Woodrow Wilson High School - Crusader Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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rv i w Steve Adair confers with Miss Marlene Mallcwick on the current American literature lesson. Miss Frances Magee B.A. Junior, Senior English, Student Directory, Y-Teens, FTA Co-Sponsor Miss Marlene Sandra Mallewick B.S. Junior English Mrs. Judith Pickering B.S. Senior English, Chairman of English Department, Senior Sponsor, Creative Writing Mr. Oather E. Havnes B.A., M.A. Junior English Mrs. Martha Timm B.A. Junior, Senior English Miss Mattie Dell Webb B.A., M.A., B.S. Senior, Advanced Placement English, Essay Contest Sponsor 29 Group work enriches learning with more open sharing of ideas in an English class.

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English Teems With Medieval Malevolence Medieval magic in Beowulf, eerie sensations of Our Town, heroic aspirations of Caesar—these were memories that lurked in the minds of English students. This year classes presented Medieval and Elizabethan plays in class, viewed films shown on pixmohiles, studied linguistics and grammar, and attended a production of Macbeth at the Theater Center in Dallas. Seven new teachers joined the ranks of the English Department last fall, some filled the demands of sharply increasing enrollment and others assumed the places of retiring teachers. Those new to Woodrow were: Mrs. Carol Hildebrand, Miss Helen Lawrence, Miss Ann McSpaddcn, Miss Marlene Mallcwick, Mrs. Carolyn Peadon, Mrs. Jo Carol Prater, and Mrs. Martha Timm. Group work was employed to further interest in English courses. Panels and dramatic presentations given on plays from Macbeth to The Wild Duck supplemented the usual program. Sophomore classes dissected Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and a varied collection of short stories, poems, and novels. Juniors were preoccupied with American writers from John Smith to World War II GI’s. The contributions of English Literature from Shakespeare to Shaw were discovered by senior classes: while in advanced placement sections, classical and international works were studied, with emphasis on essay and theme writing. Additional opportunities for exposure to writing were available in the after-school creative writing class, held b Mrs. Judith Pickering. Frank Perales and Steve Condon add interest to Miss Webb’s English with a visual model of the Elizabethan Globe Theater. 28 Mr. Albert Johnston uses actual make-up pages to explain the jobs of newspaper journalists.

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Student Participation Promotes Idea Exchange “Eve of newt and toe of frog ...” are ingredients called for when Beverly Schmitz, l at Stcrry, and Gayle Maaych, as the witches of Macbeth, concoct a devilish brew. Student-built replica of the Globe Theatre provides a visual aid for Miss Frances Magee's teaching of the times of Shakespeare. 30