Thornton Township High School - Thorntonite Yearbook (Harvey, IL)

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new literature. The English rental library, con- taining 18618 volumes of 214 titles, is for use in the English classes. Materials from other sources are available too. Thornton ' s library of 10,000 volumes is a source to English students as well as others. Plenty of sunshine and a friendl y atmosphere make the school library a pleasant place for work. Miss Doris Halverson and Miss Mattie Gard- ner, the librarians, are in constant demand to help perplexed students find the needed books. Their ability and willingness make the library a usable source of information.

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f ' euciln and uln Writing, reading, speaking, dramatics, debate — there is no end to the variety of things taught by Thornton ' s Enghsh department, the head of which is Mr. O. F. Umbaugh. This is the larg- est department in the school because every stu- dent is required to take at least three years of English, and the seniors usually elect to study one and sometimes two courses. It is bewildering to try to choose a senior English class. Radio workshop, dramatics, jour- nalism, yearbook, debate, and creative writing are all attractive. Dramatics, an addition this year, was started to give students knowledge, not only of acting, but also of make-up, costuming, scenery, light- ing, and appreciation of drama. The radio workshop class vv-rites radio scripts and enacts them before the microphone. This class learns correct diction and appropriate voice quality. The creative writing class naturally does a great deal of writing, expressing ideas freely both in prose and poetry. Clear thinking and the ability to express that thought are the goals of every debater. With these qualities the student of today becomes the leader of tomorrow. Debaters, outstanding in performance, gain membership in the National Forensic league. The second and third years of English study deal with composition and literature, with some public speaking. In the freshman days students are given the opportunity of wide reading from both old and

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x- yyiice ci VUeeh Did you know that since 1914 students have been looking forward to their Thorntonite, a newspaper read not only by students, but also by other members of the community? The chief purpose of this official news organ of Thornton is to build good school spirit and to cement the good relations between the school and community. Additional aims are to record in news story form the major events of the school week, to give opportunity for those in- terested in such to write, and to provide enter- tainment for its readers. This year several special editions were published, namely, De- fense and Christmas issues. The eight page Defense edition was an illustrated record of the part this school is taking in widespread war efforts. In order to familiarize journalism students with the duties of every member of the staff, a rotating staff is used during the first semester. Then after students have learned which posi- tion they can best fill, a permanent staff is appointed. THORNTONITE WEEKLY STAFF ALiuagiiig edilor. Jane Roman Editors, Harold Williams, Marion Witzel News. Marion Haines, Walter Bielawski Sports, Brenton Hoover Features. Gloria Rogers Pi hlicity. Margaret Brown Desk editors, John Peasley, Lillian Jay, Dorothy Kaplan, Art Mathieu, Dureen Moll Business Manager, Marion Haines Advertising, Doris Stone Circulation. Lee Massey, Ruth Bremer, Eileen Landgraf, June Roth, Carl Sandin. Advisers: Editorial. Mr. W. P. Froom Business. Mr. O. F. Umbaugh 26-