Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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We come here to study browse do research A hrstory report on the Hundred Years War a term paper on Communrst doctrmes and a speech on Lou1s Pasteur these are only a few of the asslgnments whrch send students scurrymg to the Seaholm ltbrary In the reference sectron, one can find rnforma t1on rangmg from hrstory and llterature to fashron and home decoratrng If this department doesnt qurte fit the readers needs one can turn to the perrodrcal hterature sectron and get old as well as new rssues of many well known and some not so well known news papers and magazrnes The selectron IS not l1m1ted to just Amerrcan publrcatrons erther several Enghsh and Russran perrodrcals glVC readers a glrmpse of how others l1ve and thmk 'Every year Mr Lather takes tnme out from hrs busy schedule to teach sophomore Engllsh classes thc proper use of the lrbrarys materlals Gene Schmldt llstens attentlvely as Mr Lather explams the Encytloputdru Brztumzzcus page ar rangement When there IS research to be done students often spend therr study hall perrod rn the lrbrary Readmg and taklng notes are Judy OPIIZ Lynn Smlth Rlck Reld Gene Schmxdt Blll Beddow Pete Moorton Barb Lrcht and Karen Rettray 'sit' l lun' 1 1 Q ' 7 7 7 - 7 - - - , - 'we 2? 'il' wel V9 sf 1 ,gt M t t aw-l S-tt, QW, ,. l. ,g s t 3 I l ' ' 1 tg 'Q 5 4, Ay -, Jr . - ,vb

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We find adventure with Re 1d1ng maketh a full man .1 conference a ready man and writing an exact man Under Seaholms English program students can develop these charac terrstrcs Strange as rt may seem English is one of the most adventurous courses offered We start as sophomores lighting wtrs w1th Julius Caesar and relrvmg France s bloody revolution as seen through the eyes of Dickens There are of course, class dlSCUSS1Ol'lS, liberal doses of grammar and a great deal of composition On we go to American literature where we pursue the gtant whale Moby Dick and follow the trrbula tions of Ethan Frome Much literary criticism and dis cussion md st1ll more writing provide refreshrng changes of pace At last were semors moving from Beowulf to Barrie of English lrterature fame reviewing grammar and strugglmg with our extensrve research papers These term papers two for survey classes and one for modern, are more than just elongated high school type essays, for rn composrng them we are learning skrlls which will prove mvaluable when we tackle college theses Rolvaag, Eliot, Dickens Mary Bernecker Colleen Labbe Alice Price 5 Mary Hartwick Sherman Tarrant Freda R1chards A poem rs much more interesting when the reader under stands the organization and rhythm of it so Junior English classes are taught the mechanics of scanning Judy Blshop drctates as Barbara Fox and Mosby Harvey try On Top of Old Smoky Q s...Lu 4' , ' 1 L L , ' ' , sv 1 , . , - - 1 P p C - . , . I . . . . , L C . . ff I ' x , , ' , ' . . c ' , 5 9 ' ,i . . , 1 9 ' I . . . . . 5 ' t '9 , Y . . K . . . . V y ,H , I ' is H ' v 9. in 0 1 . ' -v- . 41

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Many fascinating books, magazines fill shelves Naturally, books make up the bulk of the library's inventory Few people, however, know how these books are chosen and purchased The library IS given a budget by the Board of Education For every stu dent enrolled in Seaholm the library receives S125 per year to be used as it feels is best The Parent Teachers Association also contributes funds each year Choosing the books is almost as complicated as financing their purchase The librarians each of whom has had a five year course in library science must take into consideration the suggestions of te xchers and stu dents who often discover little gaps in the resources Then book lists and reviews are used to judge which books would best suit the readers needs and desires The llbrarians select volumes on the college or adult level as they feel Seaholm readers are slightly above average The aptness of the books selection rs evidenced by the great numbers of students who make use of the lrbrarys facilities Every hour English classes and students from the study halls fill the library to over flowing and even after school the parade of know ledge seekers doesnt let up Seaholm students do indeed know how to get the most out of the opportun 1t1es provided for them 43, 'N 3 AStudents often think of the library as all work and no play however a large section of fictional books belies this Kennr Cowan finds many possibilities as she browses through looklng for leisure time readtng 4There are so many places to look for information n Seaholms librtry that one hardly knows where to be in Lois Johnson and countless others find the library rmxluable in filling recipe boxes full of term paper notes Virginia Wemger Curtis Lather 5: T' , . . C ' 1 7 . Z ' - I s n n A X 7 r i , ' s - 1 l 7 , . . . . , . . . . , . , - 7 - i , . - 3 7 rw, K ' iff tc 4 I , ,, 4' V4f ww, 'nl 2 V f j a. ' - ' ' U u , J' ' - ' , 1 f , ',,' , ', 'g ' 'rf g'. ', 5 ,Q ' ' t K. ' . V ' ,L . , ' f' .7 ' A f ' .. at XX 5 X b - t . , . . . . . Q ,- Q 6- I H S J: sg, - I. .. 's '- ' my 43