Emerson High School - Emersonian Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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These Three Are For Improving Your English Joanne Easton presents a book report in her sophomore English class. A thorough study of our English language is re¬ quired of every student before graduation. In part, this study involves sentence structure, vocabulary, paragraphs, compositions, punctuation, and litera¬ ture. Freshmen review basic grammar rules and begin to establish a solid background by reading such classics as Treasure Island and The Yearling. Soph¬ omores go into Ivanhoe and the Drama. Juniors are taught research methods through work on term papers. A final preparation for college work is given to seniors. Exceptionally interested and capa¬ ble students may take Advanced Literature and Com¬ position during their senior year. It offers an in¬ tense study of drama, poetry, and composition. Speech is exactly what its name implies. Students work from three-minute demonstration speeches to eight-minute oratories. The do’s and don’ts of speech¬ making help overcome shyness and fear of appear¬ ing before a group. Drama students are instructed on basic acting methods. Experience gained here is used in school plays, and, for some, future study in the theatre. Jack Locke and David Miller lake their freshman English class for a grammar discussion.

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Boys tend to business in Machine Shop. Academics Inside EHS Day in and day out Emersonians travel from class to class through interesting or boring hours, but always gain bits of knowledge or have particular days and incidents that earn special places in each one’s heart. Freshmen dashed about clutching a worn copy of The Yearling or The Covered Wagon. This was the year to first attempt a foreign language or get that first taste of algebra, and each was a great white hunter when the time came to catch insects for biology. Sophomores had the opportunity of meeting Ivanhoe, Julius Caesar, and friends. Triangles and rectangles made many really tangled in geometry, but the theorems were proved beyond a doubt—or were they? Accom¬ panying these two was World History which allowed everyone to peek into the cradle of civilization. The second and advancingly difficult year of foreign lan¬ guage was completed too. The juniors were found nose deep in the card catalog of the main library searching for sources to complete their term papers. Each semester a book report was due in U. S. History. For those with quick fingers, typing was attempted. This was also the year to tamper with the chemicals in the chemistry lab and see the wonders of science first hand. Senior year meant English IV or, for a chosen few. Advanced Literature. All struggled for points in Econom¬ ics and Government, always eyeing that first seat or at least in sly competition with close friends. Each tore down and then rebuilt a section of our fair city for the safety project. For Safety too, a health report lasting three long minutes was required. Physics was the last challenge in science. While reviewing the section that follows, many might discover that more knowledge was gained than had been realized through . . . Academics Inside EHS. 5

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Languages Modernized With New Laboratory Miss Ban looks over the new language laboratory. Learning another language is a new and exciting experience. This experience has acquired a modern twist at EHS. A unique stysem of switches, tapes, and microphones in the form of a language laboratory has been installed. It enables the teacher to tune in individually any student even though they may all be speaking at once. Students do not hear one another and thus can overcome shyness in speech and still obtain teacher guidance. In addition to their cultural values, Spanish and French provide an opportunity for conversation. The laboratory is used primarily for these languages. They are significantly important when one realizes that the United States’ nearest neighbors, Canada and Mexico, speak French and Spanish, respectively. Latin assists the student in writing and speaking English more correctly and effectively. It enriches his vocabulary and helps him understand the meaning of English words because of their derivation from Latin stems. Latin also serves as an appropriate tool when used in the study of law and medicine. Study of this language enables students to read the works of great Roman authors. Karen Pittman gazes on the streets of Paris pictured on a poster in the language room. 7