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A variety of English courses, taught by five teachers, were offered this year. ENGLISH I, again required for freshmen, was taught by Mrs. James, Mrs. Freeborn, and Mr. McCaleb. Several different writing courses aided students in developing their writing ability. PRACTICAL WRITING, under the instruction of Mrs. Myers, enabled students to improve their techniques of writing compositions and short stories. Mrs. Freeborn directed the WRITING TECHNIQUES class which was designed for college-bound stu- dents. This course permitted students to improve their methods in advanced formal writing. Use of shadow scopes helped Mrs. Freeborn teach teach developmental reading. DRAMA students enjoyed participation in monologues, dialogues, and short plays. Many of these students cooperated in producing the all school play. Sky High, under the direction of Mrs. Myers and Mr. Blackburn. Mrs. Myers taught the students about stage structure, acting, make-up, and pantomime. Several of Mrs. Myers’ drama students also perfromed as a speaking group at the annual Christmas Band Concert as well as performing for various social groups in the com- munity. Early in the morning the students boarded a bus for Stratford, Ontario, where they attended the Shakespearean play entitled Richard II. The stu- dents enjoyed seeing the marvelous acting, cos- tumes, and stage setting. They returned late that night, a tired, but a very happy and satisfied group. SPEECH was a semester course given by Mrs. Freeborn for students who wished to improve their public speaking ability. These students gave individual speeches and short plays which were presented at assemblies. A bulging briefcase always at her side. Mrs. Myers kept even her student aide. Monica Rising, busy.
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In JOURNALISM, taught by Mr. Tinney, stu- dents enjoyed writing feature, editorial, and sports pages for the school newspaper. DEVELOPMENTAL READING was offered under the instruction of Mrs. Freeborn. Students increased their reading speed and comprehension by the use of machines such as: rapid readers, pacers, and shadow scopes. In INDIVIDUAL READING, taught by Mrs. Myers, students were allowed to choose books of their preference and after completion, made reports on them. READ- ING IMPROVEMENT students improved their reading ability with the help of Mrs. James. SHORT STORY was a class designed to acquaint the students with the structure of short stories. They enjoyed reading and discussing famous au- thors and their works. WORLD LITERATURE in- creased the students’ knowledge of literature from various parts of the world. The two latter courses were instructed by Mrs. Myers. The use of several daily newspapers aided Mr. Tinney in teaching journalism. Hudson Area High would never be the same for the incoming fresh- men if Mrs. James were not hereto welcome them. While reading a Shakespearean play. Mrs. Myers takes time out to explain a verse on the board.
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