New Athens High School - Vespa Yearbook (New Athens, IL)

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 7 ttwex-eKcUciy frat World and United States history students acquire knowledge of the long and repetitious path of history. They learn to understand and appreciate the events of time and how these events have slowly shaped the present and will eventually determine the future. Besides teaching history, Mrs. Oelrich teaches modern literature, English II, and German II. The literature and English classes study short stories, plays, poems, novels, and write essays on various subjects. The second year German students learn to read and translate German to English and English to German. For extra credit the students gave reports on subjects relating to Germany. DOROTHY OELRICH, B. A. The 7th hour English class enjoys giving plays taken from their literature book.. .The modern literature class listens attentively as Carol Ann Schwartz gives her book report on the novel Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maughn. ..Thoughtfully giving their attention is the U.S. history class.. .The German students diligently study readers such as Till Eulen-spiegel und Munchhausen .. .Several German students try to memorize the poem, Die Lorelei by Heine ... Diana Beadle gives the report The Rise of the Towns in Medieval Time in the 9th hour world history class.

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Giving reports on topics in the Reader's Digest is one of the projects of English III... The IV year English class prepares to write their character sketches taken from William Shakespeare's play, MacBeth... Deep in thought is the Freshman English class as they do a cumulative test in their English workbooks. ..The III year English students listen attentively while poems are read in class.. . Would you repeat the last word? asks Jerry Leinecke during a weekly spelling lesson.. Freshman students prepare the next day's lesson. fan co unuttccatoM, Everyone must familiarize himself with many words, their meanings and use so that we may express ourselves correctly. Mrs. Gladys Stookey has helped us build up our speaking and writing vocabulary. Students were taught to become better speakers by giving reports and talks before their groups. Correct language habits were acquired by regular quizzes on language usage and spelling words. A full term was devoted to college preparatory English for those students who plan to go to college. The class work emphasized composition and speech work. In addition, they read and evaluated more GLADYS STOOKEY, B.A. advanced literature. £fty£i s£ — tece 6antf. 16

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 ecvututy dy eCoctty During the part of the year in which foods were prepared, the freshman girls made simple dishes and meals, while the more advanced girls prepared yeast breads, jellies, and elaborate meals. Throughout the high school days each girl looks forward to her senior year at which time she plans her imaginary wedding. In addition, courses in dinnerware, silverware, glassware, child care, home furnishings, and sewing were taught. Numerous films relating to class subjects were enjoyed by all. In supplement, Mrs. Helen Pruett, home cooking demonstrator, demonstrated party foods and discussed the needed amount of calories and vitamins in daily lives. Another visitor to the home ec department this year was Mrs. Copen -barger, state home advisor. Mrs. Helen Pruett demonstrated party foods to the home ec classes... Giving reports on various home ec subjects help to acquaint the students with the various fields of home ec... Freshman home ec students concentrate hard on passing a test... The senior girls watch as Mrs. Pruett demonstrates... Nelda Kniepkamp and Judy Weide-mann seek Miss Tate's advice while other freshmen sew on their skirts. JEAN TATE, B.S.