St Louis High School - Cavalcade Yearbook (St Louis, MI)

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Opposite page top: Mrs. Betty Fowler enjoys teaching her English classes which are Great Books, Basic English, and Literary Explorations. Left: Karl Green and Jacob Rojas compare their research papers in the library. Right: Mrs. Rosemary Neilson makes reading and writing fun for her Composition I and Contemporary Novel classes. Top: Learned English teacher, Arthur Beard, takes a vital interest in his Basic English, Modem American Literature, and American Heritage classes. Right: Head librarian. Mrs. Maureen Gilbert, receives many pamphlets and letters which assist her in new book selections and decisions for the high school library. Bottom: Intense interest as well as lackadaisical attention are shown by students in the English classroom. 79

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‘Literary Works Were an Insight St. Louis High School scholars were able to broaden their knowledge of the world about them through extensive studies in the literary fields of English. Customs and morals of past and present day societies were discussed as a result of reading such books as “The Scarlet Letter” in American Heritage classes. Racial aspects and feelings were subjects for thought and discussion by students in Modern American Literature after they read the novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Those enrolled in Literary Explorations, read literature from ancient to modern times. Shakespeare and “The Outsiders” were contrasting areas of study in this course. Autobiographies of Nobel Prize authors and their works were read by students in the class, Nobel Prize Authors. “The Old Man and the Sea” by Ernest Hemingway and “The Good Earth” by Pearl Buck were two of the popular studies. Social, historical, and geographical information pertaining to our world was presented to students through poetry, short stories, and novels in all literature classes. To the World About Us’ 28

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U ' r ° ' UJ -r lower cq oke Ist letter dimes-3 1 pt. try,- 8pt. y Sheets - lOpt it: Plondruin tca inner margin tores bUd. on a Top: Barb Brewer takes time away from her bulletin board and shows the delight of being this year’s Cavalcade editor. Right: Advisor Pat Herbst retains her pleasant personality no matter how far behind we get. Middle: Raul Rios laughs in reaction to some of Lou-Ann Morton’s “creative copy.’’ Right: The results of a successful Crimson Tide instill pleasant and peaceful thoughts in the mind of Mary Sutherland, school newspaper editor. Bottom: Photographers, Rayanne Shirely, Jim McPherson, Bob Hoffman. Lori Kovac, Carol Wallace, George Kubin, and Jon Bott discuss camera techniques. Opposite page: The easy-going manner of assistant yearbook editor, Andrea Pauling, is portrayed as she flashes a smile for someone across the room. Right: Accuracy and efficiency are incorporated in the duties of the 73 business manager, Janice Kovac. Bottom: “Pubs’ class is rew'arded with the homecoming edition of the Crimson Tide, a result of hours of creative thinking and factual researching. 30