Kokomo High School - Sargasso Yearbook (Kokomo, IN)

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2,1 ENGLISH LEFT: Inspired by Miss Ross's infer- esfing coIIec+ion of old Ie++ers, freshmen pradice modern mefhods of correspondence. UPPER RIGHT: While Miss Elizabefh Handley and Miss LiIiI'h Farlow read from Ivanhoe, Miss Fay Cover, Mr. George Shewmon, Miss Mary E. Sfranburg, and Miss Dorofhy Thorn- burgh Iisfen. MIDDLE RIGHT: Members of a speech class prepare 'Iheir briefs for deba+es. LOWER RIGHT: Mr. Milfon Green delighfs some journalism siudenis as he discusses proper page makeup, Page 23 ,Mi .

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ENGLISH go 22 LEFT: Miss Helen Ross, Mrs. Lena Coombes, Mr. MiITon Green, Miss DoroTI1ea Pohlman, Miss Clara Edna Berry, and Miss Irene RuI'Ty use The resources of The library. RIGHT: Juniors sTudy The sTage of Shakespeare's day. This language is heap diTTerenT Trom mine. l undersTood Davy Fos- Ter, buf To undersTand These modern people, I invesTigaTed The English course. ln grammar classes beTuddled pupils learn The proper use oT pro- nouns, commas, clauses, and senTences. l.iTeraTure sTudenTs live again wiTh The immorTal characTers OT Dick- ens and Shakespeare and meeT The new characTers creaTed by modern prose wriTers. They also learn To appreciaTe poeTry oT all ages. ln grammar They learn The mechanics oT wriTingq in liTeraTure They sTudy The Torms oT Tine wriTing. ComposiTion combines These Two and adds a biT more. Public speaking develops selT-conTidence. PracTical applicaTion came This year wiTh The radio broadcasTs given by The sTudenTs. Anyone wiTh a nose Tor news is aTTracTed To The iournalism class, Tor here The work oT The news geTTers is explained. The Twelve Teachers, wiTh Miss I-Telen Ross as The head, do Their besT To help each sTudenT pracTice and enioy his language.

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ge 24 UPPER LEFT: Mr. Russell Braflon, Mr. Earl James. Mr. Kennelh Warfhen, and Miss Vedah Covell walch Miss Ada McDonnell, Miss Rulh Wagner, and Mrs. Isabella Legg fype. UPPER RIGHT: ln Salesmanship fhe pupils learn how fo sell refrigeralors and nail polish. LOWER LEFT: Business Law feaches fhe sludenls whaf everyone should - buf oflen -doesn l - know abou? simple business arrangemanfs. LOWER RIGHT: Girls in Office Pracfice become familiar wifh +he compfomeler and fhe ediphone. COMMERCIAL Me lind lun here. Whir-r-r - clickely, clack, and lillle lellers appear on paper. Bur Jrhis deparlmenl wirh irs edi- phone, complomeler, adding machine, and lilly lypewrilers is hard work loo. Each srudenl in The Commercial Course lakes al leasl one year of bookkeeping. l-le lhen chooses one of lwo branches - 'rhe bookkeeping or The slenographic. The slen- ographers learn how lo use oilice machines and 'rhe Gregg shorlhand sysrem. Supplemenlary business courses offered are: Business Law, Business English, Business Arilhmelic, and Salesmanship. Commercial sludenls are inlroduced io lhe business world by seven able helpers, headed by Mr. Russell Brallon. i 71 , i, Ly, ff .ff'f? , 5 1 y fry fr ix J! jf-4-' ,lil l,,1'lf!j,'l7,' , rin ry QQ ps QL, ,. X is , 7 4' 3' HW, '45, i,f.li,f A ' L- M of l-.Xp XZ -,rife f wwf if -'is L cgi ,Kirk N r':-M li' l QQil7T'5- ivy i':'I :sV ip-i sis 'llisf 1 , xi. ,ima li--3 y 1ig?jlgg', 7-fix New sy Af , gg: ' rf?izfi1,1?: iilki. K 5 X-'m!,',,-,X .L yfjxiy, Nik' p, i, rg,,f avoir ffvry Lf y L Lffdygc mv if .s X I