Bishop Gallagher High School - Mitre Yearbook (Harper Woods, MI)

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Learning about the world to help ourselves Do I have to take history? Why is government so important? What ' s the purpose in studying that — it will never effect me. How do I know what hap- pened in 1865 — I ' m still trying to fig- ure out what ' s happening today. Social Studies! There is a wide var- iety of courses available in this depart- ment, touching on many interesting subjects: anthropology, world cultures, current events, American history, en- vironmental problems, American In- dians, urban problems, minorities studies. Through its many courses, the social studies department strives to awaken the students ' social consciens- ness of the world around them. The faculty feels that if students are led to a greater sensitivity to the problems which make up our crazy world, they will be better prepared to face them, and then cope with them. In our modern school, the social study area has expanded tremendously. Yet so many people limit their consideration of this field only to the area of history. How often teachers will hear students say, Ya mean this course counts for a history credit! It is time that we begin to realize that we learn not only from the past, but also from the daily wisdom and slime that surrounds us. This is an exciting area for learning. ABOVE RIGHT: Mrs. John Nichols dis- cusses some issues of the Mayoral campaign with Mr. Blundo ' s Current Events class. RIGHT: Senior Tom Kretz admidst the many visual aids used in Mr. Schneider ' s Anthro- pology class.

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English language can knowledge be gained Whatever happened to the old grammar classes where such fascinating topics as coord- inating connectives, testing syllogisms, particip- ial phrases, and of course, the ever-popular split infinitive were pursued diligently by industrious students? They are alive and well and living in Lancerland. While some instructors chose to incorporate the rudiments of the English lan- guage into their various courses, others devoted full class time to the subject this past year. For the most part however, English grammar was taught with greater emphasis in the Freshmen and Sophomore years, while Junior and Seniors were given an opportunity to elect classes of a far more diversified nature such as Theatre Arts, Speech, film study, and modern drama. With self-expression such an urgently needed asset in today ' s worlds of business and leisure, the English Department of Bishop Gallagher is definitely performing a mighty task in the edu- cation of its students. L t 1 Bro. Mark Ms. Rademacker Ms. Murphv Bro. Philip ' LEFT: A! Eppens and Jerry Buysse listen attentively to a speaker during a session of the Honors IV Humanities class. ABOVE: A freshman ponders the complexities of sentence structure in his English I class.

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Ms. Reed Mr. Lutostanski Ms. Neal Sr. Mary Ann Mr. Biotti Ms. Ferrin Mr. Blundo ABOVE LEFT: Gemma Zitzmann dem- onstrates principles of Nixonian-pub- lic-speaking in government class. LEFT: Mike Sorbo explains his anti- pollution vehicle to his Environmental class. 19