Grand Haven Senior High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Grand Haven, MI)

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Miss DeYoe, Miss Felzo, Miss Schutt, Miss Dykhuizen, Miss Freclericks Miss Hurst, Miss Butler English lnspires Us to Speak Fluently, Write Correctly, and to Enjoy Reading After the Revolt of the Mother, Mary White, lay down in a Terribly Strange Bed. On Lying Awalce at Night, she had an American Dream about Romeo and Juliet swimming the I'Iellespont-- No, these aren't the ravings of an insane person, they are only a few of the literary creations which the English classes study. Reading these inspires us to creative writing. Our ideas are expressed more clearly after studying grammar and composition. Unaccustomed as we are to public speaking, we over- come that after a year in Speech class. Plays, pantomimes, orations, declamations, parliamentary procedure, manners-all serve to give us poise, Page Thirteen

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Social Sciences Alcquaint Us With World Problems Then there was the map maker, who, when he made a mistake in drawing his map of Europe, waited until the European borders had changed so his work was correct. These Social Studies teachers are puzzling over the same problem and are wondering what the boundaries will eventually be. The Social Studies enable us to understand more thoroughly our ugovernment of the people, by the people, and for the people. Civics deals with our government and its operation. History reveals our progress and our past blunders, enabling us to interpret the present. In American Problems and Foreign Problems one becomes better acquainted with maga- zines, newspapers, and authors dealing with important situations confront- ing our nation and the world. These classes lead one to straighter thinking. Mr. Graybiel, Miss Campbell, Mr. Moore Mr. Cohrs, Miss Bell -

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Miss Young, Miss Fosler, Miss Bower Languages O er a Cultural Background Gallia est divisa in partes tres. A11 Latin students certainly recognize this as the beginning of Caesar's Gallic Wars. Latin is not a cleacl language. Everyday we use Latin derivatives in our vocabulary. Trente jours ont novembre, Arvil, juin, et septembreg De vingt-huit il en est un, Les autres en ont trente et un. Even though we learn that in the U. S. all the rest have 31-until we hear from Washington-what French student of Miss Bower's has not learnecl the little Verse? Page Fourrcm