Lew Wallace High School - Quill and Blade Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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Trail-blazing through enormous stacks of books becomes a major chore for all juniors. Jim Molitor shows what ' s ahead as he begins work on his term topic. op Rochelle Brandman Margaret Connerley Leora Connors Carolyn R. Coon Hester Courtright Hilda De Witt Geraldine Eckert Mary Ann Giasafakis Ella Gilbertson Angela M. Hannagan Clarissa Miner Evelyn Parnell Kathryn Welsh

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l VjemorieA of Out Education ,d (ddducatotA . . . an Resuming the old routine after summer vacation. Finding the right classroom during the first week of confusion, Getting acquainted with new students and teachers. Burning the midnight oil over autobiographies and term topics, Preparing for the future with the help of advisors and faculty, Working to acquire our eighteen units for graduation. Remembering that Alaska was granted statehood this year, Reading the news that our Explorer went into orbit, Being provided with the opportunity to see the Old Vic players. Hearing about the controversy caused by Boris Pasternak, These are the reasons we say, To Us You ' ll E ' er Be Dear ' Searching for information in the senior library, which was recently remodeled, are Judy Palmer, Tom Magnetti, Gabriel Rodenas, Sue Wagner, Anne McClure, Mike Garneau, and Kim Polizotto.

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Junior Everett Nixon odds an artistic touch to his Giants in the Earth project, a sod house. Marilyn Schaefer shows her freshman English class that poetry is easier to understand if it is put into meters. SUL 3 in an d SpeaL ' peaninff • • • English is the basis of our communication skills. Without classes in English, it would be impossible to read problems in math, to follow the path of history, to grasp the formulas of Chemistry or to construct a do it yourself. In order to expand our reading interests, we study the works of great authors such as Scott ' s Ivanhoe, Eliot ' s Silas Marner, and Shakespeare ' s Julius Caesar and Macbeth. Short stories by O. Henry, Daly, Poe, Stein¬ b eck, and Stewart supply us with a well-rounded literary background. The years spent in mastering grammar, vocabulary, and spelling prove invaluable in writing our autobio¬ graphies and term topics. No matter what road we take, we shall find that the communication skills acquired in our English classes are an essential factor toward successful living. Admiration for the fathers of our nation is shown in the intent look of Judy Kaminski ' s face as she studies an English bulletin board.