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

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Mr. Glenn l.inneman’s Senior composition class work diligently on their assignment. End of rotating English comp., This year will be the last of the three-part or rotating English course in which composition, literature, and speech are each taken for six weeks in a semester. This schedule, required un- til the senior year, gives an automatic major in English. The senior year offers semester courses in composition, English literature, and modern literature. According to Mr. Linnemann, head of the English department, the new high school will have no rotating English. Journalism courses and a chance for a position on the Hi-Times staff, the school newspaper, are offered. Mrs. Dorothy Vargas is the faculty advisor. The El Pe staff, headed by Mr. Shannon Ref- fett, offers students a chance to display their journalistic talents on the LPHS year book. Mrs. Isobel Parker instructs her speed read- ing classes, not only in reading with speed, but also for understanding. The school, library, which is headed by Mrs. Alice Deputy and Mrs. Harriet Garrison, offers a limitless supply of information, not only for English, but for all classes. Mrs. Mildred Goelze watches as Bill Retschlag uses arrows in his demonstration speech. 26

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by investigation may take is physics. In this course one studies the fundamentals of heat, sound, light, elec- tricity, and matter. Electronics then may be taken if the student has completed satisfactorily the previous physics course. Each year the science department sponsors the Science Fair. The fair is usually held in the Civic Auditorium in the spring. The local winners are asked to show their displays at the Valparaiso University Science Fair. Membership in the Bi-Phi-Chcm science club is offered to those students who find science very interesting. The club meets once a month when the guest speaker talks to the group on a subject pertaining to their study of science. Tim McCarty and Joan Gipson investigate a dissected worm. Tim Crowley and Virginia Block prove their knowl- edge of chemistry during an experiment. The voltage of dry cells is checked in physics class as shown by Marsha Munson. 25

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The opaque projector is used to show the composi- tions on the screen. Marvin Wojciechowski and Hill Walden explain the difference between the simple and complete subject. lit., and speech A bull’s-eye begins with one large circle and smaller circles inside it.” explains Tony liessegato.