Miami High School - Miahi Yearbook (Miami, FL)

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such works as War and Peace and The Story of Plrilosophy. Those of average ability enter a college preparatory, general, or business class. Students with a remedial need attend a Basic English class. One of the practical ser- vices of the English department to students in the llth and 12th grades is a unit ot work which deals with the selection ot' vocations and careers. For students who wish to continue a study of public speaking, the English depart- ment orlers courses in debate or in advanced speech. The debating teams consist of students in advanced debate classes. The dramaties de- partment, a division of the English department, gives students experience in all phases of acting. and is responsible, to a great extent, for some of the outstanding productions at student as- semblies. For students preparing for college, a course in vocabulary has been very popular and worthwhile. BELOW: In Vocabulary class. Lucy Carpenter explains her word picture to Mrs. Turner. X S. 'S x Aliovt l.rr 1: Settled' Florence Grawley, Catherine Purves Slt1rrrlr'rrtg.' John Eyler, lladen Douglas, Almvz' rirglzt: Sem- etl: Marian Hutchison, Bert Moss, Marguerite Harper Sntrrtlirre: Barbara Garltrrikel, Nathan Blount. Arrovri St'clll'cf.' Sylvia l'iLllilUI1g, Mary Katherine Mills. .S'rtmtIrrru: Mildred Snedeker, Agnes DuBois. Below ritglrr: An Advanced Speech class helps Sheldon Yavilf prepare lor a speech contest. I I E v Af.,

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5' Xl fm-'Y ' f if fa Atttnl Lt t T: .Sr'a1t't1'. Helen Megee, Mary Jeanette Taylor. .sramlrrrer Nltss luntly ttnternl. Tom Dangertield, Faye Simon. tfuotr Rrulrrx Arlene Richardson. Horenee Cad- uallatler. Helen Cmaltney. and I2 lk is 13? gh: ' ff. ' lc. s -E ' 1 JN f, 'Gb' ya J v' , 'FG '4 ff is X T M. 3 3? 4 W .-Xnoyt: Alta Swtlley, Ele Tutnet, ,Xtntee Casey, Nonnie vktllantlcr. liuloit l.vfl: Maxine l-usher and lynn lrustat- s rn analog-ttp llavitl Ray for a Drarnatics Department play. I l A 1, Q I MZ, .A . English From to Z Titre Esortstt rJt1PAR'rxrrsT at Miami Senior High School otlers a wide variety of elective and compulsory courses to its students, Some courses which are offered are the only classes of their kind in the Florida school system: others, which were inaugurated at Miami High School, have now been incorporated by other Florida schools. The compulsory English courses. English ltl and English ll, offer stu- dents a study ot' grammar, public speaking. parliamentary procedure. composition. and lit- erature. The l2th grade course, which is, for the most part, elective. is divided into classes whose members are placed according to their ability in writing and understanding English. This progressive system places those of supe- rior ability in a special college preparatory class. which includes reading and analyzing Httotx: Students in Nlrs. llutchisorrs college prep class present a tlratmatie production ol Macbeth.

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ii if iii , . ft f W, , ff X 1 W e . 4. 5 I. f 1 of ABovE LEFT' John Garris, Boyd Ayers, J. Emory Dykes, Jonah Davies. .-lbore riglzr: Minnie Hunter Wright, Mary .lo Hanson, Mary Sullivan. Nl -v-4' 'Eggs jf' ., AHOVI1: Sealed: Gladys Peirce, Verna Kimler. Sllllldllltkff Doris Cruikshank, Robert Gallagher, Mildred Lano. Below: Mr. Nichols enlighiens Nan Bernstein on the workings of a geometry problem. N X ll I. Additions In ath MATH AND PROGRESS walk hand in hand at Miami Senior High School, and this year both took two giant steps forward. A new course, Math Analysis, and a new Math honorary, Mu Alpha Theta, made their appearance in the department. The new course is only one of the large selection of math courses offered by the department. Math courses are divided into three sections: Basic Math, Business Math, and Advanced Math, each catering to students of varied ability. The basic and functional math courses are designed for students who need work in fundamental math. Business and Senior Mathematics furnish a review of arithmetic and application of math to every day problems, in- cluding work with checking accounts, book- keeping, and actual business problems. Ad- vanced math begins with Algebra l and includes Plane Geometry, Algebra Il. Solid Geometry, and Trigonometry. Math Analysis, an advanced study of math, gives seniors interested in speci- alized fields of math an introduction to Ana- lytical Geometry and Calculus. The new hon- orary, Mu Alpha Theta. is a branch of the na- tional math honor society. Charter members at Miami High School were chosen for schol- arship, citizenship, and outstanding work in all advanced math subjects. Miami High proud- ly welcomes these signs of progress within its walls, which add up to a sense of achievement for the year just ended and a feeling of antici- pation for the year ahead.