Pinnell High School - Pinnell Yearbook (Lebanon, IN)

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BASIC OBJECTIVES OF ENGLISH Why study English? I can get by without it! What good will it do me after I am out of school? How often has the teacher of English heard these questions from boys and girls in her classes ? How often has she tried to answer these questions for them and make them feel the need for the study of English? The aim of the English course is to help the students gain a mastery of language adequate to their varied business, professional, and social needs. It seeks to make them more efficient members of society by training them to express themselves clearly, forcefully, and correctly. Because the ability to make one's meaning clear is vitally important and because study and practice are the surest means of attaining that ability, the minimum of three years English is required in our high schools today, and colleges, universities, and business firms are recommending four years. And for the same reasons every student, who wishes to make the most of himself and his life, will strive for effectiveness in his speaking and writing, and will enter whole-heartedly into the work of the course. Not until the student recognizes this need for the study of English can English teaching be truly effective. Evelyn Caplinger

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SCIENCE Before the group of Indiana High School Science Teachers this fall I heard a representative from Western Electric make this statement, There is a critical shortage of technically trained scientists. If all students, now enrolled in the science schools of our colleges, go into the work of science after graduation, they will no ways near supply the number needed. He appealed to the I-ligh Schools of America to stimulate more interest in the study of Science in order to meet this desperate need. Emphasis on individual experiment and the use of demonstration was stressed as against stricly text book teaching. The ability to think clearly and logically is probably the most important achievement to be obtained in a high school education. No other subject like mathematics contributes to the development of this ability. Today we use mathematics every time we look at the clock or the calendar. Every time we buy anything and add the bill we use mathematics. Mathematics in science have led to many discoveries in physics, chemistry, and schools. Mathematics in engineering helps in the designing of modern structures and schools. Mathematics in navigation helps sailors to guide their ships. t The algebraic equation is considered the second greatest invention in the world. Without it our modern way of living would not be possible.

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BASIC OBJECTIVES OF SPEECH TRAINING Nineteen centuries ago Jesus was born of a simple peasant woman. He grew up and lived an obscure life for thirty years. He never entered collegeg he never had a familyg he never wrote a book. At the age of thirty, through the power of speech he set into motion a way of life that was so impressive and compelling that it assumed the proportions of a great religion. The Christian religion swept over half the globe and was nourished through preaching not writing. Jesus never wrote a single sentence. His way of life was made articulate by the words from his own lips. Speech is just as important in our modern world as it was in the days of Christ. Speech training helps the student meet the practical need of the modern day. The person who can speak well before a group is the person who forges ahead. Speech helps to discipline the mind, and no man can consider himself educated who has not gone far toward acquiring mental discipline. In acquiring mental discipline one is also acquiring character self-confidence, poise, initiative, and individuality. Speech training helps one to increase his service to society. The highest function of citizenship can never be realized as long as those who have wisdom remain silent and keep their ideas to themselves. It is only when these ideas are shared with others that they become an important force in creating a better world Evelyn Caplinger