Whitmer High School - Oracle Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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Fred White, Diane Turner, John Pratt, Barb Swope and Sherry Kohn prepare another issue of the news¬ paper. Mrs. Linda Zellers, a graduate of Den- Journalism and Speech ison University, teaches sophomore English and journalism and advises the Flying W and Quill and Scroll. The “Flying W” is our newspaper which relates the weekly events of the school to its readers. The Oracle, the yearbook at Whitmer, is a picturebook account of each school year. If you have a fear of speaking before crowds or trouble in expressing yourself, you should be taking speech. The classes have to give a series of speeches and are graded on content and the effectiveness of the speech. The presenting of these orations before classmates banishs fear and increases poise and personality. One of the speeches that is the most fun is the heckling speech. While the “Patrick Henrys” give their talks, the other members of the class try to distract them. SPCtC Mrs. Helen Dennis, a graduate of Bowling Green State University, teaches sophomore English and journalism. She is adviser to the Oracle. Miss Gaylene Hutchison, who gradu¬ ated from the University of Toledo, teaches sophomore English and speech. She advises Thespians, Prince of Peace contestants, and coaches the senior play. Sue Olson pantomimes a popular hillbilly tune. 22

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Mrs. Louise Carney, who teaches senior English, is a junior class adviser. She attended the Univer¬ sity of Toledo, Ohio State Uni¬ versity, and Stanford University. Mrs. Frances Kramer, adviser to the senior F.T.A., teaches sophomore and senior English, creative writing and composi¬ tion. She attended Bowling Green State University, the University of Toledo, and Ohio State University. ENGLISH English is the key which will open any door for us. Without English we would be almost helpless, and one of the best ways to obtain a good vocabulary and understanding is reading. Our English classes spent a great deal of time reading some of the literary “greats.” The seniors read such classics as Hamlet and Macbeth plus many other outside readings. This helped them in preparation for college. The junior class started the year off with the reading of Moby Dick by Herman Melville while the sophomores read William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. Composition, Creative Writing — Andy Pease, Stan Rudey, and Bob Blair dramatize Julius Caesar.

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Harmon Meihls teaches instru¬ mental music and directs the Whitmer band. He attended Ohio Northern University, University of Michigan, and the University of Toledo. Clyde Brown, who graduated from Bowling Green State University, teaches vocal music to Whitmer’s glee club and choir. Students who know their “sharps” and “flats,” are those taking a course in music at Whitmer. For those who follow the “blow Gabriel blow” principle, there is band where instrumental ability is developed. If you feel you must express yourself by song, the choir will take care of your needs. Both organizations do a fine job of spreading music to the ears of the student body. Music Mathematics Whitmer offers a complete course in mathematics , consisting of algebra, plane and solid geometry, and trigonometry. Plane and solid geometry deal with the many geometrical figures. Advanced algebra, concerning ratios and formulas, should be taken before trigonometry, which deals with solving unknown distances. The product of these courses, multiplied by the students equals a great “sum” of knowledge. The class just has to get that last trig problem. Mrs. Vivian Bertram, head of the mathematics department, teaches ad¬ vanced algebra. She is a graduate of the University of Toledo. Mrs. Vera Fontaine, a graduate of Northwestern University, teaches plane geometry. She is adviser to the Whitmer Honor Society. 23