East High School - Echoes Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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. in . A F c i-, t M , .IM SJV Il . y . Q L AZ W , 4 F Lucille Meredith Don Elfrieda Cromer Aley Shellenberger in .qtb F ' fe E' I ' A F F 4 1 rr rss Q srr 4 N Mary Mae Leone Glenna Logan Blosser Bare Cassel ,. .,, D . Ann Jane Nell Pauline Brewer Rawlings Westacott Prince , K , s i ..V J V Francis Joanna Faye Jeanne Yeoman Jones Oen Ponds Lanquaqe Lillian Hunt With 27 teachers, Language Arts is the largest of East's eleven depart- ments. English, dramatics, and lan- guages are the three types of courses this department offers. All East students are required to take Sophomore and Junior English, while seniors wishing to continue in this field may take such elective courses as English Composition, English or American Literature, or Journalism. arf VV, ',,,.s,..M- ' 'hs- Xifr ff WRITING SKILLS, theme organization, and grainniar MODERN AIDS, such as tape recordings, help 1311- are taught in English Composition classes. Varied guage students with pronounciation. Barbara Hain- emotions are shown as Monte Johnson, JudySeefield. inond and Kiln Corbin, both '60, are aided by Mrs. George Skidmore, all '60 read their themes. Mildred Leaper, French teacher.

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Vw '-1 sf? t Frances Stric kla nd Mary McCaffery -all-1 ' sf . .' ..s Z A r i 'L-511: - Effw' 40' thi uh ,5- 4 4: K 'xii Snr, 15' Carolyn Benson 5 ilu ez Libnauq Helping the more than 2,600 East High students finda library book among the l6,77l books on the shelves of the main li- brary is the task ofMiss Frances Strickland, head librarian, and her two adult assistants--Mrs. Carolyn Benson and Mrs. Mary McCaffery. Of the l6,77l added this Time for library research and interviews with coun- selors is provided during study periods. Filling out room passes for Steve Allen, study hall teacher, are Karen Lee and Ronald Alley, both '61, WING SHEL Walker, '60, a w all i844 daily iet Of East's 2 or 70 per cent study hall. Mai atmosphere, writi room slips, and hel dents with difficult and ideas for their school are a few of the tasks out by East's four study teachers--Miss Ethel Cadman, Mrs. Aimee Samuel, Mr. Steve Allen, and Mr. Gerald Grib- ble. offer Qsalltgion boo dbg IlOll fOI' 3 Cllffelllf g CIE aSSl.gl' lr lt. Ee, Ethel Cadrnan Aimee Samuel Steve Allen T' J 5 Gerald Gribble

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.-1 .546 Mary Dean Ray r. p Sl 'Kathryn Blanche Hall Curry MW3Z11iL5 Wiens Lohrenz . . Aw J -, , Q-sf a Dramatics enthusiasts learn about 'f ,qi A stagecraft and have an opportunity 'G V to participate in the school's dra- j it - ' . f ' matic producfions. Mildred Inez Bill Dorothy Leaper Neville Foster O'Harra Linguistically inclined students may take French, Spanish, Latin, or German. lf a Sufficient number of students are interested, they may take as many as four years in a par- ticular language. -a.. POISE, CONFIDENCE, and thought organization are taught to Speech classes at East. Ad ing a joke to draw audience attention is Nancy Sinclair, '60, as she practices a speech on Lola Allen, '62, rm! CARRIED AWAY by her fluency with the German language is Ann Curfman, '60, as an observant classmate, Steve Randall, '61, ponders her message. 1 HCONFUCIOUS SAY says Bill Foster, draniatics in- structor, as he demonstrates a character portrayal to his students. I3