Lanphier High School - Lan Hi Yearbook (Springfield, IL)

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LITERATURE Food, clorhing, and shelfer are +he esseniial ele- men+s of life bu+ fhese are noi enough in a democ- racyg +herefore, in rhe schools of +oday are courses in lirerafure. Liferarure is a reflec+ion of life. Through fhe sfudy of if lhe sfudenf gains a knowledge of cul- fure, no+ only +he cullure of our own counfry buf also 'lhal of o+her counlries during all periods of hisfory. To increase apprecia+ion of 'fhe greai' masferpiecesg +o form a basis for iudging befween good and bad li+era+ureg +o receive guidance from 'lhe inslruclor in selecfing maferial fo read for pleasure: fo siudy fhe personalilies of +he wrilersg rhese are fhe aims in rhe s+udy of li+era+ure a+ Lanphier High School. They provide a culfural background which will ever be a source of enioymenr 'lhrough life. MISS EMILY B. LAMEY Ph B UYIIVSTSITY of Chicago MA Colum bus Una ersify English Nahonal Honor Soclefy MISS IMOGENE SCHNEITER MacMurray College MA Unnver sily of Michigan Make up 'For plays English Books must be read as deliberately and re- servedly as they were written.

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2 SSW - X Q05 MAAAAM eg .Asc '1 pen .2 xref, fx Qi MISS MILDRED MISS MARIE E NORTON FREUND slly of Muchlgan Eng Sfafe Normal Un: er 5 sufy English MISS EMMA PARROTTE Weslern III nos Slale MA Buller Un: ers fy Seneo Sludy a Engl sh Y Te ns 0 U o ll :nous ENGLISH One semes+er of Englnsh each year IS devofed 'ro Im provung a sludenfs wrrhng spealung and lnsfennng abululy During +hls parl' of fhe Englnsh course he is prlmarnly nn+er esled In sludymg +he mechamcs of English and lhen apply mg +hem In 'rhe wrnhng of +hemes and bool: reporls and In The mann purpose of Engllsh Vll offered +o sensors ns Io prepare fhem for college Alfhough par+ of 1+ ns repel: hon of former courses 'rhls advanced Englush course gnves a more defauled presenlahon and masfery of 'rhe mechamcs which are needed an college rhelorlc The s'fuden+s a+ Lan phuer have ample opporfunuhes +o obfam a sound knowl edge of Ihe prumary oblechves of wrnhng accurafely spealc :ng clearly and llsfemng a+'renhvely .r B. f Ed., niver- B. I Ed., ll ' l B.E., I'- H hh ' ' . . . . '.v 5 -' '. 'L H ll, i , - e . 9 ' 1 , . , , K3 i- uv I I u a I. . ' . . l . I .. . . 5 Q 'I I HW . . .. .- I, l , Gyn 5 C parlicipaling in panel discussions and various oral repor+s. A :rg 2 CS C . 1 1 . ,D 'Zu X I Qi? ' . - I ' f 5 l f-9 gl - A F Y . ' . ' . . ' . . - Q YE . . . . ' l

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CQ IGS TLD QV J k 20 amkfw S .Fas led, 5 Curseg Aqam wg 'lm MISS ELIZABETH MRS MILDRED BRANT McKENNA DIETZ DePau nv 0 H 0 ers ly Speech English lndnana Umver P ays sul Englush Journal usm I and Scr Lanphler L ghl SPEECH AND JOURNALISM Two lmporlanl dlvlslons of lhe Englush curriculum al Lanphler conslsl of +he courses un speech and 'ournallsm Allhouah lhese sub gecls are academnc courses 'rhey also help lhe sludenl lo develop has personaluly and self expressuon In lournallsm lhe sludenl' learns 'ro use has lmagmallon In cre ahve wrlhng Also he develops a clear concise s'I'yIe ol expressing whal he washes lo say The slulls learned In lhxs class wall be useful +o all sludenls an +henr personal and busmess luves as well as 'ro lhose who conllnue In Ihe field of lournallsm Speech has a greal deal lo offer lo every sludenl' Thus course nnslrucls lhe sludenl In Iearnunq lo speak dushnclly and audnbly and wulh lhe proper emphasus The sludenl learns 'lo lhmk clearly and quuclrly on hrs feel by grvnng exlemporaneous speeches A fall play provides opporlumhes lo employ +he Iulls developed an 'rhe class lr +he second semesler of 'rhe course lhe s+uden+s have an opporlu nnfy lo ml'erpre+ various play cullmgs Thus lralnmg will help slu denls +o orally convey lhelr Ideas clearly and meanmgfully I -,J cs. 4, P' B.A., w U '- B.S., H v e rg v I . , ' , M.S., ' ' - I . 'y. '. - ',Quil. oll, QDQ To ' . Mrk .I I I.: ' .- L 1 V