Coquille High School - Laurel Yearbook (Coquille, OR)

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Language Students Create Foreign Atmosphere Mrs. lone Kilgore B. A. Linfield College French I Mrs. Elva Leisure B. A. Kansas Wesleyan Latin I and II The foreign language department of Coquille High School was broadened this year by the addition of a French course to the curriculum. For several years Latin has been the mainstay; however, it was found only a short time before the first day of school that Mrs. lone Kilgore, senior English teacher, was also a qualified French instructor. A large number of enthusiastic students at once became interested in pursuing the study of French, making possible the initiation of a first year course. Although some fifty students expressed their interest, the number was reduced to a normal-sized class for convenience. The enterprising make-believe Frenchmen planned and enjoyed a buffet, with French dishes and French entertainment. Latin classes this year again concentrated on absorbing knowledge from their texts and from Mrs. Leisure, instructor. Both Latin I and Latin II classes participated in the Latin Banquet, an annual event that depicts an ancient Roman custom of feasting.

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Business Courses Train Future Secretaries Mrs. Beecher and Mrs. Pulvermacher have succeeded this year in the instruction of a large and complex program. The students enrolled represent all classes - freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior -and are taking a variety of different subjects. Typing I and II classes are fundamental courses which deal with the mechanics of typing and typing skills, along with a smattering of English composition for business letters. Students not only compose, but must also follow the proper technique for standard typing forms and legal papers. Bookkeeping is an interesting course, and one that is highly profitable to the students. Perhaps this class can best instill a few ideas on self-budgeting and personal finances, along with the basics of bookkeeping. Future secretaries would enjoy not only bookkeeping, but also the following terms spent in Secretarial Practice or Shorthand. These classes are sometimes proving grounds for future success. Norma Jean Davis and Cheryl Mast are among the many students who learned to operate the mimeograph. Complicated problems are done by Barbara Nyre on the time-saving calculator. Mrs. Billie Pulvermacher B.S. University of Oregon Typing I and II Mrs. Helen Beecher B. S. Oregon State University Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Office Practice, Business Law.

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Music, one of the most enjoyable pastimes, whether it is vocal or instrumental, has added greatly to the pleasure of the student body this past year. Aided by the wonderful backing of faculty and students, both band and choir have completed a successful season, each giving several concerts. The department has not only occupied mutual quarters successfully, but has also inspired a close feeling of harmony and cooperation between the two groups. Each has supported and attended regularly the other's performances, showing consideration and appreciation not only for their own talents, but also another's, a vital factor when dealing with a musician's self-improvement. Mr. Waldemar Hollensted Mr. Wesley R. Hedeen B. Music B. A., M. A. Pacific University Willamette University Choir, Girls' and Boys' Glee Band Janet Scharfer, Terry Casey, Denise Sonneman, and Ellen Churchill separate music from the Kleenex, broken reeds and pencils found in folios. Music Proves Challenging, Yet Enjoyable Traditional Christmas carols, sung by the Girls' Clee and the Choir, set the holiday mood in the annual Christmas concert.