West Lafayette High School - Scarlet and Gray Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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Zwlitfb Four years of English being required for grad- uation in our high school, we spend much time in the west end, first floor of the building, lcarn- ing to read, write, spell, speak under the direc- tion of MISS RUTH SINKS and MRS. HAR- HIETT MUELLER, or as sophomores under MR. HOWARD EVANS. The English language and comprehension of the written word take new significance in an age when the United Nations struggle for understanding of one another in order to create and maintain PEACE and l'ROSPERl'l'Y for the world of tomorrow. :ws l'ug1v H

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MR. LESLIE TUCKER In mis world of many changes it was good to know that a familiar face would greet us from the principal's office. Friendly, just, and kind, MR. LESLIE TUCKER has inconspicuously continued to mold our curriculum and activities into a satisfying whole. To talk with him in his office or to see him stride down the halls makes us proud to salute him as our principal. Everyone, it seems, steps into the office at least once a day, and there MRS. ELOISE LEVIS cheerfully answers a multitude of questions and performs her numerous duties with efficient dis- patch. Typing tests for teachers, whirling the mimeograph machine, taking telephone mcs- sages, helping with Curriculums are just a few of the countless demands on her time. We leave the office reassured that school is really a friend- ly place in which to work. 11 Page 7

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Speech classes this year have reflected the current problems created by a new world of Peace. In MRS. HARRIETT MUELLER'S classes we carried on spirited debates and dis- cussions on such subjects as universal military training and atomic bomb control. Each week two students met with Jefferson and St. Francis representatives for panel discussions on WBAA. For the first time since the outbreak of the war., we were able to attend the state oration contest at Terre Haute. Page 9