Elwood Community High School - Crescent Yearbook (Elwood, IN)

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Ability To Communicate Better with Mankind The ability to speak and write effectively is important in our modern world. Success comes to the person who has at his command the words he needs and the necessary knowledge of his language to help him use these words as he wishes. No matter how good a person's ideas are , they are of no use if he cannot express them clearly. Because English is so essential, all students are required to have at least three years of English. First semester English is devoted to grammar and the correct usage of our language. Second semester English introduced us to the writings of many famous people. Many college recommended books were read. Some of the books read were Scarlet Letter , Pickwick Papers , Lord of The Flies , and Twice Told Tales . Other classes offered by the English department were journalism, speech, advanced speech, Honors English, and advanced composition. Willki-Hi World, The Megaphone, and the daily radio broadcasts are prepared by the Journalism class. Honors English and advanced composition are offered to seniors who want to further their knowledge of our language. Miss Sammis assists freshmen in completing an assignment. Dennis Huntsinger gives a very convincing speech, but Tom Moser seems to oppose his ideas. In Mrs. Starkey's English classes, Juniors learn the fundamentals of good English. 21

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English Courses Gave Students the Students in Mrs. Barr's advanced composition class worked hard to finish an in-class writing assignment. Journalism students worked diligently to meet their deadline. 20

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The Exact Science of Mathematics Carmen Garcia constructs an isosceles triangle in geom etry class. Mathematics, the oldest science, is also as new as any, living and flourishing today as never before. It is almost impossible to imagine the many ways in which math is used in our everyday lives and the effects it has upon us. Willkie High School offered several courses in Math. Basic fundamentals of mathematics were gained by students taking general mathematics, taught by Mr. Zerkle, Mr. Harbron, and Mr. Donald Brown. Students on the Academic course began their study of math with Algebra, which was taught by Mr. Harbron, Mr. Zerkle, and Mr. Compton. Mr. Donald Brown taught sophomores the theories of plane geometry, and inculcated in them a sense of logic. Juniors went into more advanced studies of Algebra under Mr. Harbron. Seniors who were interested in an advanced course in solid geometry, trigonometry, analytic geometry, and calculus took Senior Math, which was taught by Mr. Donald Brown. Two senior boys, George Acres and Robert Sherman, competed in a Math contest at Franklin college, where Robert placed twelfth in the competition. This and many other challenges were provided for in the math department. Algebra problems present new challenges to freshmen. 22