Mason City High School - Masonian Yearbook (Mason City, IA)

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f CARL ALBERT RALPH WILKINSON Sophomore English i Sophomore English Junior English +- mg , Q 5' utr E BERNICE BOSVELD JOHN WOOD Junior English Sophomore English Dramatics Christmas Program Junior Adviser IZqli5ll English provides opportunities to learn by doing Back in the years of the first Masonians meth- ods of teaching English were undergoing a great change. The change was from the old rules of mechanical memory work to the inductive method, involving the idea of letting the student learn by doing. Today a Mason City High School English stu- dent is given many opportunities to learn by do- ing. In the sophomore year students are exposed to a thorough study of the library. During this study class time is actually spent in the library to give students first-hand advantages. Juniors relate their studies by writing short themes and stories in connection with their read- ing in American Literature. Senior English provides many opportunities to learn by doing. These range from dancing and singing old Scottish ballads to writing diaries in the manner of Samuel Pepys, a l7th century government official, IF A BODY MEET A BODY -- Sue Sarset and Jim Dallas dance to the folk song, Coming Through the Rye. L Junior English students are taking part in an experiment in team teaching and flexible grouping of classes this year. English teachers Bernice Bos' veld and William Cameron have combined their individual teaching abilities for the best possible learning advantage to the students. Together both teachers, who have identical schedules, are in charge of about sixty students each teaching period. Students are grouped for each unit according to their abilities. Mrs. Bosveld concentrates on teaching writing skills while Cameron teaches most of the reading skills. One disadvantage of this program is the lack of adequate facilities for the combined groups. Ses- sions with the entire sixty students are held in the auditorium. Teachers wanting extra help in correcting writ- ten work use the lay reader program. ERROR OF YOUR WAYS - Bernice Bosveld uses an opaque projector to show mechanical errors made on themes. -un-q as l sill

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AW W? TRAVEL AGENT - Julie Larson points out Paris to Harlyn Trayer while members of the French III class dream about a trip to France. Third-year French course added to school curriculum Because of the increased emphasis on foreign language, French lll was added to the language curriculum this year. Ten students who show a special interest and aptitude in French are enrolled in the course. Maps, films, pictures and records are again be- ing used this year by students to supplement the regular courses of study and further the under- standing of the language. These media also help to acquaint each student with the culture of the country whose language he is studying. Students taking French read La Presse, a French- Canadian newspaper, and the Paris Match, a mag- azine which resembles Lite. Spanish students use a Spanish version of Reader's Digest. Latin students make projects pertaining to Roman history and read selections from Caesar's Com- mentariesf' SENORES AND SENORITAS-Danny Crum, Skip Gooch, Susan Sharpe and Suzie Brown catch up on current events by read- ing Spanish language magazines. oreiqzz mzquaqe GEURGE LOSEN Spanish l, ll, lll FLORENCE FLYNN FRANCES FORSTER Business Arithmetic Latin French l, ll, lll ,f ' '-.5g1'- ia, - nes' ,gil-:-1.:-view stir k S 'iil ii. he -.:,.:.-i - . - . , , mf- k '?- if ,ge Jes , ,,,- l 1. lg,-. si 1' V., s E ,W . srr. 3 - , A, 1-A sm., .., yn,--1 tg sflrqws h Q ......, lgsrstz ' i -4.5461 .MX -A E igfztfir, ici. l I i st