R Nelson Snider High School - Safari Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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English Department Emphasizes MacBETH WAS QUITE A CHARACTER, according to Mr. Reyn- old ' s third period English class. Discussions helped to tie together facts obtained through reading the text. STOP THE MACHINE! shouts a horrified student as the machine speeds ahead. Reading lab proved a great help to all who took it. ■H H 18

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THE ACTION OF ACADEMICS The 1966-67 school year was the first year that a full seven-period schedule for classes was employed at Snider. Subjects were again offered to students in the areas of English: mathematics; science; social studies; foreign languages; business; journalism; fine arts, which includes art, music, speech, and drama; practical arts; industrial arts; health: and physical education. With the newly completed building, modern educational con- veniences, such as the reading and foreign language labs, were available to all Panthers. These advantages pro- vided every student with the best of opportunities for a good education. Meaningful knowledge could be obtained and interests broadened. Talents and skills were both acquired and put to use. Those who excelled in each area were given special recognition for their extra efforts. Ac- tion took the form of a progressive education that chal- lenged and increased the learning capacity of each in- dividual student. AH. FOUND IT ' Bill Morningstar searches for the defi- nition of a strange word he came across while doing research in the library for a term paper.

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Creativity s ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? asks student teacher Miss Dan- iels. She was a big help in preparing students lor the M.E. tests. The English Department is composed of units of litera- ture, grammar, composition. The basic requirements of all English classes is that the pupils report on no less than six books a year. American literature is emphasised during the sophomore year. A general review of all grammar is also included in the tenth grade program. Junior grammarians are introduced into the varying phases of English literature. A study of Shakespeare ' s Macbeth and Shaw ' s Pygmaleon provide adequate con- trast of time. Step by step research paper completes a year of work at the junior level. Shakespeare ' s Hamlet and three plays by Socrates are studied in depth by seniors in the Snyder English Depart- ment. Essays and a score of contemporary literature finish a high school career in English. Pupils are allowed to test their skills on several creative writing projects. AND THEN THE ARROW FLEW CLEAR OVER THE FILLING STATION. says Mr. Reynolds as he relates one of his experiences with the famous English weapon, the crossbow. 19