Belleville College - Dutchman Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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rhetoric, literature, and public speaking. Sophomore students browsed through the selections available for outside reading in literature classes. Which is the weaker sex? Jean Frerker, in her demonstration speech, taught Frank Herrlien and Charles Shoff how to change a flat tire. 1 wo semesters of rhetoric were required of all our students. The first semester, or Rhetoric 101, included grammer and English mechanics, while the second semester, Rhetoric 102, introduced us to the library through our lengthy research paper. Since oral expres¬ sion is our main means of communication, the courses in speech were also of great importance. Not only were we acquainted with the fundamentals of public speak¬ ing; hut we were giyen an opportunity to practice those principles in advanced public speaking and per¬ suasion, oral interpretation, and speech argumentation. Besides writing and speaking, English courses had another aspect—reading. This was thoroughly taken care of in our reading development courses and our two semesters of American or English Literature. Mr. Williams Saunders served as head of the Eng¬ lish Department. 15

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Our English instructors were, front row: Mrs. Janet Milligan, B.S., M.A., Miss Madge Ream, B.S., M.A. Second row: Mr. Jack Stokes, B.S., M.S., Mr. Perry Proctor, B.S., M.A., Mr. Dole Van- Blair, A.B., M.A. Last Row: Mr. James Pleasant, B. Ed., M.A., and Mr. William Saunders, A.B., M.A. English Department offerings included The card catalogue in the library received constant use from rhetoric students when term-paper time rolled around. Bob Pontious, Gary Orr, Betty Teel, Jean Cordie, and Curtis Trainer discussed the effects of television on the viewing audience for a rhetoric class panel discussion. 14

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Our music teachers were Miss Hope Baer, B. Music and M. Music, and Mr. Edwin H. Peters, B. Music and M. Music; our art • a teacher was Miss Marjorie Murray, B.S., Ed. and M.A. bine Arts en couraged creation and in gen uity. found enjoyment in singing, painting, and creating Our Fine Arts Department, headed by Mr. Edwin various objects out of paper, wire, and other materials. Peters, provided a welcome relief to our school dav bv Through our art and music courses we acquired new adding light touches to an often hectic schedule. We concepts while enjoying ourselves. Louis Bradshaw and Doug Eskra were lost in concentration during their oil painting class. 16