Daleville High School - Da Capo Yearbook (Daleville, IN)

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Language Studies-Mastery Gf Vocabulary Barbara Parsons, French and English, looks through her books for to- morrow's assignments. Foreign Language classes are a pan of the elective courses of study. The learning of French or Spanish should be an enjoyable task. The writing and speaking of a foreign language takes much study and hard work. Tapes are used to help familiarize students with the speech of the language. Student speeches help the stu'- dents feel at ease with the language in application. The library is a place filled with books-books of lan- guage. New books are added every year. New novels, nonfiction books, and encyclopedias help students with book reports and essays. The audio-visual section of the library is also a big help to the language courses. lan Fleet, Spanish, enters the hall after a hard day's work. Librarian, Ann Henkle, relaxes by reading one of the many available magazines. Language 19

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English Gives Students Power Of Language Cindy Keever, English, marks down grades in her grade book. Murriel Wessol, English, explains assignments to students. 18 English The English department has undergone a slight change this year. A new approach to the teaching of the fundamentals of our language was tried. Students saw more films and movies than before. The sophomore class attended the movie, Sounder . The traditional lit- erature and grammar books were used but application of language was strongly emphasized. Students held discussions, gave speeches, and did much creative writing. The teachers have used this approach in hopes that the students may renew their interest in English. Al- though knowledge of language is so very important, it is hard to concentrate on something a person feels they are completely familiar with. But correct usage of lan- guage is essential for the future. journalism is one class that can show just how much English knowledge a per- son has or does not have. Violet Schonhardt, English and journalism, takes time out from her duties as yearbook advisor.

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Social Science Teaches Power of Government Talking with Rena Pugsley, on the measuring of senior caps and gowns is Vnaldra Hockenberry, social science. It is more important for each student to know and understand the government and laws of our society. It is equally important to understand the history of our state, nation, and the world to learn from our mistakes and build on our experience. These courses, which are necessary to form a well-rounded student, are in- structed by Mr. Vnaldra Hockenberry and Mr. Phil Hodson. Among some of the things Mr. Hockenberry's classes have done was the accomplishment of the first semes- ter's mock election. Students acted out roles as clerk and sheriffs as they ran the election. He also took the senior class to the Indiana General Assembly and had our representative of this area to speak with the seniors on the bills in the legislature. While in conservation class the students used some of their knowledge to build a variety of bird feeders. In history, Mr. Hodson tried to get more games into his teaching to make it more interesting for the some- times bored students. Two of the games are Consumer and Chips. 20 History Phil Hodson, history, is crowned King for the day. Cindy Daniels and lama Bruner find out that being a clerk can be interesting.