Thomas Carr Howe Community High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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l , During the spring semester, students of English 4 and 5 are required to take the all-day lowa Test of Educational Development llTED.J Last spring, as shown, sophomores were seated alphabetically in the gym. This year, test-tak- ers were situated in Rooms l7, 69 and I69. Mr. Bruce Beck, Howe English teacher, explains grammar errors to his English 7 class. College-bound students find advanced English a must for success, and they remember Mr. Beck's code, cs for compound sentence, sf for sentence fragment and ras for run-on sentence. 18 dish, ' w language i The knowledge of the English language is the basis for all other study, and so Howe High School has in operation six- teen departmental courses of study of English. English l through 6 is required for graduation. For college- bound seniors, English 7 and 8 proved helpful. English 7 is composition and a final grammar review, and English 8 is a course in English literature. Each grade of English has a g section for exceptionally gifted pupils. The g section in English 5 is 5i, a basic journalism course. Required for graduation is a nine-week course in reading lab or developmental reading. Mr. Kenneth Long and Mr. Jack Weaver, who taught the classes, often used movies and reading machines in their instruction. Most of the students en- rolled were freshmen. The school's librarians had in charge a class in library practice. Those enrolled in the class served as student librar- ians. The complete course takes four semesters. Mr. Steven Briggs taught Speech lA and 2A which is ex- ploring prepared and extemporaneous speaking, oral read- ing and debate. Speech can be fun as well as profitable. Allan Wilkins adds humor to his de- bate by portraying Nikita Krushchev with shoe in hand. Elaine Bradley can't control a giggle of delight.

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e Q. I . 0 Howe's Foreign Language Department realizes the impor- tance of international communication and teaches the tools which bridge the gaps between nations. At the same time, the language classes help students to learn not only a foreign tongue, but grammar, composition and reading skills. Modern language classes are French and Spanish. While many students stop after the two years of college prepara- tory training, especially able pupils continue to advanced classes, where almost no speaking is in English. Students con- centrate on studies in literature, civilization and original com- position. The idea ,ot the classes is to eventually discontinue translation, and to think and read in the foreign language. Latin classes are also in operation. Students tind that Latin is perhaps not so much a dead language, as it aids greatly in the study of science, English and other languages. College-bound Howeites appreciate the Latin and Greek Derivatives course which aids students' working English vo- cabularies by studying the roots from which many of our words come. Many Howeites engage in innumerous activities. The Foreign Language Depart- ment sponsors several clubs, one of which is the Latin Club. At one of the Latin Club meetings, a mock Roman wedding is being held. Foreign Language students concentrate to grasp all the information they can during class. Their teacher gives all their instructions in the language and the students must understand.