St Joseph Academy - Palladium Yearbook (Tipton, IN)

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nReaciing Maizetii A THE DICKENS STCRY Charles Dickens, first and foremost among the major Victorian nove- lists in time and in popularity, won the hearts of people of all classes and of all tastes and intellects almost as soon as he appeared in print. Through his charming novels and many eccentric friends, Mr. Pickwick, Sam Weller, Snodgrass, VVinkle, he gained immediate fame. He had the ability to create convincing characters, portraying them as real when fictituous. This was peculiar to Dicken's genius. or purpose, for he wrote not just to Dickens' novels have a point picture the age, but to correct it. He was not blind to the faults of his spoke out against them. A victim of at first hand the suffering and hard- age, political and social, and he the evils of child labor, he knew ship of the poor. David Copperfield is an introduction of a likeness of his father in the well-meaning but impractical Mr. Micawber, who land- ed in a debtor's prison. Dickens' novels appeared in serial form. Some were in periodicals, others in paper-bound editions. Later in life Dickens devoted much time to dramatic readings from his works. He was laid to rest in Poet's Corner in Westminister Abbey. Cathy Grime '54 Pull Man

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SCCIAL STUDIES Preparation for living in our Democracy through: Study of History - rise and fall of Peoples Study of the structure and function of our own government Practice in formulating and expressing our ideas, IS THIS DAY EVERYDAY? Insects have several facets to their eyes and they can see in several directions at the same time. Although I am not a grasshopper, I manage to do all right. lt is not necessary for me to confine all of my attention within the room. With one ear attuned to what Sister is saying, Qhoping not to be called uponj, I try U5 to master the rudiments of Sociology. Gazing through the window I notice the old oak tree standing in the cold air looking as if it were shivering without its leaves, on this cold, bleak February day. Lined up side by side on the branches, a flock of starlings look as if they are going to school, too, I hear their chatter, and it sounds like they all want to recite at once. fMaybe it's recessjj Whoops, CI mean hurray!j there's the bell. Yes, sitting by the Window has its advantages. Patsy Ferry '56 This page sponsored by, EMGE PACKING CO., INC., Anderson, Ind.