Shortridge High School - Annual Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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L terciture, iourncils occupy student time Q Q 2 A f 4 4 isa 5:5 ' f. F -Wax!! J l'h 'A 5 English V students pay close attention to the teachers explanations. A . -. ,f Students try to get a head in an English V class! The English Department, headed by Mrs. Jean Whitcraft, combined the old with the new and came up with some interesting ideas for teaching and learning. Freshmen studied the three R's, minus one Crithmeticy, in English I and ll, while sophomores worked dili- gently on their vocational themes in English Ill. The tenth graders also explored the mysteries of Silas Marner and Julius Caesar in English IV. Juniors started their year off right with the study of American litera- ture. The real work arrived with the second semester and the reviewing and re-learning of grammar. Later in the semester the English VI Es- sentials Test was administered. Seniors were offered a variety of courses. English Vll and IX students worked to perfect their writing by composing journals, precis, or criti- cisms at least twice a week. English Vllll and X students discovered that such works as Beowulf and the plays of Shakespeare really aren't so bad. Seniors were also offered a course in creative writing and one for ad- vanced college placement English.

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Shortridge linguists study foreign customs 2 WW Advanced German students listen attentively as Lester Groth lectures on German litera- ture. wg' 'f ' -ff I a W2 13' ' ef: ,, , I Miss Louise Reiter clears up a point of grammar for her Second-year-German ass. Individual attention adds a personal touch to Mrs. Martha Beasley's French class. Miss Louise Reiter's Foreign Lan- guage Department offered six lan- guages at a variety of levels. Classes were taught in French, German, Spanish, Latin, Classical Greek, and Russian. Studies ranged from a first year concentratio-n on grammar and vocabulary to the discussions on French poetry and contemporary lit- erature, held in Mr. Sutherland's French IX and X class. Senior French students spent the year preparing for the Advanced Placement Tests, while Juniors in French, German, Latin, and Spanish classes attempted to qualify for the Indiana University Honors Program. Two new teachers, Mrs. Martha Beasley and Mr. David Hammer, were added to the department's faculty. l. U. Honors students Mari- anne Mitter and Andy Carroll as- sisted in teaching a third year Ger- man class. X