Peoria High School - Crest Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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BY DIAGRAMMING a sentence, Rita Anthony analyzes the parts of a sentence and their relationship to one another. English and Social Studies are Dominating a large portion ot a students high school education are literature, grammar, and social studies. Students awake to the thrills of literature and learn to read between the lines of prose Written by great authors through the ages. Proper word usage and sentence structure are important parts of one's knowledge. Understanding the governments and studying the people, history, and geography of countries throughout the World have their place in the curriculum. Freshmen vicariously share Pip's adventures in Great Expectations: sophomores see the tragedy ot Iulius Caesar unfolding loetore their eyes. The mys- tery ot The House cf the Seven Gables is only one THE PLAYS PRESENTED on the Shakespearian Theater come to mind as Nancy Custer gazes at a model ot it. Page 24

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Stoskopf, Herbert: M.M. Northwestern: Coquettes: Band Strode, Gene: B.S. Western Illinois: General Sci- ence: Football: Track: Wrestling Suffield, Lyle K.: B.S. Bradley: Art: Art Guild Swisher, Glyda M.: B.A. Bradley: M.A. North- western: English: Latin: Latin Club Szepessy, I. E.: B.A. Eureka: M.A. Iowa: Orches- tra Szepessy, Mariorie: B.A. Eureka: F r e s h m a n Chorus: Girls' Choir Traylor, S. L.: B.S. Eastern Illinois: Shorthand: Typing VanDeventer, I. B.: A.B., M.S. Indiana: Algebra: Trigonometry Wallace. Leverett: B.S. Monmouth: Physical Edu- cation: Civics: Committee of Forty: Student Insur- ance Wallin, Swen: B.S. Bradley: M.S. Illinois: Driver Education: Baseball: Freshman Class Sponsor: Swimming Webster, Gretchen K.: B.S. Bradley: English: Social Problems Westhoii, W. F.: B.S. Bradley: Woodshop: Stage Whitaker, Harry F.: B.S., M.A. Bradley: English: Basketball: Senior Counselor: Student Council Whitaker, Dick: A.B. Nebraska Wesleyan: M.A. Colorado State: Physical Education: Basketball: Football: Letterrnan's Club: Track Wood, Camilla: A.B. Northwestern: M.A. Illinois: History: A.F.S. Director Wyeth, Ierry D.: M.B.E. Colorado: B.S. Eastern Illinois: Typing: Business Advisor of the Opinion Yingst. Marguerite: M.S. Bradley: Sight Conser- vation: Freshman Class Sponsor: Y-Teens Yuhause, Ioseph: B.S. Bradley: M.A. Iowa: Amer- ican Government Ziegler, Charlotte M.: A.B. Illinois: MA. Michi- gan: German: German Club: Senior National Honor Society Ziegler, Lilly: Bookkeeper: Treasurer

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crsic Elements of Education piece oi the great literature which is read in the junior year. The writings ot Shakespeare provide a chal- lenge to the senior students ability to analyze a situ- ation and to comprehend the actions ot human beings. Through all tour years, students study English grammar and are given a chance to show their cre- ativity by writing themes, term papers, and poetry. Civics helps to increase understanding ot the prin- ciples oi the government of the United States. His- tory courses bring to lite the events which have taken place up to the present, and geography helps the student to learn about different countries, their people, and their Way oi lite. iN Tl-HS PQRTION of the United States, the winters are more severe than they are an-nl MR, YUHAUSE DISCUSSES one of the early systems of American govern- wi , .44 1 we-I Pag