St Ignatius High School - Ignatian Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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ENGLISH Fr. John J. Miday, S.J. English III, Religion III, Debating ► “Book reports! Spelling tests! Poems to memorize! What kind of a place is this?” This is what a dismayed freshman asks himself after his first look at an English class. But after he got into the swing of his English curriculum, he found much enjoyment in this class. His sentences, paragraphs, themes, and term papers were brought up to literary style through the efforts of his English teachers. His “1 ain’t got no” and “kinda big” were changed to “1 haven’t any” and “rather large.” But perhaps a more enjoyable and no less important part of his curriculum was his transformation from a comic book reader to a literary critic. From his first sample in Treasure Island to the last words of The Winds low Boy, literature became more a part of his everyday life. Poetry, an almost unheard of thing, except in nursery rhymes, now became a meaningful and beautiful form of expression. Another part of his English curriculum is Speech. Here, under the prompting of a Speech teacher, he had an opportunity to deliver an oration—at least that is what his two-minute talk on flowers seemed to be. But he seemed to stand the strain, and now he has something no one can take away: an education in writing and talking and pleasant memories of his English teachers. Mr. John C. Hoffman, S.J. English III, Religion II, EYE, Cheerleaders, Tennis Mr. Frank A. Grady, S.J. English II, Religion I, Camera Club, IGNAT1AN Mr. Thomas J. Walsh, S.J. English III IV, Freshman Football Coach Mr. W. Jared Wicks. S.J. English IV, Ignatius Athletic Association, Scholarship Drive

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Fr. Andrew T. Yatsco, S.J. Latin I, Religion II, Golf, Sophomore Sodality, Counselor Mr. Jules H. Baumer, S.J. Latin II, English II, Religion Assistant Athletic Director Mr. Donald A. Bober, S.J. Latin A II, Missions, Sophomore Sodality II, Mr. Joseph A. Bracken, S.J. Latin III, Greek II, Classical Club, Debating Mr. Joseph P. Disselhorst, S.J. Latin A III, Debating, World Affairs dub 15 Mr. Thomas P. Kcnncaly, S.J. Latin II, Greek , Senior Sodality

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Mr. Louis R. Gullo English I All Mr. Joseph W. Schmidt Mr. William A. Murphy English I Speech, History II, Harlequins Stage Crew MODERN LANGUAGE “Parlez-vous franjais?” “oHubla Ud, Espanol?” After two years in an Ignatian Modern Language Class, the well-drilled student is able to respond “Oui” or “Si”. Under the guidance of his European-tongued teacher, he learned to speak the basic language of the French or Spanish. Our small but extremely capable Modern Language Department was an invaluable aid to those who came in contact with it. It gave them the facility to read and write in one or another of the basic European languages. It gave them a better understanding of English. And, perhaps no less important, if business or pleasure takes them abroad, they shall never be lost for words—words of praise for their teachers. Mr. John T. Trahcy, S.J. English IV, Speech, Harlequins, Speech Squad