Kutztown Area High School - Cougar Yearbook (Kutztown, PA)

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The KAHS English faculty includes Ray L. Kelley, Ray- mond L. Fisher, Harold L. Hehr, Mrs. Marie R. Hehr, and Mrs. Viola S. Beelcey. FROM H OMER T0 HEMING WA Y The standards of English which a high school student acquires are likely to he those which will determine his status in his vocation and social life. The oh- jective of our English department, therefore, is t-0 provide the student with a firm haclcgrounct in reading, thinking, listening to, speaking, and writing comprehend- ihle and acceptahle English. The study of grammar and literature constitutes the main portion of the English' course. Although we have only a short review of grammar each year, the frequent themes which are required for the course provide an excellent op- portunity to apply that grammar in writing effective sentences Q Assistant Librarian Joan Weaver marks hooks for Ray Fulton and John P. Adam. 14

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TYP WRITER A D TELEP ONES Mrs. Jean A. P. Held and How- ard J. Dietrich instruct the stu- ci e n t s in the Business Educa- tion courses. HHancts on home row. Ready-heginf, To our husiness education students, these words are almost second nature. Our commercial department does an ex- cellent job of instructing future secretaries. The boys and girls study typing, short- hancl, business law, consumer economics, husiness English, and bookkeeping. In order to receive experience in office practice they take a course in filing and learn how to perform other duties such as answering telephones and running the various husiness machines. The girls serve in the capacity of Student Secretaries for high school faculty members. Arlene Arndt and Richard Kunkel operate one of the many modern business ma- chines which are a part of our department. 15

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The 12A section learns that something is rotten in the state of Denmarlcn as Margaret Stein, Sandra Cassel- herry, Walter Risley, and Allan Grim portray a scene from Hamlet. The greater emphasis is placed on literature, American in the junior year and English in the senior year. A study of the development and interpretation oi literary ideals and discussions on various examples of all types of worlcs provide the student with a lceener interest and a broader background in today's and yesterdayls societies. An advanced composition class is availalole to pupils who have maintained A or B averages in their regular English courses. This class plunges further into the complex world of rhetoric than do the ordinary sections. The result of their work is a lengthy research paper which is due at the end of the year. Students Worlc hard on these masterpieces, proceeding in much the same manner as college students would use to prepare' term papers. Our complete and efficient lilarary proves itself invalualole to this class and to -most other sections since it fills practically every need for both juni-or and senior high pupils. its complete maga- zine collection and up-to-date encyclopedias provide accuracy and convenience for the student. We are proud of our English department and of our library, for We feel that they have played a vital part in preparing us for our future life and work. Mrs. Mary W. Dolan operates our very elli- cient and complete li- liorary.