Brother Rice High School - Quest Yearbook (Bloomfield Hills, MI)

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sail 1 7 U irl1 periinzeut lmowlezfge III lzis fhzgerlips to back up his portazer, debate opponent Steve Mikus CO1ZCCVHi1Zg one of the Hne points 0 senior john Greening listens to Mike Cfrorzivz as he fonguc whips ll c111uli11n1e's policy :luring tl PJLD. presidenfinl debate. of ,..-S During one of M1'. lxIOJfI'1Ul1lU1!S lzisiory classes, juniors P111 KHHH, Russ Mo1'1aha11 and Tom Bowen get i111'ol1'e1l in I1 heated zliseussion UVC1' rlze p1'o1f1Ie1115 of colonial America. 38

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,pa ay Freshmen Pat Hickey and Paul Stockman take an anzusetl attitude toward Mr. Ci1.'il's manner of assistance as he comes to the rescue of a H0ll1ltl8flHg Alan Blaslzhehl who is having Spanish tronlole. Langna es An ment Student Untloole on English Trying out his technique in language, john Lund recites num- bers in Spanish with Brother Castellano's assistance. xx X. Realizing the ever-expanding need for a working knowl- edge of contemporary foreign languages in college and be- yond, Brother Rice has continually improved the Language Department offerings to their high degree of excellence held today. Differing from former years, the department now carries a more modernized look, and with the exclusion of Latin, emphasizes more highly the perfection of pronunciation. Along with these technical aspects, the cultural background of the languages taught offers a deeper insight into the studies. An Advanced Placement French course, new this year to the branching curriculum, enables seniors to study the styles and periods of the French classics, as well as to further review the many intricacies of French grammar in a seminar atmosphere. But the most important asset to such popular and de- manding courses are the instructors. Brothers Grimaldi, Lith- gow and Castellanos, along with lVlr. Civil, new to the faculty this year, are fully able, with their extraordinary capabilities, to steer the department to even greater degrees of success and excellence in following years. 37

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lbiniom Clark Debvz e Flourirher in Troblemf 0 Democracy' omcref Historians View past to better future To study imperfections of former achievements, to ana- lyze the details of longeago occasions, the historian probes the abyss of the past in search of a better future. At Rice, the immediate concern is to kindle a desire to delve ever deeper into the darkness of lH1lIliS heritage. VVorld History courses chronicle not only the events of the VVestern world, but touch on the development of cul- tures in India, China and Japan, emphasizing and comparing the more advanced facets of all. llonors American History at Rice has this year been accelerated to college level course, focusing Junior studies on opinions of noted historians concerning the occurrences leading to present situations in the United States, There is also a swing to the influence of current events, as Seniors debate everyday national and world events in the Problems of American Democracy classes. Unlike in former years, this course possesses a more relaxed. informal atmof sphere. perhaps more conducive to the serious study of the intricacies of the American system of democratic government. These changes to the History curriculum have initiated the continual shift of the humanities at Rice to more con- temporary, and, in the long run, more beneficial and mean- ingful instructional methods. nf kaiwswgp .- ' sa uusnuw .l Encirelerl by his nmny references, junior Rich Illorrison be gins preparations for the next 1lny's American History class In an effort to 1l11d6TSfIl1'ld the diferent cultures of the world, History students Frank bwnrthironf, Keith Kaniut and B011 Couzens carefully examine pictures of ancient Rome and Greece. S