Coldwater High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Coldwater, MI)

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Z its kg -E--75. , I, I Il I KNOW lT'S HERE someplace. New books all have to be sorted and processed. The student librari- ans are working on them during lst period. They are Rita Taber, Ruth Simons, Martha Pifer, Mary Hartsock, Patsy Farber, and Jenny Farris. Librar Adds Over 1100 Books The carpet under every classroomf' best describes the role of the high school library. With books, pam- phlets, periodicals, and pictures, the library seeks to en- rich every classroom teacher with those extra references and materials which make subject-matter more alive and meaningful.. WITH A FRIENDLY SMILE as her trade- mark, Mrs. Della Mitchell can usually be found helping students find materials. Here, also, a student may find materials dealing with fields of his own interests-art, career materials, me- chanics, and even how to build a hot rod. Again, he may just wish to brouse and read a good novel for pleasure. CHS made great strides in improving its library fa- cilities this year. Over 1,100 new books were added, a new pamphlet file installed, more periodicals ordered, a librarianis office established, and an enlarging of the library science course. This enlargement program has been done in an attempt to meet the minimum stan- dards which the North Central Accrediting Association has set down. At present the library contains approxi- mately 3,300 books and must have at least 1,300 more to meet the minimum requirements.

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GOING ON A TRIP, Dave? At the charge-out desk we see student librarian Rae Jean McLaughlin helping Dave McKay, Jeanne Macklin, and Carol Snyder find materials for reports. , ,, ,ws--, H , ,, ' ' ' , 1 . '. 1- , W H IH l l l is ll 3 U ' ,irl V' l 5 - . rrr I 1 SOUNDS LIKE A SNAKE PIT. SH-H-H-H! This familiar scene takes place in the library where Mrs. Mitchell points the suspecting finger at Ella Mae Fillmore and Vera Richardson. ew Pamphlet File Enriches Collection Jim Way uses the handy card catalog ill finding a suitable library book. This year the catalog was completely checked and brought up-to-date. 24

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English Department Holds WHO SAID THIS DESK is a mess! Mrs. Anne Hayes,' busy chairman of the Enghsh Department, teaches 9th grade English and Spanish I and II. OH NO, YOU DON'T . . . Miss Phyllis Coscarelly is teacher of 10th grade English, Speech, and director of the junior and senior class plays. 26 Learning to communicate effectively and in- telligently is one of the most important prob- lems in our society today. Without adequate facilities for learning and understanding the English Language there would be no common ground for expression of thoughts and ideas. The English teachers of CHS and Roosevelt Junior High organized together in a workshop last August and have co-ordinated the English courses and unified the subject matter taught at each grade level. This will prevent unneces- sary repetition of materials. The group had three objectives in their workg to have more emphasis upon communication skills, to have more Unity in the department, and to present a course suitable to all levels of learning. Each course has four main sectionsg grammatical skills, oral skills, written skills, and literature and reading. Other areas covered were book lists for every gradeg supplementary material such as records, filmstrips, periodicals, and booksg cor- rection symbols for themesg reading forms and manuscript forms. The high school department offers 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade English, journalism, speech, and debate. Three years of English are required. The other courses are electives.