Topeka High School - Sunflower Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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READING speeds get diagnosed by Gladys Hojnacki, james Bruce, Connie I-Iaughey, Kay Mathes, Tom Gooch, Fred Cunningham. Concentrated Efforts Stress National Trend THAT NOTHING should supersede the teaching of the language arts in the Topeka public schools was the basic intent of the faculty of this vital de- partment. A balanced program emphasized grammar and rhetoric on the one hand and literary highlights on the other. Following the prescribed sophomore and junior courses, seniors chose to review technical English, survey the world's literature, or explore creative writing. Speech training, reading improvement, play production, and journalism were based on particular needs or drew on special talents. Alert to changing goals, the Conant Methodn was tried on all levels, a system of smaller classes and heavy emphasis on writing skills. Once again the sequence classes challenged students to coordi- nate their English and social studies projects. And finally, in an attempt to polish up literary efforts, many students entered poems and essays in local and national contests, while all were encouraged to read as widely as possible to develop an appreciation of the wonderful world of books. Miss Hopkins ........ Department Chairman Mrs. Austin, Mrs. Fitts, Mrs. Greer, Miss Ham, Miss Herrick, Miss Larrner, Mrs. Lin- go, Mr. Madl, Mr. Matthews, Mrs. Penney, Mrs. Reed, Mrs. Tomlinson, Miss Wheeler, Mr. Williams, Mrs. Woodward, Mr. Wurtz. SENIOR English tests occupy Mrs. Lingo's class. Masala!-any SYMBOL of the teachers' load , Mrs. Penney checks over notebooks. 27

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Mathematics 'Depth' Appreciation to Basic Studies SYSTEMATIC methods of reasoning and the neces- sity of depth comprehension were accented in both the general and advanced courses from basic math through algebra and geometry to EPSI. Whether or not a student showed a genius rating, he was made aware of the values of the subject in its every- day applications as Well as being stimulated to in- vestigate wide open scientific fields. Concerned with the stronger demands of colleges for stepped-up programs on the junior high and high school levels, a city-wide math study, set up by the department chairman and her committees, gave im- petus to additional teacher training. This in turn was reflected in students' interests, accomplishments, and career plans. As an example, K.U.'s summer camp accepted Judy Bo-denhausen, Ken Wilke, Gary Scott, and Pat Baude for further advancement and the challenge of working with other top students from all over the country. Mrs. French ......... Department Chairman Mrs. Kingman, Miss Henderson, Mrs. Norris, Mr. Davenport, Mrs. McEntire, Mr. R. Nelson DRAWING trouble plagues Richard Valentine. EXTRA reading acts as a booster for Cheryl Ogg and Sarge Laird. l HSIMPLE! Simple! Mr. Nelson has just watched a big error being Ubornt' on John Stone's paper. . 9. etafbsstmg 10. eomwhhvfz 4 .1