Walter Hines Page High School - Buccaneer Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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curriculum Debbie Daye traces the history of English Literature in her senior English class. Oil) INGUSH IWI 1 u MV| ur C1NOU5H I ' KU lAU lrv m ly. f i, sco Htfcotr Ut I 4 tfic raw ittnor I ATI OLD ENGLISH MISCU J anfous prose EARIY MIDDU ENGLISH PRH POETRY DRAMA EARLY modern . ENGLISH Krfrf) t Miss Anne P. Mclver A.B., UNC-G M.R.E., Presbyterian School JCL Advisor Debating Club Advisor Mr. Joseph E. Robbins, Jr. A.B., Elon College Dramatics Club Advisor Debating Club Advisor 25

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English served as basis for school Mrs. Margaret O. Garrett B.A., UNC-G M. Ed., UNC-G Student Council Advisor Reading, speaking, listening, writing, and thinking are all passports for one’s entry into the realm of communication and understanding. These five phases of English are very important to the future of an individual. Sophomores studied Silas Marner and Julius Caesar. A good background was gained in the fundamentals of grammar through practice and appli¬ cation. American literature was the focal point of junior English. Students traced the growth of our literary heritage through the early writings of Indians, historical documents, plays, novels, Miss Tommie Foscue A.B., Greensgoro College Pages by Page Literary Advisor Mrs. Olive Betts B.A., Converse College M.A., Columbia College Quill and Scroll Advisor short stories, and poetry. By writing frequent compositions, pupils developed their own individual styles and exer¬ cised originality. Seniors familiarized themselves with some of the great names in English literature, including Chaucer, Shakes¬ peare, Browning, and Kipling. They studied all the major works from Chaucer’s Prologue to the Canterbury Tales through George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion. A study of basic styles as they are revealed in poetry, essays, dramas, biographies, novels, and the short story were also reviewed in the senior year. Miss Gwendolyn E. Currin B.A., UNC-G Sophomore Class Advisor Mrs. Iris D. Hunsinger A.B., East Carolina College M.Ed., UNC-G 24

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A.P. English entered Page curriculum Mrs. Hunsinger guides her Advanced Placement English class as they take notes to be used in class discussion. Mrs. Pollyanna V. Smith A.B., UNC-CH NHS Advisor Mrs. Rebecca Teague A.B., Greensboro College Mrs. Marie Spradley Ph.B., Loyola University Debating Club Advisor Miss Joan Werner A.B., U. of Mass. Anchor Club Advisor New to Page last year, Advanced Placement served to challenge a specially selected group of students with outstanding ability in English. Taught by Mrs. Iris Hunsinger, the course, which was a combination of the regular senior study and college fresh¬ man material, was an in-depth study of many types of world literature. In the spring, each student took a nationally prepared exam upon which college credit and placement were based. Mrs. Ann M. Williams B.S., U. Rhode Island Civinette Advisor