Cody High School - Comet Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Tnglish teachers inspired their stu- Classroom instruction through the modern medium of television. continued to be 'ents to submit individual Classroom used and developed this year. Both an English and social studies class had the aid nrgjects to help illustrate subject of a television teacher in their lessons. 'latter selections which were espe- ially appreciated. I I ENGLISH TEACHERS. . .Top Row: S. Bachner, W. Both- Ledwon, R. Lehman, R. Mulvena, E. Nau. Bottom Row: well, R. Bovill, C. Caraher, E. Case flibrarianl, J. Dee, V. G. Needell flibrarianj, S, Nycek, N. Poulos, M..Quinn, F. Dene. Second Row: O. Gardner, H. Green, N. Leavell, A. Ross, A. Schultze, M. White. 11 Thirteen

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Aferafure an comlooaifion fun amenfags emia afiize A chair becomes a footrest for Mr. Bachner as he emphasizes a point in a class lecture. Miss Quinn directed her class' attention to illustrative examples in the textbook on how to outline and write a research paper including footnotes. Twelve The unfortunate loss of English teacher Mr. Thomas Hallam this year l1as left Cody indebted to u talented man. A foreign exchange teacher to Scotland in 1958, he was also presented a Ford Fellowship to make a compara- tive study of education. Q. I 332,57 . 'X Jix ' Qi 1 im ., il e s ji . ,e ,, is S ri s ' .itat i Modern education stresses aca- demics . . . to the Cody student this meant a new interpretation of his English course. Now, classes in liter- ature and composition worked to develop and teach the student on a higher academic level. Literature classes explored the vast realm of American, modern, and classical writings. But it was the classics that seemed to challenge the imagination of each student and pro- voke thoughtful study of different in- terpretations of life as seen by various authors. Composing original essays and critically reviewing many topics in composition classes taught students to develop their ability to express what they comprehend. And a thorough study of grammar and punctuation also helped students master the art of being able to write well.

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1 l V 1 x In the yearbook journalism class, instructor Melvyn Smith showed students how to judge good layout and design and to recognize excellent photographic journalism. ENGLISH TEACHERS fcontinuedj . . . Top Row: H. Goldstein, F. McMullen, W. Mouser fspeech correc- tionj. Bottom Row: W. Northcott fdepartment headj, E. Sloan, M. M. Smith. Fourteen Selecting, cutting, and pasting newspaper articles and leads in their scrapbooks illustrated to Composition Q11 students the principles of good newspaper journalism. Cody classes in speech, drama, and journalism gave students an opportunity to discover and develop an idea and express it individually. Putting their time and talents to use in many mediums of self-expression, they found these English electives interesting as well as educational. A course in speech introduced students to the qualities of a good speaker. Informal debates, lengthy discussions, and formal speeches helped each develop the poise, con- fidence, and voice techniques for speaking to an audience. Drama classes practiced speaking with feeling, tone variation, and good diction which helped student speakers make their talks interesting and entertaining as well as informative. Advance classes in journalism acquainted students with newspaper and feature writing as they worked on the STAR and COMET Staffs every day. Here they learned team work along with self-expression and all enjoyed the many aspects of publishing a newspaper or a yearbook.