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

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Diane Alberding and Barbara Kovenz look over the fiction books in the school library. Under the guidance of Mr. Reffett, the year- book staff gains valuable experience and timely responsibility in the creation of the annual as they work in meeting the necessary deadlines. Both the Hi-Times and the El Pe staffs utilize the student’s knowledge of English. An adequate library is at the disposal of every student. This library features all the necessary books a student may need for the many research projects he has to do. Developmental reading is offered to increase reading rates of the students. This course, taught by Mrs. Parker, is valuable to college- bound students. A change took place in this course during the second semester. Due to in- adequate facilities in the main building, the speed reading center was moved to the former Shehorn property on Madison Street. Diane Bienas increase» her reading rate in speed reading class.

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In n convincing speech. John Shrader demonstrates the effectiveness of his new wonder drug. Bruce Wilkinson signals to Bob Bishop Move the microphone over. as Les Todd and Ross Livermore read a dialogue. Bob McCarty wants to make a wise choice for his outside reading assignment in literature class. English guarantees an automatic major Speech, composition, and literature are re- quired the first three years in high school. These courses are taken once each semester for a six-week period. In this way a person has an automatic English major. As a senior, one may take English literature, senior composition, or modern literature. These courses are taken for one semester. For those interested in newspaper produc- tion, journalism is offered. Beginning journal- ism classes learn about writing techniques while producing the Hi-Times, the weekly school newspaper. Mr. Glenn Linneman is the sponsor of the Hi-Times staff as well as the head of the LPHS English department. Any student who is interested in yearbook production may apply for the El Pe staff. 16

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Pat Dunifon and Ann Campbell make u«e of their Helen Neary figure» out a bookkeeping column by typing «kill» during a timed writing. using the adding machine. Commercial courses train for business Larry Masek trie» to fini»h bookkeeping project on time, ing project on time. IS For students seeking a position in the busi- ness world, one may take any of the many commercial courses offered. As a freshman one may take the general business course, which includes the study of insurance, banking, and record keeping. This course serves as an introduction to the various phases of business that are to be learned if one continues to study in the commercial field. The importance of keeping accurate records and the learning of good financial practices are the basic study in bookkeeping. Another com- mercial course is the study of business law cases and their solutions. During the first year of typing, the student learns the fundamentals of typewriting. In the