Pendleton Heights High School - Papyrus Yearbook (Pendleton, IN)

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Expression Found Through Art, Speech Second year speech students listen carefully so as not to miss one word of Ann Cunningham ' s speech on the teen-age accident rate. They find some of her facts very startling. The speech department was expanded this year to include a second year speech course. Students under the instruction of Mrs. Ren- barger, a new teacher at Pendleton, learned the art of effective communication through public speaking, story telling, pantomimes, dramatiza- tion of plays, and study of parliamentary pro- cedure. Students of the course were also active in their class plays. Mr. Rankin joined the faculty of Pendleton High School this year, and under his direction the art department grew. A wide variety of art courses were offered which ranged from junior high to the senior classes. Like the speech stu- dents, the art students learned to communicate through their talents. Speed reading is one of the courses offered during the summer school period. Students de- velop better reading habits and increase their reading rate. Modern devices which aid in in- creasing the student ' s reading speed are avail- able to participants in the class. Students in summer school attempt to raise their rate of read- ing and comprehension in the speed reading class. That ' s very good, Mr. Rankin tells Carol . ble, but make sure vour colors don ' t run.

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Three Languages Heard at P.H.S. Mrs. G. Casey looks over Larry Ashba ' s shoulder as he puts the finishing touch on his composition. The largest ' department in Pendleton High School curriculum grew even larger this year as the language department added not only a third year course in Spanish but also a course in Latin. And yet, while the students were learning con- jugation of Spanish verbs, Latin vocabulary, and other facets of the language and people of foreign lands, students in the English classes were learn- ing that in order to communicate with others in this fast-working world of ours we must have a good knowledge of the language of our own na- tion. By following the able guidance of experi- enced instructors in all three languages, students of Pendleton High School were taught through grammar studies, through examples of writings from the particular language, and through the writing of compositions in that lan guage. Miss Douglas goes over the Pledge of Allegiance in Spanish as Rick Stapp and Vicki Fields listen intently. Kenny Hoppes translates a Latin sentence into English for Mrs. J. Casey and Linda Thomas. 24

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Math and Science Students Prepare students watch as Ellen Haner draws a 90° angle. Let X equal the number of apples, says Mrs. Eley as she gives her algebra class a problem to solve. Katie Honnold explains the lines of a slide rule. Roger MoUenkopf, Miss Borden, and classmates listen carefully to catch any mistakes that she might make. Mathematics is an exacting science which forms a foundation for many of the other sci- ences, such as physics and engineering. Besides a means for solving problems in science, mathe- matics is a foundation for the development of logical thinking and organization in work. Mathematics is a language spoken and un- derstood by all people of every nation in the world. Every American uses it in his everyday life. For students not wishing to explore the higher mathematics offered, the P.H.S. curricu- lum includes general mathematics as a course offered to any student wishing to expand his knowledge of arithmetic. Freshmen study algebra as the first course in higher mathematics. The students begin to use equations to successfully find unknown quantities. The algebra course con- tinues in the first semester of the junior year. This makes a total of three semesters of algebra. Sophomores study plane geometry, while juniors study solid geometry during their second semester. Trigonometry and senior mathematics complete the mathematics curriculum offered at P.H.S. 26