Parkersburg High School - Parhischan Yearbook (Parkersburg, WV)

Page 23 text:

S X S X, s ,Ofc if -J gif ' J .1 'rpg tram? ' , '1..wN45fVxff' ' , .12-1-T .35 'Ffa ! kggf, , . 5-4.1114 , 'QF 5... N ,gi--r' 'w'L'W .

Page 22 text:

Gene Jones, our photographer, was nearly stampeded os he took this picture of the typical between-class hustle

Page 24 text:

482 Englisl The importance of English in our every- day lives is evidenced by the fact that a majority of the courses o'lTered at P.H.S. require four years of English. These courses range from Office and Retail English, both of which emphasize grammar, to Academic, in which grammar is stressed in the early years and literature in the advanced years. Composition is taught in all courses at all grade levels. Considering the number of prize-winning essays submitted to state, local, and national contests from this school, it is evident these lessons are well learned. Included in the English Department are elective courses in speech, dramatics, and iournalism. Besides studying the various phases of speech, students compete in speech contests, the most eagerly antici- pated being the Junior and Senior West Contests. The dramatics classes enjoy com- petition in Regional and State Drama Fes- tivals, in which they are regularly re- warded. Journalism students have a con- stant motivation for their work. They write for our award-winning school paper and supply the local daily newspapers with news of school events. Phonograph recordings by famous Shakespearean actors aid Miss Waller's classes in their study of Ilrlmlvf. Mrs Warners students find the study of American literature more interesting when supplemented by map study. Students find that the use of diagraming facilitates the learning of grammar and sentence structure.