Muncie Central High School - Magician Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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Better Vocal Expression and Fluency ii It takes only a few days in a speech class to convince any Centralite that he hasn't really learned to talk. The intracacies of communicating ideas via the voice are also expanded into courses in other fields. For example. newswriting students learn to master the art of the interview, and English class dramatizations provide their share of learning thespian expression. The proper approach for a person bent on making a sale is also a vocal technique mastered in distributive education, and debaters learn to speak extemporaneously. And don’t forget the inhuman gargles and grunts that go with learning a foreign language. Central offers courses in three of these exotic tongues. According to some observing teachers, one might even add a fourth course to our busy language curriculum—English. Munsonian reporter Cindy Johnson chats with actress Joan Crawford during an interview for the school paper. Interviews helped many students to express themselves clearly. Learning how to hold an audience captive is Ken Stewart. Students enrolled in speech classes mastered the technique of being at ease before groups and giving an interesting speech.

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for All Five Senses That's the way you wrote it. insists student teacher Marie Foister to newswriting students. This, class uses the opaque projector frequently to discuss projected news stories. Recordings seem to make studying a particular unit more interesting. Here Susie Wilson explains the background for the movie versions sound track of “War and Peace'' to Karen Keller. Busy Centralites keep occupied with homework and various other library assignments that teachers give throughout the week. Here Freemond Dennis and Janet McKee work on history projects.

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foreign Tongue - These Were Our Goals Showing photos of the place in Switzerland where she attended school last year. Karen Cranor tells her French class of her experiences there—all told in that language. “You'll love this! says persuasive Dianna Elwood, Distributive Education student, as she displays merchandise to a customer while on the fob at Stillman's Store. Drawing for subjects in extemporaneous speaking arc students Elaine Stephenson, Cathie Swanson, and Fete Miller. Doling out subjects cheerfully is Mary Jane Taylor. This was one extracurricular activity that taught students to be at ease. A variety of types of practice in the Spanish language is provided by the new language laboratory, used here by students Karen Merrell and Frankie Williams. The tapes provided a first-hand ability for students to hear their second “nativen tongue. 17