Eau Claire High School - Kodak Yearbook (Eau Claire, WI)

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if 41 N419 English ln the picture above, Vivian Nelson, Jerry McCurdy, Tom Colombe, Fred Hefty, and Col- leen Nelson select a novel for individual read- ing in Mr. l-lalcanson's first period junior English class. This unit offers novels by contemporary writers and pleases a variety of reading tastes. Most students enjoy this more than any other division of work during the year. Junior Eng- lish for both college and high 'school courses is a required subject. In general, the senior English classes read plays and other literature by English writers. They also write autobiographies, short stories, and themes on personal and reference subjects. This course is elective along with journalism, dramatics, debate, Kodak, and radio. In the center picture, writing in their journals seems to be the chief problem of Miss Water's senior English students. Row one: Elizabeth Arm- strong, Dorothy Brown, Frances Bartingale, Armond Beghun, Row two: Yvonne Fleming, Arlie Foss, Margaret Graves, and Marilyn Grip. Writing a T. B. essay is one of the required themes in junior English. In the picture at the bottom Velda Polhamus, and Edith Cartwright, lstandingi James Baker, Doris Bergh lseatedi and Marion Ferguson ireari are gathering re- ference material for their essays. A study of the history of American literature, grammar, composition, and oral themes comprise the course of study for juniors, all relieved from tedium by dramotization, cjuiz contests, and moclc trials. F251

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Englisfl The Readers Digest has been introduced into the English classes for the first time this year, and the students have enjoyed its use immensely, for it gives a variety ot interesting information and affords great opportunity for vocabulary improvement, The students of Miss Bottensek's sixth period class are eagerly scanning their new copy or waiting for Delores Biel to hand them one. Reading are, row one: Burnedette Welter, Evelyn Dorn, Elaine Chris- tofterson, row two: Virginia Kimpton, Richard Hottrneister, row three: Jack Rudd, row tour: Don Hertzfeldt. Advanced dramotics, under the supervision of Mr. Kjer, is open to those students who feel a desire tor the tootlights and spotlights at a stage career. Presenting plays and assem- blies throughout the year, studying the art of make-up, costuming, lighting, and scenery keep these future stars of stage and screen busy, to say nothing of practicing a clear and expres- sive speaking voice. At left center are Joan Cronk, Ray Siggins, and Loraine Janowski reading the script for a play. Freshmen English consists ot tour nine weeks' courses in literature, debate, dramotics, and speech. Mr. l-lovey's class in speech is pictured at the lower left, where George Miller holds the attention of lat table, right to letti Lois Hopkins, George King, and David Cheney, and the rest ot the class. First row, left to right: Dorothy Anderson, Marilyn Baker, Beverly Brown , Rosemary Burgess, second row: Violet Ebling, Virginia Erickson, Marinell Hale: third row: Elaine Lund, Patricia Olson, Doris Lowry. l24l

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1 ocial cience American history is a class for public speak- ing, dramatizations, outlining, book reports, and current events as well as history. It you happened into Mr. Helleloid's class, you would see the Constitutional Convention acted out as in the above picture. Clockwise around the room are Marion Ferguson, presiding as George Washington, and Beverly Anderson, Velda Pol- hamus, Margaret Martin, Evelyn Blanchette, Marguerite Berg, Virginia Elbert, Ruth Chase, RusselCrandall, Jane Wilcan, Lorraine Mulligan, Harold Freid, Robert Taves, and Norva Brand- rupt, representing the delegates. Do you care what happened in the Eliza- bethan Era, who met his waterloo at Waterloo, or who courted Cleopatra? Evidently these world history students in Mr. I-laig's class do, and are giving it their undivided attention, In spite ot the tact that the world has now turned topsy-turvey, this history is important as a foundation tor understanding the present day problems. Lett to right are the following: Darrell Mortenson, Eugene Beguhn, Donald Biesecker, Donald Boles, second row: Gordon Gonderzik, Jane Ehle, Joyce Hazen. Where do we get our rubber, sugar, cacao and coltee? Ask any ot Mr. l.arson's geogra- phy students tor those taking this subject really should know, This class was organized only two years ago, but is already proving to be a very popular one and is now a college entrance subject. Movies are otten shown on various subiects pertaining to economic geography. l-lere, globe gazing are-lett to right: Harold Barber, James Bartig, Ruth Buckli, Joyce Jack- son, and Curtis Yule. E261