaufman Randolph-Macon Woman’s College English I-II Mrs. Carolyn Knaub West Virginia University English III 24 English “Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep . . quoth Mike Gompf as he and Bill Joe Waldo study for Mrs. Davis’ English IV test.

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English Classes Emphasize More Reading The key to all fields of knowledge lies in the thorough understanding of our own lan- guage. With this in mind, the English depart- ment at CHS endeavored to institute a pro- gram that would enable each individual not only to write with exactness, but also to read with comprehension. Thus the book of four novels was introduced to the classes of all grade levels. English literature, interspersed with such outside reading as Shaw’s plays and Ivanhoe, constituted a major course of study for sen- iors. In their study of American prose and poetry, those students in the junior class be- came familiar with Moby Dick. For both jun- iors and seniors the vocabulary workshop served as a means of strengthening their usuage. Sophomores and freshmen spent the year mainly in gaining an understanding of the essential grammatical constructions. In addition, such great works as Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and Dicken’s Great Expecta- tions and excerpts from Homer’s Odyssey were read and carefully studied. Book reports, themes, and class discussions, along with the literature all served to expose the fundamen- tals of our native tongue. Mrs. Winifred Davis Department Chairman American University English IV Mrs. Shirley Aiken Tennessee Temple College English II-III Mrs. Evelyn Arledge College of William and Mary English II-III Truckers Tri-Hi-Y — Sponsor Mrs. Marian Ellis Woman’s College University of North Carolina English I Enjsrlish 23

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As part of an English assignment, Jenny Creekmore consults Noah Webster to ascertain the definitions of her vocabulary words. Mrs. Eleanor Rich Central State College College English Guidance Mrs. Movane Smith University of Minnesota English IV Debate Team — Coach, Forensics — Advisor Hard at work in pasting up stories for their monthly edition of the Trucker Topics are these printer’s devils, Sheila Miltier, Julia Spencer, and Sue Swanson. English 25