Brandywine High School - Azurean Yearbook (Wilmington, DE)

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SOCIAL TUDIE WHERE'S ZANZIBAR? Brandywine requires that all students have three years of social studies for graduation, the goal to produce com- petent citizens. Sophomores learned the problems that have confronted the world in their World History classes. Ameri- can History from the colonial days to the present was studied by all Juniors. Problems of Democracy for Seniors was a study of economics, sociology, and comparative govern- ments. CPhilosophy was offered for the deep thinkers.J European History for Advanced Placement was equal to a college course. Last year, three teachers of the department participated in a summer program held at Amherst College, whose pur- pose was to find Ways to make American History a more exciting and challenging subject. Each member of this conference studied and wrote about a specific personage or incident. Miss Upson's topic was Theodore Roosevelt, Mr. Patten covered the Abolitionist movement and Miss Drobin examined McCarthyism. MR. JOHN MCCLOSKEY QIJ lUniversity of Scranton, B.S.g University of Delaware, M.Ed.J taught American History and advised the Brandywine Line. MR. VINCENT PRO f2J lTemple University, B.S.J, spent his first year at Brandywine teaching World History. MR. JOSEPH REDMOND f3l C West Chester State College, B.S.g University of DelawareJ is shown handing out papers to his P.O.D. class. He was backfield coach for the football team, and Junior Varsity basketball coach. ln a P.O.D. class, top of page, Patty Moore surveys the Wall Street Journal. MR. KURT SCHLEI- CHER C45 fUniversity of Virginia, B.S.Ed.J, taught Modi- fied English, Math, and Social Studies. MR LOUIS A. ZICCARELLI C55 fFairmont College, B.A.g West Virginia University, M.A.j instructed classes in American History, coached the football and basketball teams, and was a sponsor of the Weight Lifting Club. MR. CHARLES GRASSEL Q61 fUniversity of Pennsylvania, M.S.g West Chester State College, B.S.g Villanova UniversityJ taught World History, European History, and Philosophy. Shown with Dr. Van Halsey, opposite page, the general editor of the Amherst American History Program, MISS BARBARA UPSON, left, Mary Washington College, B.A.g University of Delaware and Amherst CollegeJ was a teacher of American and World History. MR. WILLIAM PATTEN, standing, fDart- mouth College, B.A.g Pennsylvania State University, West Chester State College, and University of Delaware, M.A.J taught P.O.D. and advised the Humanities Seminar and Bridge Club. MISS MARY DROBIN, far right, fUniversity of Delaware, BA., Amherst Collegel was in charge of the U.N. Model Assembly, Russian Club, and classes in World History and Russian. wt X 1 a tiff X at

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