Bladensburg High School - Peacecrosser Yearbook (Bladensburg, MD)

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Except in English Mr Howard M Leedy BS MA Englnsh 11 Mrs N Elxzabeth Lloyd BS Englxsh 10 Spanish I Tr1H1Y Mrs Isabel M Lowe BA Englrsh I0 FTA Mnss Therese A Olson BA Englxsh 12 journalxsm I II American Literature Scroll Prxsms Chanrman of Enghsh Department Mrs Anita S Popolo BA Englxsh 12 Debate Club Mrs Kathenne R Rankm BS Englrsh 12 Lxbrary Sclence Mrs Joan M Reuss AB. Engl1sh10 11 Office Mrs Jane F Thompson BA Engllsh 10 Tr1H1Y FOLLOW THESE STEPS-Mr Leedy instructs Tom Andrews on theme wntxng Z' 49 11 READING CAN BE FUN Says Mrs Keller to Mary Ann Magglo Robert Patrrdge and Robert Breen

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5 Dm.: - , , a M4529 - .....: n.,.... , thu.. u.n. DOUBLE DOUBLE-TOIL AND TROUBLE-Mrs Popolo explains Shakespeares Macbeth to her Senior English Class 20 .arg 4.1 I Before E Mastering the mechanics of grammar, spelling and punctuationg expressing thoughts effectively both in speech and writing, reading, interpreting and apprecia- ting the great literature of the world were some of the features stressed by the English Department this year. Besides readin', writin', and the rudimentary funda- mentals in grammar, the English Department offered classes in journalism I and II, Reading, American Litera- ture and Speech I and II. All results of English Department classes this year were the beaten path to the print shop worn by the feet of journalism II students working on Scroll and Prismsg the cries of Where's the dummy? and Hur-rah, we made the deadline! made by the Blade staff in 309 and the power, practicing and plays presented by Dramatics students in room 205 Besides the regular A s Bs and C .t found on poems, essays and stories the English Department offered an added incentive in original writing which was an award to the Sophomore, Junior and Senior doing the best work Miss Mary W Anderson, BA English 11 US History Mrs Elizabeth A Barnes BA MA English 12 Bible Club Senior Play Sponsor Miss Marilla Bayer BA English 11 12 Pom Pons Mrs Louise Fluetsch BA English 10 ll Mr James E Forcum AB MA English 10 World History Mr Richard W Giese AB ME English ll Speech Drama Broadcasting Club National Thespian Society Mrs Betty B Gilbert AB English ll Speech Journalism l Blade Miss Roberta J Hoveland BA English 11 FTA Mrs Aldora A Keller BS Remedial Reading , Q e ' 1 1 1 , if B ' ' 9 , . - . H U - B J , 5 ' ' 3 . . , . ., . . - 1, ' 1 keys: . . '-'wing I '84 , 5 l . , . . . 9 gd . ' . , Z ., . . , I , . . , . ., . . ' , 1 1 5 9 in K, I . . , . . 1 v a Q, , . , . . , Eh'

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Once Upon A Tlme The Soclal Studies Department mcluded courses 1n World Hlstory U S Hnstory POD Geography and Psychology Besldes explodmg such myths as Columbus dlscowered Amernca everyone llked Abraham L1ncoln and Freud IS the father of psychoanalysxs the ll Soc1al Studies 1nstructors sought to prepare each student for an mtellxgent 1ntegrat1on mto the complex present day soc1al polmcal and economlc structure This was accompllshed through the frequent use of vnsual alds fneld trxps and many practlcal expernments related to the 1nd1v1dual subjects Important also were classroom dxscussxons and class room panels IKE STARTED HERE Says Mr Kady referrmg to mapped tra vels of the Presldent kept by Amella Monaco and Charles Craft Mr Leroy R Baker AB U S Hxstory JV Football Mr Phnlxp J CIf1ZZ2lI'l AB ME World Hxstory Hlstory Club World Culture Week Mr Eugene J Colgan BA U S HISIOIY Problems of Democracy Pep Club Gymkhana Club Mrs Helen M Colman BS MA Psychology Student Councxl Mr Nicholas G Dounxs AB MA S Hnstory World Geography Mr Donald E Kady AB U S Hxstory junlor Co Sponsor I ' I I . . Y , . . , . . ., . . Y . Y . Y . . , , . Y . . Q , . 7 ,Y ' 1 A , . , . A 'W 4.0. ' M fa ' ' x 4: s- ' f '.. 'J 51 -A - ' F- - - 1 4 lf 2 ' -. KV . 4. 5 S1 ' ...QJKJ 1 J 1 f . 4 , t . 1 . . , . . U . . 3 . . 4 Q Q. . . . . . 3 f . . , . ., . . 5 Q . . , . . . . , g H, , , 1 . . , . ., . . y . . , . ., . . U. . , . . , . . . . g -