Sexton High School - Oracle Yearbook (Lansing, MI)

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Mr. F. Cassius Shaft Discipline is only one facet of Mr. Cassius Shaft's responsibilities as assistant principal. He keeps busy supervising Student Council activities, keeping attend- ance records, and overseeing the safety program. Always able to crack a ioke, Mr. Shaft works with many types of students, and, as he says, he loves them all. Only a person with the personality and ability of Miss Elizabeth Lawry can fill the duties of the assist- ant principal in charge of extracurricular activities, guidance, and scholarships. Rarely does a student leave Sexton without finding a need to visit Miss Lawry's office. She always finds time, if only a minute, to care for each student's problem. Principals are able administrators 'I7 Miss Elizabeth B. Lawry

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The administration of a school the size of Sexton is more than an eight hour per day task, as Mr. Roosenraad, Miss Lawry, and Mr. Shaft well know. The responsibilities, the details, and the diverse-but interesting-problems make their iob demanding all year around. 16 Mr. Christian Roosenroad, principal, leads faculty and students in a cooperative effort to create a healthy educational climate. His many roles as chief administrator include overseeing all school programs, planning policy, and representing the school as its spokesman. Mr. Christian H Roosenraad

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IN WORLD LIT CLASS, Miss Doelle stimulates interest in the arts with prints of famous works throughout the world. ' Whatever interests and needs a student may have, there is an English course available for him. A vari- ety of subiects are offered, including American, Eng- lish, and world literatures, general English, advanced composition, business English, iournalism, and modi- fied English. In the college preparatory curriculum, sophomores learn about the growth of literature in our country by studying American literature. As juniors, many students delve into the works of British poets, essay- ists, and novelists. They study such classics as Mac- beth and A Tale of Two Cities. Seniors preparing for higher education involve themselves in a detailed study of grammar and writing in advanced composi- tion classes. Students taking general English courses find in- teresting lessons about applying the skills of writing, reading, and speaking. One semester courses that attract iuniors and seniors are world literature, iour- nalism, and business English. This year the national experiment known as Proi- ect English was continued at Sexton for a second year. Designed to improve student writing, the pro- gram involved certain classes of Miss Ludwig and Mr. Ferzacca. Due to the considerable amount of written composition, lay theme readers assisted with the correction of work. Those who took part in the nation-wide experiment were proud to know they were helping educators determine the best methods of encouraging literary creativity.