Perry High School - Clock Yearbook (Massillon, OH)

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John Kross and Frank Cosentino scan some encyclopedias in search of a suitable topic for their next term paper assignment. Perry lmzugurafes Independent Study as ffowrs Program Unique in Stark County this year was an in- novation by the Perry High English Department- The Independent Study Program for High School Senior English Students. The program, designed and organized by Pat F. Mattachione with the assistance of Mrs. Margaret Rownd, teachers of English IV, has as its objectives: 1. The teaching of student self-confidence in in- dependent study. 2. The teaching of composition by writing papers of major importance. 3. The teaching of the various literary writing forms, and devices. 4. The study of English literature by placing em- phasis on major literary works, and periods. 5. The learning of the use of the library, and its reference materials. When news of the program broke, thirty-four stu- dents expressed an interest in participating in it. However, by mutual consent of the instructors, only twelve were going to be taken into the program, for Mrs. Rownd and Mr. Mattachione felt that they could work with only six students each. The thirty- four students and their parents were asked to a special meeting where the program was outlined. Parents were told that students could be dropped from the program at any time if the instructors felt that they were not working up to par. Students who were working up to par had to write an exhaustive term paper in five worksg they were excused from three classes a week and during this time they were to be doing research in the library. They did no-t follow the assignments of the regular classesg nor did they have to take the tests. The grade was based solely on the term paper. If dropped from the program, however, every student was held responsible for work of the regular classes. As it turned out, thirteen students were selected for the program. All who wished to participate had to take the Purdue Placement test for college fresh- men. All participating in the program received 84 percentile scores or better. Thirteen were selected because the twelfth and thirteenth individuals had the same score in the test.

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Bibliography Blue, T, O, History gf Stark County, Ohio, Heald, Edward Thornton. The Stark Countx Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., Stow: T716 Am1CfiCl1Tl Wav of Life V01 IIC 1928, Part 3. Columbus: The Stoneman Press, Everts, l.. H. New Historical Atlas of Stark 1959. County Illustrated. Philadelphia: L. H. Per1'iH,Wi1liamHem'y. Hiswrrvi Stark Cvun- Evel-tg, and Company, 1375, LL Chicago: Baskin and Battey, Historical Heald, Edward Thornton. The Stark County Pl1b1iShCfS,l881- Story Vol. I . Columbus: The Stoneman Press, Other Sources 1949. ............. . ........... Personal interview with Clyde Heald, Edward Thornton. The Stark County Gates, Pfincipalf Richville School-1 Massil' Story: Free People at Work Vol. IV Part I. lon, Ohio Personal interview with Pearl Needham, Teacher, Richville School, Mas- Columbus: The Stoneman Press, 1955. ee-- Heald, Edward Thornton. The Stark County n I Story: The Suburban Era Vol IV Part 2. SINGH, 01110 Columbus: The Stoneman Press, 1958.

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Independent Indy Participating in the program were Donna Brewer, Frank Cosentino, Celeste Crowl, ,lannet Garret, Marilyn Goodall, Ed Jones, ,lohn Kross, Tim Miller, Randy Miller, ,loan Roth, Larry Seward, Dave Shep- pard, and Pat Witmer. The program was, for some of the students, ex- asperating, frustrating, befuddling, and confusing, but all admit that the experience was rewarding and educational. The program fullfilled its objectives. TOP TEN STUDENTS On pages 28, 29, 30, and 31 are pictured the top ten students in Perry High Schoolg some of them participated in the independent study program. How- ever, all of Perry's top ten seniors participated in advanced courses sometime during their high school careers. Because of the extra credit given for these courses, it was possible for the students to acquire higher than the normal maximum 4.0 averageg it is for this reason that Dave Sheppard and Ed Jones received 4-.0 plus averages. TOP: Celeste Crowl and Donna Brewer, independent studiers renew an old friendship in the card catalogue This 15 phase one finding references. BOTTOM: Phase two in writing a term paper is gathering information Here Ed Jones Randy Miller Larry Seward, and Pat Witmer are doing just that.