Dover High School - Doverian Yearbook (Dover, DE)

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Miss Barbara Babb English, freshman class adviser. Miss Babb, well known in local bridge circles, enjoys trying new recipes and shopping for distinctive tailored clothing. Edgar A. Barrell English, junior writers’ guild. Mr. Barrell is a proficient writer, contributing to local papers. He loves music, and serves as organist of his church. During the question and answer period which follows each report on a Shakesperean play, Linda Erdle asks Sherry Wolgemuth and Norman He enjoys walks. Eugene Tyler English, sophomore class ad- viser. Mr. Tyler, an expert on American history, has an extensive Civil War lib- rary, ranging from Fort Sumter to Ap- pomattox. Mrs. George Ehinner English, Doverian. A board member of the Del. Society for Crippled Children and Adults, Mrs. Ehinger assists in community work, Magee, ‘Was the Shrew really conquered?” in their play, The Taming of the Shrew, as other members of the class appear ready to take part.

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“Reading maketh a full man... writing an exact man.” Works of the great writers introduce readers to faraway places and people, their way of life, their failures and triumphs. Reading plays by Shakespeare, poems by Words- worth, short stories by Poe, and novels by Dickens, Whar- ton, and Stevenson brings the reader closer to nature and character types which represent all mankind. Precise, ab- stract, and paraphrase writing reveal how well the student understands what he reads, and his ability to transfer his thoughts to paper. Creative talent is shown in the ability to compose original short stories and poems. Fre- quent themes and book reports enable students to practice Mike Czyzyk returns graded English notebooks to members of Mr. Barrell’s freshman class, C. Pritchett, J. Davis, and R. Clarke. roper eng bit Whikes a Comp ete Whin written expression and research techniques. Longer re- search papers delve deeper into a subject and give the student an opportunity to express his ideas and opinions fully. Proper word usage, grammatical construction, and a large vocabulary contribute to a good paper. Good oral expression, so important in everyday life, is exer- cised through frequent oral reports and panel discussions. Oral work is stressed in the junior year to the extent of devoting one half of the course to improving the art of communication through practice in accurate pronunciation, clear enunciation and effective public speaking.

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inguists Develop an Ea for CAE Theodore R. Pyne Spanish, Ecolian. Mr. Pyne, who enjoys watching al- most every sport, is also an avid fisherman during his leisure summer hours. John Heenan Spanish, Span- ish club. Mr. Heenan, learning the use of the language lab equipment, is a jazz fan and an outdoor man. 36 “Estas son las mananitas” harmonize the third year Span- ish students in Room 314 in the hope that the sounds will not remain merely garble but will become as familiar to them as their own language. They browse through La Prensa, read Lluvia Roja about a Mexican revolution, per- form skits in which they order a meal, buy a souvenir, or perhaps indulge in a bit of gossip. Twice a week, time is spent in the language lab. In one of the twenty-one booths, a student records his voice on a magnetic disc. Replaying it, he is able to hear errors, and thereby improve his speaking of the language by invaluable practice. Speaking, speaking, and more speaking! This is what the French students are doing these days, for the idea of the department is that the way to learn a language is to speak it. Singing songs, as “Friar Jacques”, “Alouette”, and “Au Claire de la Lune”, taking reams of dictation, and dis- cussing Hugo’s Sans Famille, develop the students’ facility in using the language. They make menus, Christmas cards and continually writhe under a bombardment of ever- more-difficult vocabulary. And ...ah... well .. .ah . . . mumbles the typical beginning speech student. The use of phonetics, oral interpretations, as in the poem “Pat- terns” and speaking assignments gradually shape the student into a poised and capable speaker. “Suppressed Desires” was done by the class as a workshop play. “No fuimos al cine’ murmurs Joe Ferranto into the microphone, as he records “El Pasado” while practicing an exercise in the language lab. John Wilson speech, drama, lighting club. Here, Mr. Wilson is demonstrating several ways to make a speech. During the sum- mer he plays tennis and works in plays.