Norwalk High School - Signal Yearbook (Norwalk, OH)

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,R i I r , .nuttin K ,. ANOTHER ENGLISH CLASS begins for sophomores as Miss Madge Mossman collects their homework papers on principles of English grammar, Besides grammar, sophomores spend hours on memorizing I-riends, Romans, Countrymen ----- from Shakes- peare's 15315 Qaesar, Julius Caesar's Gallic ll comes to lifg in Mossman's second-year Latin class, after students spend the first year learning Latin grammar. ED BARKER Checks with Cuban-born Mr. P. J. Garcia on the pronunciation of certain Spanish words in second year Spanish class. Spanish students can be distinquished from other stu- dents by their use of Buenos Dias instead of Good morning when greeting Mr, Garcia. One characteristic of the Spanish classes is that almost all conversation is carried on in Spanish. X I , , . it fs? z fa-5 x's 4 fda f-'lv JOHN LEVERS in his eighth grade English class praf tices diagraming sentences, one of the essentials in learning English grammar, as Miss Carol Embick, the youngest and most recentaddition to the faculty looks on approvingly. Eighth graders also spend a lot of time reading various short stories. Miss Em- bick in addition to English helps Mr. Garcia teach a second year Spanish class.

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IN ONE OF HER senior English classes, Mrs. Martha McConaha gives Jackie Helsel some pointers on im- proving a letter of application for a job. The names Banquo, Samuel Johnson, and James Boswell are fa- miliar to all seniors in literature. Freshmen also are instructed in English by Mrs. McConaha. The direction of the junior-senior plays is another big job for Mrs. McConaha. IN THE CONFUSION of advising an annual and a newspaper in his job as journalism instructor, Mr. Kendall Falke settles down to teach the juniors American literature and English grammar. Every- thing from Benjamin Franklin and Washington Irv- ing to Robert Frost and Edgar Allan Poe are dis- cussed in Mr. Falke's classes, lf they learn any- thing else or not. Juniors learn the space between is but an hour. 4? f f sw-4' marsh English Plays Big Role MR, HOWARD WHEELER proves to be a Jack-of-all-trades as he teaches sev- enth grade English and geography and also grooms the musicians of the Junior Band for their more advanced work in the Symphonic Band. ln the midst of all these activities, Mr. Wheeler takes time to help Ronnie Burns pick out subjects and predicates for his English grammar assignment.

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AS THiS is a presidential election year Mr. C. N, Stevenson's American govern- ment classes are kept busy studying how bills become laws and studying the elec- tion. Mr. Stevenson also teaches juniors American history. MR, LOWELL RUGGLES takes time out Of his junior high principal's position to teach government to eighth grade students. lvlr. Ruggles points out an item of interest while checking the assignments in one of his gov- ernment classes. ,Q FRONT AND CENTER is a quotation often heard by the American and world history students of Mr Grant Walls Mr walls Points out 3 gecggmphical logatiogl JUNIOR HIGH STUDENTS are introduced to American history Storer Mr Storer teaches the basic principles of history to heir to George DeZelar during a world history class. Mr. Walls is head coach of the lzed high School history Course basketball and football teams. Social Studies Boost Patriotism, In Commercial Studies Skill Is Developed llllxildp 22