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

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A junior English class tests their reading skill as part of a special reading project begun by Mrs. Douglas. Charles Dicken's PICKVVICK PAPERS takes the spot- light as Mrs. Railsback leads a class discussion of the novel. The Victorian Age in English Literature unfolds into a clear and exciting picture -through Mrs. Sykes' lectures. Mrs. Helen Railsback-AB, Southwestern Collegeg Kay- ettes, Senior Class Mrs. Mildred Sykes-BS, MS, Kansas State Teachers Col- lege-Emporiag Senior Class Prepares For College English Classes Stress Vocabulary And Essays Mrs. Helen Railsback teaches junior and senior English. In her junior class, she stresses vocabulary work, writing, and extensive reading. Senior English classes devote much of their time to writing. Composition classes write many original essays, short stories and themes. In the literature course of study, English stories, poems and essays are discussed orally and analyzed. Teaching senior English, Mrs. Mildred Sykes be- lieves in fully preparing her students for college work. She stresses the importance of oral work and the expression of one's own ideas. Senior English is an elective course but most seniors, recognizing their need for English proficiency, take it.

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Mrs. Grace Ahlschwede-BS, University of Nebraska, Mr. Virgil Haas-BS, Kansas State Teachers College- Pep Club Mrs. Mary Douglas-BS, MS, Kansas University Required Course Aims Cf MHS English Aid Speech And Writing Speaking and writing with accuracy and clarity, interpreting and understanding others' works and ideas were aims of the MHS English department. Teaching junior English, Mrs. Grace Ahlschwede believed in stressing writing composition and vo- cabulary. Carrying out this belief, she had her stu- dents write a minimum of one theme a week. Her literature classes took a chronological study of Amer- ican literature. This also included the reading and discussion of an American novel. Mrs. Mary Douglas also taught junior English, fol- lowing a similar outline as Mrs. Ahlschwede. How- ever, most of her day she conducted classes of read- ing. This course enabled the student to concentrate and improve his reading skills and abilities. As sophomore English instructors, Mr. Virgil Haas and Miss Anna Marley had the same task. Funda- mentals of the basic structure of the English lan- guage was learned and reviewed. Sentence structure was especially emphasized. Themes, vocabulary words and book reports prevailed as in all English courses. Sophomore literature was a general course taking in different phases of literature of the past and the present. It was not specialized as were the junior and senior courses. 26 Emporia, MS, Kansas State Universityg Hi-Y, Sopho- more Class Miss Anna Marley-BS, MS, Kansas State Universityg Sophomore Class Under the critical eye of English teacher, Miss Marley, Paul Bosch analyze the construction of some sentences.

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Mr. John Buller-BS, Bethel Collegeg Hi-Y Mrs. Janis Coles-BS, Iowa State Universityg Future Teachers of America Mr. Conrad Dean-BS, Kansas State Universityg Student Council Matirfetnatics Qld And New Methods Teach Basic Principles Five hours of senior math kept Mr. John Buller on his toes this year. First semester, college algebra was undertaken by the students. Much of this work was a review with the latter part of the term learning new phases of the course. Basic functions of trig- onometry were explained second semester. Triangles, lines and angles continue to be basic elements in the instruction of Mrs. Janis Coles, ge- ometry teacher. Through the study of this particular aspect of mathematics, students learn to reason and think in a logical method. They discover that both inductive and deductive reasoning go together when solving problems. The logic involved in geometry carries over in all phases of learning. Mrs. Coles also has her students prepare special reports during the second term. New to Manhattan high faculty this year, Mr. Con- rad Dean conducted classes of geometry and second year algebra. To help convey basic understanding of math, he made use of many visual aids such as the overhead projector, transparencies and various mod- els. His geometry students prepared a special report on a problem or historical person concerning the course. 28 Offering Jeanine Davis an explanation concerning the proof of a geometric theorem is the teacher, Mrs. Coles.