Washington High School - Hatchet Yearbook (Kansas City, KS)

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Stage lighting, scenery building, and make-up are emphasized and practiced during the first semester of dramatics Allen Eagan and Carol McKay are adjusting the first bank of lights on stage. Languages And Speech Enable Students Debate may be explained as geometry applied to reasoning. Students participating in debate learn to logically discuss a prob- lem with teams from other schools. ln speech the mechanics and fundamentals of speech are stud- ied and speeches are given in class in order that the students may gain confidence and practice in speaking. The study of language is becoming more and more impor- tant. Two years of Latin which is the foundation of all living lan- guages are offered. Two modern languages are available to stu- dents-French and Spanish. Plans for a language lab were begun this year. This will enable students to gain a better understanding of languages. Hearing 0nc's own voice helps to correct it. Philliph Miller handles the controls while Sheryl Raglow records her voice for practice. I2 11

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Famous forks tudied ln En lish Literature M, 0- ' , .Q A . 9' 1 1 i 9 3 L Book reports each six weeks are a requirement for all English classes. Joann Mullis tries to find an appropriate book in the school library. I4 lfxploring the 'mysterious prose of Edgar Allen Poe. the free-verse of Carl Sandburff. and F the nonsense of Ogden Nash is the ileasant task of lfiifflisli Liter- l r ature students. Uffered in the anthologies used by the students are works ranging from Shakespeare's son- nets to exeerpts from lion Marquis' series ffreliie and Melli- label. 'llo supplement their Class work. students are required to make a hook report eaeh six weeks. These reports may be oral or written aeeording to the tear-her's preference. This required reading is de- signed to help the student to beeome well-read. A tour of the library initiates all freshmen into their study of the English language. A regular course conducted in the library aequaints freshmen with the different svs- tems. Roger Waeaser finds the card Catalog eonvenientiin finding information. i'fi'a -xA! i, IO 9 iL.,..., A ., 'H-J rj, f f M - Fa fi ' s -1 fe ' ' 0 X - 1 Q V . fl 5 Qu xii ff! 5 Z' V t 1 f ff' if . 1 f Q -i e E 2 if ' 3 .-if 7j' Ql,f