Wasson High School - Wahian Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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It Mrs. Worrell, head librarian, works at her desk in her office. Microfilm Readers Add to Library Research Facilities IN 1967 WASSON received two microfilm readers, purchased with funds from the National Defense Education Act. Beginning with 110 microfilms of magazines from 1962 to 1966, the library is looking forward to adding more films every year. In the future the staff hopes to acquire a reader-printer which will enable students to make a copy of a filmed page. The library also received 100 books a month, boosting the total to 13,000 books. Subscriptions to more magazines meant a much wider variety of reading material available. More than half the money for these projects came from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Assisting the regular staff were 15 to 20 student aides and the Neighborhood Youth Corps. Also an aid to library effectiveness was the movement of Mrs. Hunt's desk from the office so that she would be more readily available to help students. Q This year th lib arv remained open Tue day and Thursday nigh! L

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New Materials, Summer Studies, Reflect English Department AMONG THE NEW materials this year in the English department are class sets of supplemental and required reading, additional audio-visual equip- ment, and materials for remedial and developmental reading. Mr. Robert Hill replaced Miss Frances Wallingford as chairman of the department, and new personnel included Miss Patricia Martin, a 1967 graduate of Grinnell College, and Miss Mary Ann Heller, who also taught speech. The English depart- ment staft participated in the National Council of Teachers of English competition. During the summer of 1967 Mrs. Zella Ragsdale toured South America, Miss Patricia Ruthmansdorfer attended the NDEA Institute at Lawrence University in Wisconsin, and Mrs. Martha Putnam and Mr. Jerry Bridgman took arts and humanities courses at Colorado College. Mr. Bernard Gannon attended summer school at Southern Colorado State College in Pueblo, and Mrs. Opal Houseman took courses at Western Reserve University. l l New chairman Mr. Hill and Joy Ann Robinson discuss a paper. While studying the ballad in English literature, Eric Williams and John Knippers entertain their classmates with Bonnie Barbara Allen. Utilizing the new study carrels in the English office, Miss Ruthmansldorfer grades papers and prepares lesson plans for her classes.

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Puzzling over the concepts of business law, senior Steve Benson obtains a helpful suggestion from Mr. Davis. Key Punch Course Changed In Wasson Business Dept. INCORPORATED INTO an office machines class in the Business Department was instruction in key punch. Key punch, formerly a one semester course, became part of office machines, a year-long course. The Business Department embarked on the third year of a vocational program. This play, part of the Vocational Education Act of 1963, provided the school with funds for vocational business classes. Under this system vocational certificates were offered in three general areas: general office, secretarial, and accounting. Students receiving certificates were recommended for office jobs after graduation. Joining the Business Department were Mrs. Patsy Perschbacher and Mr. Herbert Beadles. Mrs. Perschbacher is a graduate of Western State College, and Mr. Beadles graduated from Southern Colorado State College. in Seen over the console, business students concentrate on shorthand.