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

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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.

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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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A 12 Academic Problems of Democracy class learns that our country's poiiticai and economic structure is a bit more compli- cated than it wouid appear at a first glance. FROM A THE S T0 AMERICA To be able to learn and protit by oti1er's mistakes is one of the finest advan- tages of our modern times. We have studied the techniques and characteristics of the ancient and contemporary civilizations in our social studies classes. in tentti grade We reviewed world history, in the junior year we studied American history, and in our senior year we took a course in Problems of Democracy. Our work in all of these classes was supplemented by fiimstrips and movies, maps, outside reports, and field trips-Gettysburg in eleventh grade and the Berks County Court- iiouse in twelfth grade. A novel and interesting project was the sham stock market on which We speculated in our senior year. The daily current events reports and discussions provided an interesting sideiigtit Wiiiie ttiey icept us informed on tire happenings of the world today. William E. Moyer, John S. Davies, Paul L. Hunsberger, Le- Roy Sctioiieninerger, and Charles Z. Angstadt comprise tire Social Studies faculty. I6