Belleville Township High School - Bellevinois Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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Foreign languages link nations together The Foreign Language Department has been organ¬ ized for reasons other than to teach only language. Stu¬ dents learned the background of the language, such as when and where the language originated. They also learned the background of the people who use the lan¬ guage daily, their customs, and their history. The stu dent ' s vocabulary can also be broadened, for a lot of our English words are derivatives of foreign languages. Because of the increasing rate of people traveling out of their native country, communciation is another ad vantage of knowing a foreign language. In the future, a foreign language could prove to he the link that joins nations together in international peace. A foreign language rounds out a persons education bv giving him a view of the possible jobs at which he would have an opportunity. Although they express them¬ selves in different languages, people have similar ideas. Through the Foreign Language Department a person can learn to interpret these ideas as they were meant. Listening attentively to the recorded lessons has been found to be one of the most important keys to learning the French language. Members of the Foreign Language Department under the chairmanship ot Elnor Gabel, Spanish, are: Richard Klauss, German; Wilma Ochs, Latin; Jemima Owens, Spanish; and Billie Pedigo, French. Row I: Wilma Ochs, Jemima Owens, Elnor Gobel. Row 2: Richard Klaus, Billie Pedigo, John Garland. 11

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English introduces student to life itself The students in Mr. Hott’s junior English class find that class discussion of literary works plays a role in understanding all of the aspects of literature. Members of the English Department headed by Charles Jones are: Esther Baker, Barbara Carpenter, dramatics; Fred Hott, Harold Huch, Lloyd Kirchner, remedial reading; Martha Leber, journalism; Ruth Mat¬ thews, Linda Miller, Jemima Owens, speech; Karen Pal¬ mer, James Talley, Davie Tony. Hie objective of the English department is to teach the various skills needed in the four closely-related fields of communication. The teaching of reading, writing, speaking, and listening is a course designed to teach the student to function and communicate in society as an effective and influential citizen. The study of English becomes the study of the life of man. The student can, through literature, locate himself in space, time, and the universe of ideas around him. Through speech, students learn to express themselves effectively. Being able to hold the interest of an audi¬ ence, to handle oneself well before others, and to arrange topics in a logical order are the main objectives of the speech course. Dramatics, which is closely related to speech, stresses the theater arts. Students learn the little known jobs that must be done behind the scenes of a staged produc¬ tion, as well as the methods of the many forms of drama and the origin of the techniques they learn. Row 1: Martha Leber, Ruth Matthews, Esther Baker, Dayle Tony, Jemima Owens, Barbara Carpenter. Row 2: Linda Miller, Sam Jones, Lloyd Kirchner, Fred Hott, Harold Huch, Wes Talley, Karen Palmer. 10

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Sciences 9 intricate explanations of world Mr. Baum explains the functioning of a plant complex terarium to biology students Debbie Paule and John Marsh. Members of the Science Department headed by Urban Baum, biology and Lauren Hollinberger, physics-chemis¬ try, physics, arc: Muriel Frazier, chemistry, physical sci¬ ence; John Logsdon, biology, natural science; Mary Ris- ser, biology. Experiments dealing with the physical properties of matter are run by Mrs. Frazier, Jeff Joffray, John Eichorn, and John Good. Lab partners Ann Briessacher and Jo Veile prepare the solutions needed in an acid-base relation experiment. Can science be taught without labs? Yes, but it is difficult. Demonstrations and experiments help one to visualize ideas and principles. After some weeks of in¬ convenience at the beginning of the year, classes moved into new laboratories. They were found to be more than adequate, with large work areas and an abundance of new equipment. Freshmen may choose between courses in physics- chemistry and physical science. Biology is offered to sophomores and second year physics-chemistry, chemis¬ try or physics is offered to juniors. To keep in step, other new courses are being planned. Row 1: Muriel Frazier, Mary Risser. Row 2. Lauren Hollinberger, John Logsdon, Urban Baum. 12