Humboldt County High School - Winnada Yearbook (Winnemucca, NV)

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H, C. H. S. WIN NAD A p 1927 A mastery of the principles has been the aim in the major part of the year. Inking tracing, blue-printing, and house planning have been the main work of the last semester. First and second year work have run concurrently. Students of the department feel that the time spent in the industrial department has been well invested. ENGLISH Clearness and conciseness in speech and written composition is indicative of clear-cut, careful thinking; grace and dignity of speech and written composition is indicative of character. Spoken and written English, therefore, indicates to the public the mental and ethical equipment of the speaker and writer. It is with this thought in mind that the English department of the Humboldt County High School concentrates upon extemporaneous speech, dramatic interpretation, development of themes which reflect the writer’s personality and upon appreciation of the world’s best literature. In addition to the senior play, the two public speaking classes present to the public one-act plays of popular and semi-classical type. English students of the academic classes are required to pay considerable attention to short extemporaneous talks and students of the public speaking classes are required to write original speeches before receiving the final year’s credit. Particular attention is paid in study of the classics to the correlation of psychological points with the life experience of the student and individual application of such points is encouraged. Respect for dignified and correct spoken and written English insures the acquir- ment of a better vocabulary; a critical estimation of literary values, and the estab- lishment of those ideals which result in definite character development and a broader conception of one’s relation to his fellow men.

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II. C. H. S. 1927 WINN AD A SENIORS «