Ionia High School - Ionian Yearbook (Ionia, MI)

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Increasing Skill Language and Speech Programs Expand Our language and speech departments are experiencing a vast increase of interest this year. For the first time French students have the opportunity to use and gain skill from the portable language laboratory, consisting of new era phones and tape recorders. Latin, which is now being taught five hours a day, stresses the importance of written language. The speech department is also expanding each year. Students first become acquainted with it in their freshman year through Introduction to Speech. For interested students, debate, spring forensics, and reading theatre are also offered. Raymond Monte, B.A., M.A. Michigan State University Irma Heitman, B.A. Central Michigan University Margaret Thurston, B.A. Albion College 13

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English Training Provides Students at Ionia High School arc given a well-rounded background in English skills. During Freshman and Sophomore years, classes round out their study of basic grammar, master composition skills and enlarge their area of literary appreciation to the full-length novel and drama. Junior English classes survey the range of American literature from colonial days on, learning to interpret and analyze their reading. Enlargement of vocabulary and development of writing skill to include the first research paper are important units of the program. In Senior College Preparatory classes, the focus is on a study of English Literature, and the growth of the English language with frequent compositions and a research paper. In Business English Seniors review grammar rules and learn good form in preparation for business careers. Gladys Lehman, A.B. Zeida Clark, B.A. Obcriin College Upper Iowa University 12 Carol Magney, B.S., M.A. University of Pennsylvania Michigan State University Lester Burch, B.A. Valparaiso University Diana Maroulis, B.S. Central Michigan University Jo Ann Baylis, B.S. Central Michigan University

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Music and Art Enrich Many Lives Harold Freeman, B.M.E. Central Michigan University Our music and art departments offer their students diversified programs and challenging goals. The marching band, stage band, and pit orchestra are just some of the activities offered within the band department, which includes both junior and senior levels. Members of the choir are improving their ability to learn new music by counting rhythm, musicianship, and performance discipline. The repertoire includes music by well known contemporary composers. The art department has attracted student interest in its program also. The underlying purposes of art are to instill creativity, develop skill, establish a foundation in art history, and develop art as a working unit in the fine arts curriculum. Charles Brill, B.M., M.A. Western Michigan University 14 Richard Westbrook plays the new organ. Andrew Macfarland, B.M.E. Western Michigan University