Provo High School - Provost Yearbook (Provo, UT)

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Because it was reading day, Friday was the favorite day of Mrs. Hayward's English students. On this day, they read a book selected from a wide variety of classic and current literature. Morris Nelson, Sandra Rasmussen, Nancy Bennett, Paulette Kisan, lynnae Riggs and Steve Parry mulled over selections, while Lee Bate, Marilyn Barney, and Bill Brown plunged into their assignment. LANGUAGE Students of English discovered that a thorough understanding of the language is a prerequisite for success. From the meaning of a noun to exacting compositions, they learned the technicalities of English and the art of self-expression. There is high correlation between skillfull word usage and worldly success. Recognizing this fact, English students worked daily to improve their ability to handle words skillfully and correctly. Increasing vocabulary, learning to spell, writing themes, reading books, absorbing the fundamentals of grammar, using the library — these were only a few of the tasks that challenged their ingenuity and made English one of the most-or least—rewarding of all subjects, depending on each individual's degree of mastery. libbie C. Hayward Brent Lindsfrom Voit Roper Milton A. Nelson Counselor, English IV English II and III English II. Ill and IV English III and IV

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Calvin Bartholomew English II and III, German I Creative writing was one of the most rewarding phases of English. Here Laureen Henderson, Frank Jarvis, Richard Johnson, Bertha Sisneros and Cheryl Storrs tried to get inspiration for themes while Paul Hoskisson brushed up on diagrams. Language enlivened Jena V. Holland English II and III Anna Smoot Taylor English III and IV Student teacher, Jerry Hales, operated the recording machine while Mary Ann Tanner read Spanish sentences into the microphone. This method helped students pronounce foreign words correctly.

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Provo High's spacious, well-equipped library was probably one catalog indispensible in locating a piece of information. The of the most frequented rooms in the building. From eight o'clock camera caught Jean Williams, Francine Butler, and Nikki Kruse until four, students streamed in to browse, study, do research absorbed in fulfilling a reading assignment. In addition to serving work, or just relax and read. Clyde Morgan found the card students during class time, the library functioned before school. Commercial ealestkemcs Yvonne Anderson Type I II, Intermediate Type Shorthand I, Library Paul Lloyd Spanish I II, World History, Retail Merchandising LaNora Allred Bookkeeping I English II -22-