Garinger High School - Snips and Cuts Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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Mr. Turnage listens to sophomore English students Dino Econo- mu, Al Hartman, and Gayle Watts as they criticize the new David Copperfield books. The calm before the storm . . . junior Anette W ilcox presents the rough draft of her book report to Miss Reinhardt. Sophomore English is designed to give the student a solid foundation for success in later high school and col- lege courses in English. Intensive work on grammar, sentence structure, and punctuation prepare him for the great amount of writing he will eventually be required to do. His study of mythology will facilitate his under- standing of much literature he will study later. Literature studied intensively during the sophomore year includes David Copperfield, Julius Caesar, Idylls of the King, and Silas Marner. Junior English provides students the opportunity to be- come acquainted with the works of a number of great American authors— for example, Twain, Melville, Haw- thorne, Poe, and Wilder. Selections for study include a variety of types of literature: novels, short stories, essays, drama, and poetry. A masterpiece of world literature, Hugo ' s Les Misera- bles, is also included in the course of study. Advanced classes in addition study Antigone and some of Shake- speare ' s plays. Great emphasis is placed upon expository writing, re- search techniques, and the writing of research papers. ENGLISH Miss Barbara G. Allen Lander College, A.B. English 10 Mr. Ray L. Alston Appalachian State Teachers College, B .S., M.A. Special Education Miss June E. Baldwin Florida State University, B.S.; University of Miami; Cleveland Ins itute of Art. Ceramics I, 11; Art 1, 11 Mr. Gilbert S. Ballance University of North Carolina, A.B., M.Ed. English 1 1 ; Radio Production; Public Speaking; Radio Workshop Adviser; Audio Visual Aids Adviser Page Twenty-four

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Top Row: Bottom Row. Miss Nancy N. Abell Winthrop College, B.S. Bookkeeping; Director of Student Activities Mrs. Emily F. Kuykendall Queens College, A.B. Latin 1; Treasurer Miss Betty Cunningham Secretary Mrs. Harriet Pearson Illinois Business College. Secretary to Counselors; Mimeographer Mrs. Gretta W. Kistler Greensboro College, A.B.; Winthrop College, M.A.: Duke University; University of North Carolina; Woman ' s College of University of North Carolina. Director of Counseling; National Honor Society Adviser Mrs. Katherine Peeler Registrar Page Twenty-three

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Miss Mary Balle Winthrop College, A.B.; New York University, M.S.; Middlebury College, M.A. English 12; Senior Class Adviser; Cheeleaders Adviser Miss Inez M. Bankett Catawba College, A.B.; Woman ' s College of University of North Carolina, M.Ed.; North Carolina State College; University of North Carolina. Counselor; Health Careers Club Adviser Mrs. Maxine M. Barnhardt Woman ' s College of University of North Carolina, A.B. University of Maine. French I; Spanish 1; Sophomore Class Adviser Miss Mary S. Blackwell Universit y of North Carolina, A.B. English 10; English 11 Much of senior English is devoted to an intensive study of literature. The course attempts to develop the student ' s ability to understand, interpret, criticize, and appreciate literature. Selections studied include chiefly the works of English authors, from Chaucer through such recent au- thors as Conrad and Hardy. Several Shakespearian plays are studied. The Greek classic, Oedipus Rex, is included with Macbeth in the unit on tragedy. Writing clearly, correctly, and effectively is empha- sized through the year in numerous compositions related to the literature being studied. Every senior is required to prepare at least one research paper. Ronnie Hough, ]ean Hinson, Franklin Gosnell, and (hack row) Larry Ford, Cindy Bowen, and Donnie Robertson stir up a witches brew of nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and pronouns during a presentation of Macbeth in Miss Balle ' s senior English class. Now that you have completed your preliminary research . . . Mrs. Freeh gives assistance to research seminar students Bob Harris and }oan McCarty. 4