Beachwood High School - Oculus Yearbook (Beachwood, OH)

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Electives Vary the Curriculum BERNADETTE HURST, B.S., Purdue; Kent State U.; Comm. Arts, Journalism; Newspaper Advisor. JERRY PERRY, B.A.; M.A.; Bera College, State U. of Iowa; Comm, Arts, Great Books; Drama Coach, Finished! 20 World Literature Great Books Journalism To stimulate the intellect the high school curriculum offered two literature-enrichment courses. Great books, a round-table discussion group in which the great authors of all ages, from Job and Plato to Salinger and Camus were read, discussed, analyzed and digested, was taught by Mr. Perry. World literature and drama, a more de- tailed course along the same lines, was instructed by Mr. Dober, and empha- sized the style of the author and his over-all contribution to world litera- ture and drama. For those who wished a working knowledge of creative writing and news - paper work, Mrs. Hurst conducted a journalism class. Her success in creating a newspaper was aptly de- monstrated as the high school received its first printed BEACHCOMBER last fall. Aroint thee, Witch. . .

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Have you heard the one about the three nuns. . .? An amiable, didactic discussion. And Philosophy in Humanities May I have the indulgence of the graduating class in requesting one favor and in suggesting one bit of JACK MERCER, B.A, advice? M,A.; Ohio U., Western Would those of you who have come Reserve U.; Humanities, to realize it, tell the underclassmen Am. Govt.; Cross Country that school is not really an adult Track Coach, Sophomore conspiracy against youth, that the ie teacher is not the hired agent of the state and the community, and that textbooks are not devious instruments of torture. Why dol ask this of you, the graduating class” Because you are at the only age where this ad- vice might be heeded. Those younger than you do not believe it themselves, and those much older are adults and therefore suspect. So on your visits back to school from college and from the world of business, please tell your younger friends that we mean no conspiracy. As for the advice, let me start by saying that if Amer- ica has anything of value, it is freedom for the individual. Liberty, however, is a two-edged sword. One edge you know well: it is labeled privilege. The other side is equally important but lesser known. It is marked re- sponsibility--individual responsibility--for there can be no other kind. Use the words of the German philosopher Kant as your BERNARD McCORMICK, touchstone. Let your actions be such that, if applied as BIAS MUS] Ullot Note Dame, a universal law, they will lead to the betterment of U. of S. Mississippi, Harvard mankind. University, Tulane University; Carl Slater Humanities,

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Now girls. . . and Abe... Digression, Mrs, Stotter, reading consultant, encourages speed reading. A Respite from the Academic Speech Business Courses Secretarial Work Intent on business as a career or as an avocation, the high school student elected business English, accounting, and business law, taught by Mrs. Boyer and Mr. Berko, as well as short- hand and typing. Here he grasped fundamental secretarial skills, learned the complex procedures of the business world, and developed a necessary un- derstanding of the workings of that field. To supplement this preparation for life in a world of talkative people a course in speech was offered under the direction of Mr. Berko. By enabling the student to read more quickly and diversely, Mrs. Ruth Stotter, reading consultant, provided him with matter to discuss and the ability to increase his knowledge in all topics. ROY M, BERKO, B.A., M.S.; Kent State U., U. of Michigan, WoR.U Us OL.ritt., Guidance, Speech, Accounting; Speech and Drama Coordina- tor. ELIZABRTH BOYER, Bese ype br sialsgVies Bowling Green State U., Cleveland Mar- shall Law School, W.R.U, Law School; Bus. Ed.; Newspaper Production.