Bishop Dwenger High School - Aureate Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Literary Characters Beget Life in English I am bored . . . You are bored . . . He is bored . . . No more! A sudden liberation and students found themselves read- ing Beowulf, James Thurber, Carl Sandburg, and Peter Pan with a new enthusiasm. Writing poetry and short stories, filming movies, painting pictures, and finding underneath it all a surprising rel- evance has changed the outlook of English. The English department consists of very qualified teachers. They are Sisters Angelene, Annella, Chantal, Janice Martha Anne and Rita, Father Pfister, Miss Petrucelle, Mrs. Raison, Mr. Miller, and Mr. Richard. The philosophy of these English teachers was not only to present the literature to the stu- dents but also to get them into active participation. The creative abilities of the students were brought out mainly through dramatic productions and writing original poetry and short stories. Bishop Dwenger affords opportunities for reading skills with its reading lab shown above. Mrs. Raison is in charge of this class study. Sr. M. Annella Sr. M. Chantal Mr. Joseph Miller Miss Carolyn Petrucelle Fr. John Pfister Mrs. Dorothy Raison Mr. Graham Richard Sr. M. Martha Vanzo

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J Wi I -- feagg P Steve NIedermeyer and Stan Meyer create a dramatic presentation of their English readings. Freshman girls display dramatic ability in Sister Annella ' s English class. Betsy Eggers, Mary Davich, Kathy Nolan and Cindy Garrison portray life in a modern convent and the With Sister Chantal English IS dramatic. consequent generation gap.

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Library Supplements Students ' Knowledge Where do all the eager beavers gather? Naturally, at Dwenger ' s large storage of knowledge — the library. Through the years, Sister Jeanne, librarian, has built up an excellent and reputable collec- tion of books on a variety of sub- jects. Along with the compilation of the great literary masterpieces, students may find useful informa- tion from the record library con- sisting of such greats as Shake- speare and the Beatles. Mrs. Madeleine McComb is the able assistant who guides students through the Reader ' s Guides , card catalogue and categorized shelves of reference books. Another distinguished service is the Audio-visual department. Mainly through the contributions of the Mother ' s Club, Sister Jeanne has been able to purchase new film and slide projectors along with filmstrips on varying topics. Right: Brian Houlihan seeks the friendly assistance of Pat Piontek in finding one of the current periodicals. Above: The library furnishes Bishop Dwenger students with a wealth of books and research materials in almost any field.