Franklin High School - Post Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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13 Miss Thomas and students listen attentively to an oral report. I I, if X, if UX4 'r ENGLISH Marguerite Kristenson and Sharon Ullman enact a scene from Macbeth. 27 Attempting to expand the student's knowledge of his own language and to give him a basic familiarity with lit- erature, the English department forms the core of the school curriculum. As a sophomore and as a senior, he studies the evolution of his language from Indo-European, through the age of Chaucer, to the present. As a junior, he studies regional dialects of the Un- ited States. As a senior, he again re- ceives information on the history of English, in connection with his study of Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales and of the plays of Shakespeare. The major portion of time, however, is devoted to the study of literature. Sophomores read Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities various essays, collected shortstories, and selectedpoetry. Jun- iors read a wide variety of works from American literature, including E Scarlet Letter and Ethan Frome.. Sen- iors use works of English literature, from the epic poem, Beowulf to Of Human Bondage. Each year, the student reads one or more works of Shakespeare, be- ginning with ulius Caesar in the soph- omore year, and advancing to Macbeth and Hamlet in the junior and senior years, respectively. As these examples indicate, the English program in high school is designed only as a brief but representative introduction to the world of literature.

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john Edeline delivers an oral report on the dialects of the United States. Miss Faye Cornutt English Department Chairman Willamette University, B. A. Mrs. Doris Avshalomov English Reed Collegeg B. A. , M, A. T. Mr. Clifford Ferry English Portland State College, B. S, Mr. Arthur Johnson English Central Michigan College, Colorado State Universityg M. A. Mrs. Thelma Landes English University of Oregon, Oregon State University, Mills College, University of Washingtong M. A. Mrs. Emma Moore English, Counselor William Smith College, University of Oregon, M, Ed. Mr. Roy Pierce English Whitman College, University of Washingtong M. A. Miss LaRhette Swann English Washington State University, Central Washington State, B. A. Miss E. Thomas English Linfield College, Reed Collegeg M. A. Mr. Ehrick Wheeler English Oregon State College, Reed Collegeg M. A. T., Mrs. Gayle Withnell English Lewis and Clark, Linfield College, B.. A. 26 5' Jeff.. :- . li if 5 sf, ,iaeigffsisag .. . ag -.. .- W Hs: HWS? ...T iii. Q is sn. Q M , , eye, 5' .- -. , W ,ig AE?- , PX : me Y : f w iplfiasfwfir-Q my 1 .sa . L. l if ' ' f gsifevfifi ,, ,afwfsrmirfe f ,555 , iwggsz14s::f9s ' 'i 5's5i,'f2f3?i5isi in ?,,se,q,1 1 :les 5215 .... ., t s Q if A Q 1 l ts gs 5 - ws ffsi s W, .,.. I .... als, wg ..,- f m

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An important part of the English depart- ment are the courses of a more special- ized nature, emphasizing a smaller part of this general area. Students interested in the performing arts, develop the tal- ents of speech and drama in these cour- ses. Mr. Holt, in charge of forensics, and Mr. Shaffer, in charge of drama, teach these arts to any student wishing to enroll. From the advanced classes come the members of Franlclin's com- petitive speech teams and the leads for our dramatic productions. Students who have an interest in publications may become members of either the POST or ALMANAC staffs. POST members must have taken a beginning journal- ism course, while ALMANAC mem- bers need only the approval of Mrs. Puckett, the staff advisor. Offered for the first time as a course for credit this year, classes in effective reading pro- vide students to improve their reading skill. These special English courses add great variety to the curriculum at Franklin. Mr. Shaffer Works with a class of advanced drama students. ENGLISH 1 Mr. Holt explains to his class the value of speech in our changing world 28