Kokomo High School - Sargasso Yearbook (Kokomo, IN)

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-Q Como cam' ustul ?-im one of thc most frcquc-ntly used questions in the Spanish lgmgllilgc--it mcgu1s, How are you? rllilllfllllf hy Miss Ruth Campbell und Mr. Urban Stccklcr, the clusscs in Spanish found that picturus xml projccts nuulu this language more intcrcsting. Shown nt thc loft arc Craig Lindley, lxlllflllil Cage, null l.111'i'y XXXCHVCI' working on their projcfts. qi f QM k.! iaxlllxgm Even In A Foreign Lingua F01 those vfho prcfcrred thc lanzguige of the classics, Miss Helen Railsback and Mrs. Elsie Seigrawe taught clissu in Lltin I md Il Gene Gatman points out to his classmates that all roads lead to Romg on the map held by Ioan bhutt. MQUQ-Laika. - l '

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janet Ulsh gives 21 helping hand to Ioellen Middleton as she diagrams a Com- pound sentence at the hoard. Page 24 points before a speech class. We Learned To Express Uurselves Zzatt . . . Zzatt! Don't be alarmed-that's just a Senior Composition stu- dent imitating a supersonic ray gun. He wrote his term paper on the wonders of outer-space and has become quite an expert on science fiction. VVriting a term paper was not the only thing done in Comp classes. There were the usual book reports to be given and themes to he written. ln addition, there were lessons on vocabulary and the parts of grammar. Although Composition is a part of the English Department, it is required only in the Academic Course. Four score and seven years ago, our forefathers . . .U Those words are spoken and memorized in all phases of educationg but when a speech student presents the Gettysburg Address before an audience, he knows how to apply gestures and facial expression to make it more effective. Speech was offered this year as a one-semester course and gave many stu- dents a chance to become acquainted with speaking at public and private gather- ings. Speech is an elective that may he included in each student's curriculum for a well-balanced course of study. Karlene Sciortino uses gestures to illustrate her

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Page 26 The Future Secretaries of Kokomo The noisest classroom in dear old KHS is none other than 1Z0rXe the typing room- where the students turn-over per day is near 300. Typing is of course required for all Commercial students but is ottered by popular demand to any student who wishes to eliminate the hunt. peck, and erase system. Besides typing. other subjects required in the Coinmercial Course are general business. bookkeeping. shorthand, and otitice practice. Klany students, boys and girls alike, are found in the general business and bookkeeping classes. 'l'he object here is to learn to keep accounting books and other phases of the business organization. The shorthand classes are also filled to the brim with girls who want to learn the skill of speed writing. Finally, all these talents are combined into a course called otlice practice. Here the students apply everything that they have learned by participating in the daily routine of an office. The goal of the Commercial Department is to teach speed and ac- curacy in typing. bookkeeping, shorthand, and many other subjects related to our commercial world. to any student interested in a business CHTCCT. Many students labored long hours over the 50 typewriters used in the classrooms of 120 and 120A. They learned how to operate Underwoods, Royals, Remington-Rands, and Smith Coronas, and then occasionally they might have a chance to try the prized electric typewriter. joan Fredrick finds that the eighth period is an excellent opportunity to do some practice typing.