Bishop Luers High School - Accolade Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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The Freshman course of Religion gave the stu- dents an idea of God ' s saving involvement in hu- man history. This was achieved by examining specific biblical themes such as prophecy, responsibility, freedom, and openness. The psychological growth of the child and adoles- cent was dealt with deeply in the second year Religion course. The Sophomores discussed the problems of school, parent relations, popularity, honesty, and self identification. The Junior Religion program was based on Christian faith, its nature, varieties, and development. Various faiths throughout history were studied. One Senior course studied the sacrament of matri- mony and the problems surrounding it The alter- native was to study contemporary Christian life themes. This course studied contemporary works of litera- ture and attempted to compare the similarities with ike themes in the Bible and related religious concepts. religion offers new insights .. K --

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guidance shows students career fields Joe Lduer, center, plans with fellow students al Central. We have two competent guidance counsellors here at Luers. Father John has received a B.A. in philosophy and a M.A. in both guidance-counseling and communication arts. Miss Mahon has a M. Ed. and a Bachelor of Science from St. Joseph ' s College. The guidance office handled the students ' curric- ula who were involved in the I. U. -Central program. Approximately 15 of our juniors and seniors re- ceived vocational and technical education at the Regional Vocational Center. Bishop Luers worked out an agreement with Indiana University and St. Francis College in which select students were accept- ed for college credit while he or she was still in high school. 23

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Senior Government clas ' i listen to Jeff Gibson s Lommenls about the draft. Students eagerly await one of Mr. Main s Government filn guest speakers interest students The Social Science Department was led bv a variety of highly qualified teachers including Mr. Stoll, the department head, Sister Kevin Marie, Mr. O ' Con- ner. Miss Lapp, and Mr. Main. Onlv the U.S. History and Government courses were required for graduation. In the junior year, the study of American History from the colonial period to the present gave each student an in- sight into the historical backround of some of our many current problems. The senior Government class was presented quite a different view of our country, mainly that of the political aspects. The Government class often had guest speakers such as Phil Stigerwald, former head of the Fort Wayne City Council, and Winfield Moses City Council Member. The Sociology course, covered in the second semester, was a study of how man lives in groups. It includes the disicipline of socio- logy, social organization, group behavior, and the social processes. World History and Economic Geography, although not required, play an important role in the stu- dents education. World History students listen mtently as Mr. Stoll gives lecture. 25