Emmerich Manual High School - Ivian Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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English Department and Library in Cahoots Manual ' s first Book Fair, set up in the library by the librarians and the English Department, was visited by English classes at assigned times dur- ing its two-day duration. The wide variety of paperbacks proved popu- lar and interesting to students allowed to browse at will around the display. Mr. Dennis Jackson, English teacher, and Miss Ritajo Stanger, library clerk, man the cashiers ' table with the help of two library assistants. Students purchased numerous Fair books. Books are always available from the display rack in the book- store. Sophomores Paula Pierce and Jan McGraw have come from lunch to select books for their English class reports. 22

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I A student at Manual spends most of his time in academic pursuits. Manual ites want more than the basics of an education, so they choose elective courses that catch their interest. Classes build character as well as knowledge, as students strive for perfection, and teachers and counselers offer their help. Whether headed for the business world, homemaking, craft, or college, Redskins can get the preparation they need. Look at us now, in our YEARS 2 , icimon d UJecir of rJLc earmn f ' i

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Make Readers of Many Manualites English, the largest department at Manual, con- tinues to give students a broad background in all aspects of our language. Pupils are well prepared in the practical uses of grammar and composition as well as in the appreciation of literature. New this year was the Book Fair located in the library. Sponsored by the English Department and the library, the Fail was designed to encourage Man- ualites to read for pleasure. The Fair proved suc- cessful as 921 books were sold to students. The Humanities class, which studies the devel- opment of Western Civilization, took field trips to enrich their education. Last fall, they visited many interesting places during a trip to Chicago and at- tended an opera at Indiana University. Histlish continues to flourish as a core course for selected juniors. The class correlates United States History and American Literature. Emphasis in written work was on formal and informal essays. Etymology, a study of Greek and Latin deriva- tions, helps to build students ' vocabularies. Speech class stresses oral expression and helps students develop their speaking abilities. Manual Manuscripts, an English Department pub- lication, included samples of writing compiled from all classes. This year ' s was Volume IX. Checking with students as they work on an assigned grammar exercise is Mrs. Susan McCallum. Junior Sharlene Butler gets special help with a rough sentence in this English VI class. All Manualites at one time or another are assigned to Developmental Read- ing Lab. All freshmen spend six weeks of Orientation using the sha- dowscopes and other equipment to speed up their reading. Here Mrs. Polly Sterling supervises a sophomore class during their weekly lab period. r.