Shorewood High School - Copperdome Yearbook (Shorewood, WI)

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CCDP PE RD O M E SPEECH In the speech depart- ment students are given an opportunity to express themselves in all phases of writing and speaking. The members of the pro- ductions class learn and execute various aspects of stage production and management. QW? Writing scripts and direct- ing the assemblies is the re- sponsibility ot the Assembly Training class. One of the most popular programs thus planned is the annual volun- teer assembly which draws talent from the entire student body. As the climax of the course each student presents a lecture recital.

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CURRICULUM ENGLISH Poetry, drama, the essay, and grammar are the units of senior English, which is 'Q offered as an elective in both semesters of the senior year. Ripples and Speech are alternate courses of this class. Students who desire to express their ideas on paper are given this oppor- tunity in creative writing, which is offered to freshmen and juniors. Twice a year the members of this class pub- lish the Gleam , a supplement sheet of the Ripples. 19 The sophomore English course consists of four units, which include com- munications, the essay, speech, and Shakes- peare. The plays, Iulius Caesar and The Mer- chant of Venice, are studied through the use of phonograph records.

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ClJR RICIJLLJM LANGUAGES lf we are to be leaders in our world today We must understand the government, history, and language of other countries, so our lan- guage department, under the supervision of Miss Che- villon, offers four years of French and German. Four years of Latin and Spanish are also offered. All of these languages are advantageous for college preparation and are neces- sary in many occupations and professions, such as medicine, journalism, and law.