Lyman Hall High school - Singer Chronicle Yearbook (Wallingford, CT)

Page 32 text:

Mrs. Mildred Bohannah, B.A.. M.A. Honors and Advanced Placement English Chairman, English Department. Mr. John Kowalski, A.B., Ed.M., English IV, Creative Writing, Literary Adviser, the Signer. Mrs. Cooper, A.B. English III. Mrs. Bohannah leads class discussion of Dante’s Divine Comedy. Study World Literature English English today is dynamic, vital, and transitional. In keeping with the emerging branches of this essential field, the English Department of Lyman Hall High School offers a variety of courses ranging from Creative Writing to A Survey of World Literature. Several levels of English instruction are offered, enabling the student to appreciate great literature, and to obtain proficiency in his native language at his own pace. Students participate in field trips to the Shakespearean Theatre in Stratford to witness Shakespeare's great plays. They also have the opportunity to attend lectures at nearby Yale University. This department, through its expanding curriculum, attempts to make each student aware of the diversified facets of his own language. Honor English Classes

Page 31 text:

CURRICULUM The honeycombed passage leading to the mythical tree of knowledge has encountered many an inquisitive interloper. Great minds, both past and present, have lighted on its branches seeking the bud of discovery, the fruit of wisdom. Each man selects a field of learning to enrich his intellectual and spiritual growth. Through many diversified fields, we form our fundamental beliefs, investigate our interests, and build a firm foundation for future life. Knowledge of the sciences and mathematics, so necessary in our technical world, may present answers to some of the most inexplicable questioas of all times, including life itself. Foreign and classical languages provide an insight into the characters and customs of other lands. The study of English initiates the student into the wonders of his own language. Ours is the world of the student. We live to learn. None of us will ever experience a day when he docs not discover something new, for man’s knowledge is but a grain of sand on a vast beach.

Page 33 text:

Miss Sandra Yaggi. B.S. English II, Journalism Adviser, the Compass. Mr. Robert Woken, B.S., A.B. English II and III Assistant Adviser, Student Council. Mrs. Jan Randolph, B.A. English II and III Financial Adviser. Student Council. Penny Lowe, David Sassi, Timothy Palmer and Victor Coratelli lead a discussion. 29