Petersburg High School - Missile Yearbook (Petersburg, VA)

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English Opens The Patiently Mrs. Irvine helps Cindy Porter over the rough spots of her English 6A term paper. Door To Thought Capacity to read, understand, and evaluate the ideas of others and to communicate one’s own ideas are two of the most important abilities that can be developed in a liberal arts education. Effective partic- ipation in life depends on being able to appreciate the values of others and in turn to convey effectively one’s own concepts. The English department attempts to impress each student with these ideas. In order to achieve this purpose, the student begins an in- tensive examination of the literature which has been passed down for centuries and of the literature which is being produced today, thus opening a complete new world which contains the ideas of famous writers and thinkers. Through the English courses offered, which involve grammar composition and creative writing, the student learns more effectively to com- municate his knowledge and his ideas. An innovation adopted by the department this year is the reading course designed to strengthen a stu- dent’s reading ability through individual attention. All these are abilities which are indispensable in any occupation. Eagerly awaiting their next instructions from Mrs. Wilcox, Floyd Noon, Marcia Bracy, and Diane Johnson prepare them- selves for their next speed reading drill. 1 ' i HI S i r I . || || 1 [ ; II I | j a 11 }J fig kit I IT i Mm ■ ® m W

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Daily speed drills enable Janet Fisher to perfect her shorthand techniques. Many innovations have occurred this year in all educational departments. Mrs. Davis is shown here using the new picture copy ma- chine. Keeping the fingers arched over the home row is an important aspect of typing.

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A cluttered desk, crowded book shelves, overhead projectors, and a much needed moment of peace — all these thing ' s arc housed in one small room — the English office. From The Works Of Ann Abernathy Jean Baggett Mary Best Frances Evans Josephine Frederick Mildred Ir vine Thomas Miller Diane Owens June Smallwood “No butter in the popcorn” mourns Karen Myers as Drake Slay and Skipper Booth stock up on candy for English 9 movie, A Man for All Seasons. 18