Eaton Rapids High School - Eatonian Yearbook (Eaton Rapids, MI)

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Improves Communication Knowledge is passed on through talking and writing. Skill in these two subjects is essential before any student can learn. Eleven, twelve for many, years of schooling include English. Verbs, diagramming and book reports may not seem important to English students, but it is through these that all English teachers acquaint their charges with grammar and composition. Some poise in public speaking must be acquired, and speaking in front of English class may be the only way for many. Individual, creative work is encouraged through composition. Eng- lish is our language, without skill in its use, no person can survive in his job or social life. l all. 44. Mrs. Florence Maxey, A.B. Washington Universityg Jr. High English and History. Mrs. Maxey and students listen to a history report. I Mrs. Marlowe Hixson, A.B. Eastern Michigan Collegeg English I and II. Mrs. Hixson puts her motto into practice. Mr. Mack Perry, B.A. Michigan State Universityg English I and II. Mr. Perry listens as a Freshman English student recites.

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. j Mr. William Reidsema, B.A. Michigan State Universityg Jr. and Sr. English, and Journalism. Mr. Reidsema reads the daily bulletin. English Stud Mrs. Lucille Eckhart, A.B. Illinois Wesleyang Speecl and English III. Mrs. Eckhart listens to a repor given by a speech student. f 1. ...ar frm ' ' A' I Mr. Eckhardt Bandemehr, B.A. Michigan State Uni- versityg French and Spanish. Mr. Bandemehr lectures. to his French I class. Mr. William Thomas. A.B. Calvin Collegeg Eighth and Ninth Grade English. Mr. Thomas observes the students' work.

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WE. I - I H --1 1:5-1' 'W M ' N .4 IW: L ' ' X Jv,,1 S. , nmovut ull! ff- 9 Of ' 61 if g f worumvs W 5111 K , , ,wx h V I 1 . Xe ' 7 ' 3 33 H ,ygjf K 2'g5gglBl920 ' d 3 zsmo . 0 v . V Miss Esrna Ferguson, B S Central Michigan Universityg Mr. Gerald Oberlin, B.A. Michigan State Universityg U.S. History, Eighth Grade History, and Social Studies. Mr. Oberlin shows a student her mistake on a test. Mrs. Mae Horn, A.B. University of Minnesotag Jr. High English and History. Mrs. Horn helps two students fill out their spelling books. I2 Jr High H1St0Iy and English Miss Ferguson dictates a spelling test to her English class. Our future citizens are in school right now. Without a basic understanding of our country's history in relation to the world, they will not be able to make our country strong in the future. Candidates must be seen objectively before a proper choice can be made. History teaches many things, but above all it prepares. The terms U.N., Common Market, and Senate Investigating Committee, don't mean much until one understands the struggles that established and maintained each. Social Stud- ies, World History, U.S. History, U.S. Govern- ment and International Problems are the courses our school offers. These demonstrate and explain America's past and present. We learn how difficult it was to break England's bonds, how bloody it was too maintain our free- dom, not only from George III but from Hitler. Not until we understand how much our coun- try has meant to others do we appreciate what it should mean to us. Struggles against Krush- chev and Castro take on importance, and Com- munism becomes a personal threat.