Strafford High School - Torch Yearbook (Strafford, MO)

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'Nl' 3 JQ ' W 51 if 'it iffy 2-i Ts. L 1 reading A A BeveYW Wm - conlest' Sxoty for dell Praciices the fmenslc The five students entered in the forensic contest at Ash Grove were: Edith Belknap, Beverl f Wardell P t 'B gil Doty, and Jerry Bishop. y , a sy umgarner, Vir- sfressed in English courses Jerry Bishop is demonstrating the scientific procedure used in making lye at the forensic meet at Ash Grove. Five Strafford students were entered in the sub- district forensic meet at Ash Grove on March 13. The ratings were as follows: I, Beverly Wardell, story tellingp I-, Edith Belknap, prose reading: Pat- sy Bumgarner, poetry readingg II, Virgil Doty, news broadcastg III, Jerry Bishop, demonstration speech. March 20, the three students who received I ratings at Ash Grove went to Southwest Missouri State College for the district meet. All three en- tries earned a II rating.

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NANNIE F, ROSS, English instructor, has taught six years at Strafford. Miss Ross obtained a B. S, from Southwest Missouri State College and an M. A. from George Peabody. Miss Ross is a sponsor of the Freshman class, and di- rects dramatics and forensic activities. The knowledge and correct use of English is a necessary require- ment for any vocation, Through the study of English, students acquire skills of practical value in later life--self-expression in oral and writ- ten communication, Our life is enriched by reading and by being able to understand and enjoy what we read. Everyone must have an accur- ate working knowledge of his own language. No student would be able to carry out the learning process without a source of information. The students spend many hours reading in the library taking advantage of this opportunity, Many have been occupied with a new set of encyclopedia which was purchased this year, During the four years of English instructed by Miss Ross, the study and correct usage of the parts of speech and all facets of English gram- mar are presented, Spelling is stressed and vocabulary is enriched, Literature is offered each year, and gradually it becomes enjoyable as one sees the beauty of the great works, English offers an opportunity to develop one's abilities in and ap- preciation for the dramatic and speaking arts in the class plays and in the forensic contest, Communication IS Miss Ross explains the use of a word to Estell Andrews. Frank Gilmore enjoys reading Geoffrey Senior English class. V .eu- -I2- Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales to the

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The field of business may interest many of our students either in college or as a typist, secretary, or bookkeeper. It is the job of the commerce department to prepare students for the highest pos- sible employment opportunity. Two beginning typewriting courses, shorthand, secretarial prac- tice, and bookkeeping are offered. Shorthand and typewriting are necessities for a future secretary and also are valuable aids to a col- lege student. Bookkeeping today is valuable not only in the business world, but in learning to keep personal records in an orderly manner to facilitate income tax filing. The secretarial practice class is known as the busy class. Students do quite advanced work in type- writing, do much duplicating, and publish the annual and the month- l ly newspaper. Charlotte Duncan practices writing shorthand while Joyce Rogers tran I d k R ' Commerce department oys groun wor The 1958-59 Broadcast staff had a goal set for them last fall, For the first time the 1957- 59 Broadcast received a one rating from the -git 4 Missouri lnterscholastic Press Association, and four individual articles rated ones, The pre- sent staff has worked long hours hoping to re- ceive the same high rating, z'!,.ei Feature Editor Joyce Rogers is writ- ing a feature article: Society Editor Charlotte Duncan is getting ideas for Student of the Month interviews. In the back, Patsy Bumgarner helps Rex Potter write his sports Dage. Mrs. Stombaugh explains how to fill out the work sheet to bookkeeping students--Madelyn Schnick, Goldie Dean, Danny Murphy, and Earl Hammond, -'l4-