Pulaski High School - Oriole Yearbook (Pulaski, VA)

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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Miss Elizabeth Blair B.A. : Vanderbilt University English Mr. Richard Lineberry B.A. : Carson Newman A. A. : Gardner-Webb College English Mrs. Mary Ann Lemons B.S. : Longwood College English Mrs. Sandra Goforth B.S. : Radford College English Research work involved many long hours in the library. Mrs. Joyce Robinson B.A. : Radford College English Mrs. Katherine Sutherland B.S. ; Radford College English Mrs. Martha VanMeter B.S. : Madison M.S. : University of Virginia English Students awaiting the bell discuss tomorrow’s assignment.

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EXPERIENCE IN OFFICE PRACTICE Mr. Harry Whitt, Jr. Mr. James Owen, Jr. B.S. : Milligan College Commercial ICT, DE Mr. Ted Viars Mrs. Dorothy Dodson B.S. : V.P.I. B.S. : Radford College iCT Commercial Mrs. Billie Farmer B.S. : Radford College Commercial Practice makes perfect for students but it means endless work for teachers. Tools that aren’t often left idle. The Commercial Department of P.H.S. in- structed and informed students in the tech- niques and fundamentals of the business world. Courses in typing, bookkeeping, and shorthand provided invaluable experience in office prac- tice. The classes have also undertaken special projects such as making typed pictures for display and preparation of various bulletin boards in the commercial classrooms. Not only were these classes beneficial in teaching the techniques and fundamentals of business, but they also aided students in other classwork such as the typing of term papers and rapid note-taking. 17

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EXPLORES LITERARY GREATS Junior students were occupied with the study of American Literature. This year, teachers in the English depart- ment worked to coordinate each level of the study. Utilizing the school’s audio-visual aids and the active participation of the student, the English teachers brought their students closer to the subject matter. A study of English was required in each j of the five levels of our school. Through a j highly organized English Department, stu- dents gained mastery of the complex gram- I mar usage which increased the students’ ! command over his native language. [ During his five years at P.H.S. the student j traveled over a wide range of colorful and intriguing literature. Eighth Graders follow- ed the tragic journey of Longfellow’s Evange- j; line and Freshmen analyzed the plot of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Studying I Eliot’s Silas Marner and Shakespeare’s Julius J Caesar highlighted the year for Sophomores. Ij Juniors were engrossed in a study of Ameri- !, can authors, which organized the evolution II of our country’s literature. Seniors were con- ; ;! fronted with Old English writings such as the epic, Beowulf, as well as Chaucer’s Can- f 5 terbury Tales and the immortal Macbeth by I William Shakespeare. I A greater knowledge of our language has exposed many new and intriguing sources of enjoyment through literature for the stu- dents of P.H.S. Mrs. Nancy D. Fields B.A. : UNCG English Mrs. Elizabeth Frye B.S. : Radford College English Mrs. VanMeter gives instruction in aca- demic English. 19 J