Peoria High School - Crest Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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NORMA ROSSI SEARCHES for material to add to her note cards. Projects, Current Events Broaden Enghsh Classes Students in all four classes of Peoria High School studied the En- glish language. Freshmen drilled on grammar rules and read Dickens' Great Expectations. The interwoven plots of Silas Marrier and medieval fantasies in Idylls of the King claimed each sophom0re's attention. Juniors surveyed American litera- ture and reviewed grammar, while seniors memorized lines from Shakespeare and delved into the literature of England. This year Dr. Daniel Smythe, a member of the faculty at Bradley University and an expert on the poet, Robert Frost, spoke to En- glish classes at Peoria High. He dis- cussed his acquaintance with the late poet and the construction of a poem. A STUDENT STRUGGLES through an- other sentence diagram replete with ad- jective clauses and dangling participles.

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Sophomore Speech Sophomores spent one semester in speech class where they practiced correct gestures, voice inflections, and rate of speaking. Some speeches were delivered to entertain and per- suade. Students also designed com- mercials and pantornirnes for their classmates. Towards the end of the semester sophomores made use of their general knowledge for extem- poraneous speaking. The course culminated in a final 10 minute speech in which the pupils demon- strated their newly acquired skills. GESTURES EMPHASIZE POINTS in speech. Speech and Drama Correlate Thoughts and Actions JILL H A R R I S O N FILLS endless cards. . . while Jan Cross does research. .. P.H.S.'ers entered the world of greasepaint, props, and scripts in dramatics class. Poetry was studied and recited, and additional coaching in acting familiarized students with the work of the stage. One project required each student to cast his classmates in a one-act play, direct the actors, and devise scenery, cos- tumes, and make-up for the produc- tion. Students also worked with individual monologues and serious or comedy readings. DRAMA CLASS REHEARSES assembly skit. which culminates in lively debate.