Belleville Township West High School - Bellevinois Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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A representative from the Fort de Chartres historical Tung Li, a teacher in the American Field Service program from landmark spoke to history cl asses who were studying Peking, China, spoke to Mrs. Gussie Tonne’s classes about America’s West, colonial life, and state and local history. schools in China. Topics discussed included firearms and French colonial dress. Mike Baltz, Scott Gaskill, Theresa Lauf, and Diana Davies took part in a mock trial in their psychology class. Social Studies 25

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Social sciences taught us about people and our heritage Social studies teachers taught us about the world we live in. The history and government of our country and others were topics of discussion in the variety of courses offered. A choice for freshman entering in August was whether to take civics during their first year or to meet the state requirement by taking a class in government during their senior year. Juniors could meet the requirement of one year of American history by taking the regular survey course or four of the mini-courses set up by the department under the leadership of Mr. Robert Hanson. Bill Trapp used the reference room in the library to write a report for his history class. SOCIAL SCIENCE COURSES Government Physiography Civil War U.S. History America’s West Colonial Life Men at War Famous Americans Frigates, Fords, Phantoms American Problems Popular American Image America in World Crises Nuclear Age Psychology Minorities World Geography 20’s — 30’s Social Studies Civics State and Local History Social Problems Gilded Age Brian Allsup gave an oral presentation about the life of Robert Todd Lincoln for his “Gilded Age” mini-course. Mrs. Elizabeth Reichert gave some friendly advice to her civics class. 24 Social Studies

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Foreign language classes let us express ourselves differently and creatively Students In French classes played games in addition to studying the language. Students in Spanish classes learned that TV programs and Joan Jett were also popular In the Spanish-speaking countries. Foreign language classes gave students a chance to learn about the people, the customs, and the languages of France, Germany, and Spain. In Frenc h, German, or Spanish, stu¬ dents learned to prepare the cuisine native to the countries as well as to deliver a speech and to read parts of novels in the native tongues. Our school offered only three languages beside English, but increasing world communication and trade is creating a trend toward more and more study of the languages of advanced countries. Mr. Arnold Ay lion and Tom Garman sample candy In a Spanish class. Miss Lynn Koehler taught basic words and phrases to a first-year German class. 26 Foreign Language