Peru High School - Narcissus Yearbook (Peru, IN)

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Whale Classes S'rrlve 'ro Broaden Their English Dxfterent types ot clause 1 one ot the subject dtscussed bv Mr Be ksh1re to hxs treshmaw Erghsh class Freshmen spend the f t emester workmng on gra'nmar and the second semester readtng hterature The Theatre m Shcxkespecxres T1me was one o the toprcs for panel GISCUSSIOHS ID sophomore uteratu e Ioyce Ross M1ke F1Sh back, and Sharon Hughes were only a few ot the students ln Mr Wnght s class who learned about the Ehzabethan perlod through the e oral reports Even semors h e o 'ake pe I mg tests Senlors rn Enghsh corn posmon revlewed the1r spelhng and vocabulary durmg the flrst rx weeks to prepare them for the aho at Men' Schclarshrp Te g aarl g Octcbe O I O O I S Ii 'X r ' r . , . 1. , . 1rs s . . . ,, J . . :. r . ' ' - ' ,vw v - 1 u Y . t .2 . - s V , . , U r. n A V . . st wen ' ri r.

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.-sl., We Learn Customs ofO1'her A very-heavily stressed field at Peru High School is that of language. When a person en- rolls in a language course, whether it be Eng- lish, Latin, or Spanish, he realizes that both his knowledge of grammar and his understanding of people in general will be helped. A student entering Peru High School as a freshman knows that he will have to take at least one subject. This course, English l0l, which is required at PHS, combines one semes- ter of English grammar with a semester of lit- erature. A students first alternative in English comes during his sophomore year. Although some students enroll in English 20l, world literature, and English 202, beginning speech, some stu- dents substitute Iournalism 305 for English 201 and Advanced Speech 303-304 for English 202. While enrolled in world literature, students study l'Silas lvfarnerj' Iu1ius Caesar, and other examples of tiction, non-fiction, drama, and poetry. In speech, students get accustomed to making speeches before large groups with- out becorning too nervous or upset. Aqui tiene usted el libro' says Iizzi Bradley as he offers a Spanish vocabulary book to Eugenia Grafft Lands Through Languages ln the junior year, American literature is re- quired by state law, beginning with the earliest type of American literature and working up to modern works by living authors. English 301 and 302 also introduce juniors to some work in advanced grammar. Although most seniors are not required to take English, seniors on the college entrance Course must take English composition during the first semester. Work in this course includes many short themes, a l,000-word autobiogra- phy, and a 3,000-word research paper. English literature is offered the second se- mester ot the senior year. Seniors in this course study the development of literature in England from Chaucer to the present day. Two years of Spanish and Latin are included on the curriculum in the foreign language de- partment. Under the guidance of Miss lna Hor- nish, students learn to speak the languages and the customs of the people who use these lan- guages. This model of the Roman Coliseum in Miss Hornishs roozn shows Roy Feltner and Pauline Garnett an exam- ple of Roman architecture. ' ,F . M, ff' -28 'l2'!9nyu9'H1 -

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T l Sophomores interested in writing got a first- hand taste of newspaper and yearbook work in beginning and advanced journalism. Here they studied news, feature, and sports writing, headline writing, copyreading, and page make-up. lournalism students contribut- ed most of the material in The Peruvian and The Narcissus. The big project of the first semester clcss was the Underclass Peruvian in lanuary. Sue Braun served as editor-in-chief, Mary O'Con- nor, associate editor, Beverly Shipley, news ed- itor, Lauranne Garber, feature editor, and Barry Burkhart, sports editor. You press this button and the camera goes off, Carolyn Carson says as she explains the intricate oper- ations of the Speed-Graphic camera to Linda Clausen and Linda Gorseline. Special English Work Given un Speech, Dramahcs, Journalism A student muttering to himself in the middle of the hall is somewhat of a regular occurance around PHS because he may be a speech stu dent practicing an extemp or a dramatic stu dent memorizing his lines for the next play Qualified students receive special work in Mr Terry s advanced speech class They stud led and worked on debates extemps oratories declamations and various types of speeches for the many contests in which National Foren sic League members participated A new course this year was Mr Wrights dramatics class The 13 students here practiced many phases of the dramatic arts and present ed several plays for high school and Junior high assemblies Vllcxtch where you re dnvmg shouts Ben Wood on o ic Neup a t play Antic Spring 30 . . O I ' . I - , , , f , W , - . A , ,Ji gf iff ' ff , ' ' ' C ii thi- - J, A A ' , ry' . . Babb' f - ' K . 1 , lyme t, Alfe ,, ,ert in a scene from the one- c. l f l '