Smithfield High School - Shield Yearbook (Smithfield, NC)

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WE COMMUNICATE THROUGH ENGLISH. Our English Department strives to create a better un- derstanding of our English language by teaching the students basic grammar, stressing vocabulary enrichment, and striving for skill in writing and speaking. To teach appreciation of our heritage through literature is by no means a minor ob- jective. How often a student understands and gains the full flavor of a literary selection under the guidance of a trained teacher! Our English De- partment is indeed strong and one that our stu- dents speak of with pride. Bill Harris gives an impromptu speech on all of his aches and pains. The subject of a speech of this type is un- important for it is an exercise meant to help students think quickly on their feet. MR. JACK TEMPLE A.B. University of North Carolina English MRS. A. G. GLENN A.B. Mary Hardin Baylor College English MRS. E. V. WILKINS Woman ' s College University of North Carolina Speech, English Romeo (Joe Stroup) and Juliet (Jimmy Ogburn) perform a balcony scene from Shakespeare ' s most popular play. Shakespearean drama is only one of the things students look forward to in English IV. MRS. W. A. BURNETTE B.S. Appalachian State Teachers College Woman ' s College University of North Carolina Social Studies, English