New Haven High School - Mirage Yearbook (New Haven, IN)

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Novels and Poems Harass Lit Students American Literature, here taught by Mrs. Null, is a course required of all seniors. There is no frigate like a book To take us lands away, Nor any coursers like a page Of prancing poetry. —Emily Dickinson The high school literature ore but In- vestigations of these ships. American Lit- erature offers a glimpse of Benet ' s, Emerson ' s Frost ' s, Twain ' s, Wilder ' s, and Poe ' s works. High points of our history tie in with the literature of the period. English literature gives this frigate class and dignity with the works of Byron, Shelley, Keats, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Wordsworth, and the Brown- ings. Junior Literature is an international ocean liner because it offers a mixed wealth of literature from around the world. Right above; English literature students interpret the TRAGEDY Riders to the Sec. Right: The Old Lady Shows Her Medals as interpreted by Mr. Boylon ' s third period class.

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The English Department of New Haven High School is rapidly expending and beginning to offer many courses. The most general course involves the study of English grammar and is required material for all students. In English grammar, one learns basically just that: grammar. A study of the structure and foundation of our language is essential to all, no matter v hat endeavors are undertaken in the years after graduation. The grammar classes are livened up, however, by brief contacts with specialized fields. Composition and speech are introduced to the stu- dent via several themes and book reports, which ore required each semester. Birthplace of much inspiration is the library, which is frequented by students during classes, activities, and whenever their fines become unbearable. English requires concentration and intelligence. ' . iL Juniors in Mr. Boylon ' s class learn the fundamentals of the English language.

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There Is More to Speech Than Just Talk Fourth period dramatists take time out from make-up practice, short plays, and term papers for o panel discussion. New Haven High School has one of the finest speech programs in this area. All students are required to take a basic speech course, and those who wish to study further in this field may choose either debate or drama. Debate has been offered at New Haven for several years, and has been considered the secondary speech course until this year. After studying the fundamentals in a text, the student immediately begins work on his first debate. Current events topics are used; they may be assigned or selected by the students themselves. Great use is made of the school and public libraries as the debaters search for material needed to develop their arguments. A number of these students join the debating team and apply their acquired techniques. Drama is the second specialized course in speech and has been offered at New Haven for the first time this year. The drama student learns the various aspects of the theater: not only acting, but also make-up, stage design, directing, and history of drama. Exams are few, so the basic grade is taken from ploy analysis and a series of papers about the theater. These give each student a better appreciation of theater works, and help each individual to pursue his own interests in special phases of drama. BABER ' S JEVVELRY STORE corner of Berry and Calhoun, Fort Wayne, Indiana Jewelers Since 1900