Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Enhances English Curriculum . is T diff. ' A ffflfi s f-I , ,A,V' , Diane MCCUfleY- Lila McGraw. Lana McWilliams. Marcia Moore Lois Powell, FFGSWUGVW- S0Pl'1Ol'T1Ofe Sophomore Sophomore Senior Sophomore ' - . Elaine Rummel, Jere Ann Sally Ward, 5Pe'Ql'1.+ Susan Qualfrough, Senior Waggener, Junior W'll'am50n Junior Freshman Freshman Alfhough fhe shades of Silas Marner and Billy Budd sfill haunf Memorial English sfudenfs. new influences now dominafe fhe curriculum. The mosf useful and inferesfing of fhese, according fo deparfmenf chairman Mrs. Janef Afsinger, is closed-circuif felevision. This medium, plus overhead proiecfors and color fransparencies, has im- measuraloly widened subiecf areas and has provided sfudenfs wifh maferial formerly nof accessible for class sessions. The deparfmenf has confinually endeavored fo arouse Memorialifes fo analyze fheir environmenf and fo record fheir impressions clearly and concisely. This year fwelve courses concerning differenf aspecfs of English were offered af fhe four grade levels. XX Mrs. Lewis passes anofher novel fhrouqh fhe room. N X

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Closed- V.. ,egg ,. .V W Mary Jane Fuller Freshman Tom Gorzyclri, Senior Meredifh Hesfer Sophomore. Junior Harold Hollis, Sophomore Kafhryn Kirlr, Junior Paula Lalimer, Freshman, Sophomore Leia Lay, Junior Dorlhye Lewis, Senior avi? Janef Afsinger, Chairman, Junior Marie Bailey, Sophomore Eleanor Bonewih, Sophomore Nelda Brisfow Junior Margarel Browne Senior Faye Carmichael, Freshman Jeanelfe Cormier, Freshman Henry, Cox, Frehman Sue Everell, Freshman ircuit Television L! ,iii Do you wanl if in fives or lwenlies? Miss Brisiow

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English Club Co Sponsors Literary Anthology A new addiTion To Memorial's rosTer of clubs, The English Honors SocieTy was creaTed Trom members of advanced English classes To promoTe creaTive com- posiTion. lTs members, recommended by Their Teachers, have been encouraged To bring in Their original essays, shorT sTories, poeTry, and exposiTion Tor analysis by oThers oT The club. LecTures by proTessional wriTers, criTics, and Teachers served as parT oT The i,mpeTus To The creaTive urge. ln The spring The club ioined wiTh Quill and Scroll in The publicaTion of a magazine composed oT sTudenT liTerary and arTisTic eTTorTs. l ThoughT we were going To read James Joyce. Members waiT Tor meefing To begin. . Q , ,. Q l .ala W Sponsor MargareT Browne and Dr. George Williams, proTessor of CreaTive WriTing aT Rice, waiT Tor The club pro- ceedings To begin. .41