Topeka High School - Sunflower Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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NUMEROUS phone calls are a part of Miss Hopkins' duties as supervisor of the citv's Language Arts. LISTENERS enjoy jerry Hawver's oral report in Miss Larmer's class. Patty Miller, Al Grooms, Davydd Greenwood, Dick Buck, Betty Bardsley. IOURNALISM students study local news. Marilyn McCoy, Melody Parker, Lois Reed, Janice Seagraves, and Maxine Schreiner. PRACTICE Makes Perfect gives juniors in Mr. '- Dickson's class emphasis on basic syntax problems. ,MQW 27

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ATTENTION to business. Grammar study occupies more than half ol' the sophomore course of study. THE MOST famous schnozzola in literature, Cyrano de Bergerads. Karen Zakar and Neil Wood. English- Aims Stress Universal eedjbr Adequate Communication 1 ROM Julius Caesar to The Tale of Two Cities and the current best sellers, and from Chaucer to Melville and Stephen Vincent Benet, literature from many parts of the world and from the important periods of history was introduced to Topeka High's students through the various required and elective English courses. The 'faculty members of this, the largest of y the academic departments, made constant effort to emphasize reading for pleasure as well as information and the understanding of problems. Studies were made on the needs of students entering careers immediately after high school as well as those continuing in college, with the hope of giving all THS graduates needed proficiency in the language arts. For students interested in related fields, there were courses in speech training, play production, journalism, and publications. Emphasis in all classes was placed on writing, while new syntax studies and grammar reviews covered approximately half the class time. The third year of the Sequence Classes found the successful coordination of junior English and American History for the thirty-Five students enrolled, Progress reports in the form of standardized tests were given throughout the year, while poetry, short story, and essay contests gave opportunities for individual expression in fictional and factual areas. Miss Hopkins . . . Department Chairman Mrs. Bartlow, Miss Conover, Mr. Dickson, Mrs. Focht, Mrs. Greer, Miss Ham Miss Herrick, Miss Larmer, Mrs. Lingo, Mr. Madl, Mr. McCarthy Mrs. Penney, Mrs. Tomlinson, Miss Wheeler, Mr. Williams, Mrs. Woodward 26

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sg 'ir '- X Science PHYSICS. Weighing solids to calculate displacement, jay Boylan, right. tips the scales as Mary Kay Goodman and jim Bunds record their findings. Molecules, Forces, Tissues Challenge Investzgation 28 HAT American students are inferior to Russians in scientific knowledge is the implication appearing frequently in news stories. Along with the general up- swing of interest due to recent scientific developments, this attitude has given impetus to Topeka's schools to offer a program of emphasized and broadened science courses and opportunities for experimentation. Varying from the study of living matter to the study of the theories of life itself and the forces present in the universe, the more than forty classes form a well- balanced curriculum. Beginning students can acquire a basic knowledge of heredity, environment, health, and physical and chemical reactions. Advanced classes have opportunities for specific and independent study. Because of the many opportunities for careers in the science world, exploratory interest is encouraged in all fields. Additional interest is promoted through special study in Science Seminar groups, the annual Science Fair, field trips, and special award programs. Mr. Jones ,.......,.............. Department Chairman Mr. Ellithorpe, Mr. Hadden, Mr. Villeme, Mr. Mills, Miss Hutchison, Mr. Knecht, Miss Phillips, Mr. West. CHEMISTRY. Conclusion reached and experiment completed, jim Viergever cleans up equipment.