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

Page 10 text:

■a $18,895 worth of new textbooks.art lectures.added radio coverage. AP U.S. History . . . . . . paperbacks for sale.advanced French and Spanish.new printing press.girls ' showier room .new time schedules ...... These were some of the things that made 1962-63 A Year of Change.

Page 12 text:

English Provides Basis for Study of English is one of the world ' s most widely-spoken languages, and we are required to take at least three courses. We must master the skills of our language before we specialize in one of the more than 138 principal languages of the world. As freshmen, we are introduced to our first intensive study of literature. Treasure Island Ivanhoe , and David Copper field are books we read. Julius Caesar is our first introduction to tragedy. Short stories and autobiographies provide opportunities to exhibit any writing skills we may possess. What junior can forget the long hours spent in the library working on ARE YOU sure there are 132 rooms in the White House? questions Mrs. Hester Courtright as she returns Anita Thomas’ term topic. KENT MAYBAUM adds the finishing touch to his sod house, made as a project to supplement Giants in the Earth. MISS EVELYN PARNELL has served as English Department Chairman for the past two years. term topics or the intensive study of American literature? Our final year is spent in studying Canterbury Tales , Tale of Two Cities , and composition. English literature, an advanced course in western world literature, will long be remembered because of the eight-pound book we carried. AND THIS is Grandfather . . . writes Sandra Siegle in attempt to trace her ancestry for her autobiography.