Elkhart High School - Pennant Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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biology, and Despite all rumors and ideas, we came to a rude awakening when we took BIOLOGY. We thought we ' d spend time chopping up frogs or sticking pins in moths and bugs. To our surprise, biology held a strange fascination as we began our study of the world of living things. As we studied various plant and ani- mal groups, we began to understand man ' s dependence upon other living things. A wonderful world of color and microscopic creatures was opened to us; we would never be indifferent to living things again. Most of us, having begun our language courses in the ninth grade, continued these studies as sophomores. Four languages are offered; some chose to take FRENCH. Here we learned the language through daily drills in the classroom. Lessons were varied by use of the Language Phone Method and use of the tape recorder. Various activities; such as films, plays, stories, records, and newspapers made France a real place to us. We also had the opportunity to correspond with students in France. Biology: studying leaves. Students intent on a translation in French. 21

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Sophs began their struggle in languages, Those of us who took SPANISH spoke the language almost constantly in class. To help our pronunciation and rhythm, we used oral work with records and songs or read stories by present day authors. In these stories, more importance was placed on the expression of ideas rather than exact translation. Sophomore ENGLISH classes are planned on a pat- tern of rotation. The two semesters are divided into thirds: twelve weeks each of speech, grammar, and literature. In SPEECH we learned how to plan and then pre- sent a speech; we studied voice, diction, and poise. Our literary heritage was stressed during the study of AMERICAN LITERATURE. Wmm King listeria to n Spanish translation. Wr». Hurkhardt trf fx a point in grant mar. ,4 snph questions a speech panel. 20

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practical subjects for building Since eighty-five per cent of the nation ' s buying is done by women, sophomore girls, as future purchasers, need the knowledge gained in CONSUMER MATH. In this course, we became acquainted with the more common purchasing problems. Practice in computation came in connection with such problems as budgeting, buying, and operating an automobile, tax problems, and practical measurement about the home. PHYSICAL EDUCATION, a required course for sophomores, included general conditioning activities, sports, mass and individual games, rhythmics and self- testing exercises. Knowledge of these activities pro- moted growth and contributed to our mental and emotional fitness. Sophx learn that tcise budgeting pays. Calisthenics developed co-ordination. 22