Adlai Stevenson High School - Aurora Yearbook (Livonia, MI)

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William Alexander Richard Bott The English department maintained a policy of giving Stevenson students a modern ap proaeh to the English language. The addition of the resource center and the use of modular scheduling was especially effective in making the department curriculum more flexible. New courses for the Senior Class included rhetoric, humanities, English literature, and advanced placement. As the largest department in the school, the English department had more free- dom to experiment with large and small group situations. The department is moving toward a better knowledge of students' needs. Mr. Kaplan, the department consultant, assisted many of the English teachers in improving students' reading skills. He also was co-director for the all-school musical. 22 Sharon Chapple George Croll Stevenron 0 err Modern In order for students to improve in the art of English composition, it is necessary that they receive constructive criticism. Miss Alderman collected the works of her students for appraisal. ,.V t , I vas i V Ruth Gruber Donna Harris Iacqueline Jones Edythe Johnson

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Books - All a Part o Library? Inventor Assistant librarians such as Miss Bronson were always on hand to aid students in fnding additional material for their roiects The general instructions for using p . the library were supplemented by individual help. Mr. Mauller, like every other teacher, used the rnimeograph ma- chine to run off tests and study guides for his bookkeeping class. The maintenance of the machine was the library's responsibility. I 3 os.. If 'fi June Clinton Patricia Sharp The ordering of books was but one of the many responsibili- ties of librarian Mr. Kemp. His Knowledge of recent publi- cations kept the Stevenson library in use as students found the wide choice of materials useful. 'Q-HR--'49 'QFQNFV' , r 4, Y YW' V' .i , I5 4 anis I ,i 4 W 1 . ..'f' M I M, ' 9' T 3, s 'Q sm

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Approach to the En liyh Language Jan Marek Susan McNamara Audrey Mellen John O'Donnell p K . 'Q--me Wading through the creative works of his students, Mr. Sima pauses to reflect on some happier moment. As the department chairman, he served as overseer of all English teachers. Mr. Sima, an accomplished actor, was chosen for the lead in a the- ater guild production, Barefoot in the Park. Janice Sanborn Joseph Taylor Dorothy Trosko Kathleen Zielinski Students could find a profusion of information in the English Re- source Center. It also provided a quiet alternative to the cafeteria study halls and an often overcrowded library. gf ,..- A fa ,JM- ' A ,W s J ,,,. r,:j:f'm K . . .ff , ,....f-ff