Shelbyville High School - Squib Yearbook (Shelbyville, IN)

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Miss Moore answers a question for Mary ,lo Soller in English literature class. Correct expression was the theme of our SHS English department this year. Thus, we strived to build gramma- tically correct sentences, which conveyed our meanings in a vivid and clear style. VVe also tried to see how litera- ture eould be applied to our own experiences. In our grammar and senior composition courses we studied sentence content and form, we increased our voca- hnlaries, and we learned to use reference books. By writ- ing letters, themes, paragraphs, essays and term papers. we used the knowledge which we acquired. XVe enjoyed the works of many authors, both early and modern, in our literature classes. NVe studied novels, bio- graphies, plays, short stories and poems. As sophomores, we learned to appreciate literature hy readings Silas Marncr by Elliot and ldylls of the King hy Tennyson. XVe juniors realized how closely the history and the writings of a country are interrelated as we studied American literature. XVhcn we took English literature, we seniors discovered the wealth of literary tradition which our language offers. Miss Cuskaden, Mr. Coyner, Mr. Clark, and Mr. Kuhn instruct the sophomore English classes. Miss Moore, Miss Chenoweth and Mr. Kocher teach the juniors. Miss Moore also teaches the English literature class, while Miss Chenoweth specialies in senior composition classes. .9l'l'll0l 0U0 These hoys and girls may look like SHS students in Miss Cuskaden's sophomore class, but they are really characters in Silas Marner chatting around a fireplace.

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The stack of books indicates that Carolyn Anspaugh does A blackboard exercise determines whether Marcia Neeb not neglect her other studies, as she delves into Caesar. Margie Soller, John Haehl and Leslie Schaeffer have learned their Spanish eonjugations. ew oreign .fdmgariria ora in flue WaLin9.. French students Linda Trueb, Tina Viiendling, and Dan Collins, perfect their pronunciation by listening to native speakers on records. The opportunities at SHS for students interested in lan- guages expanded in the 1961-1962 school year, as we saw the addition of French to the curriculum. Mr. Alan Covner used conversation as the key to learning French. First, students learned the correct combination of words by re- petition of certain phrases. Then they learned the reasons behind the structure of the language. Class activity in- cluded listening to records of French, reading French news- papers, and discussing in French. Mr. Coyner instructed two senior high classes and one junior high class. Miss Nancy Cuskaden, our new Spanish teacher. believes that NVords are but the signs of ideas, regardless of lan- guagef, Thus the first and second year Spanish classes of twenty-five members each were taught correct expres- sion, which is the most important reason for studying a language. In addition to learning pronunciation and gram- mar, these students gave prepared talks in Spanish and studied the Mexico City newspaper to gain experience with Spanish. Our Latin classes were taught by three different teachers during the school year. Illness prevented Mrs. Aleeta Kinder from continuing her job. Miss Eva Swanson, a former SHS teacher, took her place until Mr. Franklin Clark came to us from Indiana University. The three second-year Latin classes found Caesar equally interesting and challenging. Through study of conjugations, declen- sions, and translations the Latin students increased their knowledge of this classical language.

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Lee Steele, Ann Schoelch, and Donna Ryhal use shadowscopes in developmental read- ing class. lgzackng ana! Communicafe .gcleaa To be or not to be, that is the questionn - Shakespeare. XVe might say To speak or not to speak, thatpis the prob- lem which every student faces when deciding if he should take a course in speechf, The wise student who plans to enter a profession would be benefited if he were taught to read aloud from the printed page and to speak before an audience with poise and confidence. The speech classes - beginning and advanced - taught by J. Daniel Kocher, stress all types of speech in practical situations. De- bates, impromptu speeches, and speeches to convince, in- form, and demonstrate are given. Advanced speech stu- dents participate in class discussion and study the funda- mentals of dramatics. Developmental Reading, a course to help students de- velop better reading habits, is now required for graduation from SHS. Developmental Reading is especially helpful to the student planning to attend college. By using the shadowscopes, workbooks, and films available in the lab, the amount of comprehension as well as the rate of reading is increased. A test is given by the instructor Mrs. Jay at the beginning and end of the course to measure the im- provement each pupil has made.- Sam Moore takes charge of a classroom dis- cussion in the advanced speech class.