Manhattan High School - Blue M Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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SURVEYING HER ENGLISH CLASS, Mrs. Florence Jackson helps students through answering numerous questions. W. E R I Xkglgg LABORATORY INSTRUCTION is given to Mary Jane McAdow and Dennis Underbjerg by Mrs. Floy Koon. English, Debate, Language Understanding and interpreting ideas written by others, and learning to speak and write with correctness and clarity were the aims of the MHS English department. Available were three years of Englishg each year was divided into a semester of literature and one of grammar. Realizing the importance of the ability to communicate, eighty- one per cent of the senior class took optional sen- ior English. There they learned newest writing techniques and the oldest English literature. A popular branch of the English department was debate, a contest of verbal skill in an intellec- tual exchange of ideas and supporting evidence. Many students, armed with a mastery of the Eng- lish language, a good understanding of the year's topic, and their trusty quote boxes, represented MHS at many tournaments throughout the state. The foreign language department extended the student's communication to foreign nations, past and present. Latin students learned grammar, then studied the writings of Julius Caesar and other Romans. Instruction of French and Spanish was aided by the new language lab which proved invaluable by enabling teachers to more accurately advise students, and letting students check more frequently on themselves. Foreign language stu- dents extended their study to the cultures and customs of the people from those lands.

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Library Provides World Of Learning In order to become more familiar with library tools, classes toured Manhattan High library. They learned how to use the card catalogue and how to locate books, references, and research ma- terials. Contained in the library were more than 7,000 books and issues of 70 different magazines. Miss Martha Stucky, school librarian, compiled detailed book lists related to English, language, and history courses taught at MHS. During National Book Week all book'f1nes and contributions were used to send CARE book pack- ages overseas. The annual Book Fair was held in April during National Library Week, pocket books were sold to students at that time. BOOK LOCATIONS are easily found by Patti Sughrue LIBRARY ASSISTANTS have the responsibility of helping check out books, magazines, and keeping files up to date. Assistants: Darlene Scott, Linda Beaty, Laura Bishop, Larry Niemoeller, Sharon Sunder, Mike Emlg, LYSIC Oppenlan- der, Edrena Berry, jean Langford, La Jean Carpenter, Peggy Thompson, jane Parrington and Rifihafd WC115- + GAZING at the fountainhead of knowledge, Dick Hobson finds research material for all subjects. COUNTING CARE funds are Miss Stucky and Library Club's co-president, Beccy Fink. M 27

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