Parkview High School - Viking Log Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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...Opens Door of Understanding. EARNEST WRITERS . . . Students in Miss Wilma Leonard's English IV L class take notes during a dis- cussion concerning the merits of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. CHRISTOPHER COLOMBO. WHO'S HE? . . . Giving an oral presentation in Mrs. Fern Simmons' English III class of Mark Twain's Taming a Guide are tourist Gordon CLASSROOM CYCLIST . . . Benny Smith. English III stu- Patterson, and the exasperated guide, Gary Johnson. dent of Mrs. Annette Keller. explains the functions of the principle parts of a motorcycle in a demonstration speech. I 1 I Mn. Mildred Heagerty zulu nl Mrs. Annette Keller Mrs. Fem Simmons 5,9135 m English ill. N I. Fundamentals ot Speech Public Speaking 19

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1 5 3 t L THUMBING THROUGH . . . Through the door of a litera- ture class, students can be seen probing into books to gain understanding of great literary works and their authors. Language... The English language has taken a new place in the fast-moving world of today. The ability to communicate, orally and in writing, has be- come more important than ever. Through the three required English courses, students achieve a balance between the me- chanics of the language and experience in literature. Among the elective courses are English IV L, a study of great masterpieces of English literature, and English IV C, which stresses the principles of composition. Word study is g course planned to increase the students' vocabulary. Iournalism I and II, speech, and dramatics give added training in specific com- municative skills. WELCOME ASSISTANCE . . . Mrs. Coull supervises Cynthia Carter as she composes a theme growing out of class discussion and correlative suggestions for Mrs. Henrietta Blume Mrs. Mary Boschen Mrs. Esther Coull Miss Wilma Leonard f0PiC5- Word Study, English II. Ill English III, IVC English III, IVL, A English IVC we 'K .A ,E 2551 A if , f: ' N 5 355, I' t 18 Departmental Co-ordinator

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Communicative Skills LEADING LITERATURE . . . Dianne Conti, English II student of Mrs. Olive Decatur. reads a ballad while the other students follow the poem in their textbooks. Mrs. Olive Decatur Mrs. Alta Floyd MIS- NCIHCY Kerr English II General Education English H. Business English. English Minimum Proliciency Mrs. Betty Lee Dunham Miss 'Michele Gallais Miss Martha Piper English I, II English I English 1, II . 454- in i' V - f - V 4 ffl I , , 'iq' T I 1 oo,t I y oos an 'K ., I , ' 'V .,,' L ., ' 20 CONDENSING COMPOSITION . . . Kathy Bumett writes a synopsis of a short story in Mrs. Iune Estes's English I class.