La Porte High School - El Pe Yearbook (La Porte, IN)

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a ie valuable nxuu. and in the jjuLuie Harold Adams tries to convince his classmates of the various points in his prepared report for Miss Brcndd's Speech class. and speech each semester. Parts of speech, word usage and sentence structure are all included in the grammatical section of com- position. Literature is composed of reading and interpreting stories and poems dealing with various countries and periods in history. Speech class gives one experience in prepar- ing and giving oral as well as written reports. Jerry Bcckncll, Ralph Starmcr and Bill Carbon exchange ideas on the construction of a sentence in Miss Brock's Senior Comp, class. Page nine

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S'fxecJzinCf,, wsutwuf and n cufonxf Good English is a necessary part of every-day life. Whether we advance to higher positions in life or not, a good foundation in the English language is invalu- able. L.P.H.S. provides an opportunity for all stu- dents to improve their understanding of all phases of English. Senior English consists of one semester of Composition, and either one or two semes- ters of Literature prepares seniors for future college work. The three years of required English con- sists of six weeks of composition, literature Rose Doruk tells about Turkey in an interview with members of Miss Kellogg’s Radio Speech class. Two of the boys in Miss Walk’s Literature class select books for outside reading while the rest of the class studies.

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 This is where the ancient Romans lived,” exclaims Nancy Lewis in Latin class. Qu’est-ce que e’est? Que cs eso?” can be heard from the different foreign language classes. In French class, one learns how to read, write and speak French. In the advanced class he asks and answers all questions in French. In Spanish class, as in French, one also learns to read, write, and speak Spanish. The Latin classes differ from other foreign language classes in that Latin is not spoken. However, Latin students obtain a thorough understanding of the English language through different grammatical exer- cises. During their Spanish class Ross Slater and Lois Smith read current events from the Spanish version of Life magazine. tyosieicftt l WfUGXj i and facial itudieA. Dick Johnson, Tim Barnhart and Linda Wallin show interest in Miss Dick's minia- ture guillotine which was used in the French Revolution. Page ten