Cincinnati Country Day School - Archive Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Mgw Mr. Wright, Gordon R. Science 9.. ' ii: T3? a 3? 3. Mr. Holliday, Joseph W., Jr. Science SCIENCE The Science department is looking eagerly at the front of the school for the completion of the new science wing. With this acidilion and the new Dickinson Observatory, the science facilities are approaching the status of superior. Mr. Lairdis confab with the board of trustees netted the de- partment and the school a nice little computer terminal that the science and math departments are fighting over for time. Mr. Laird seems to have the computer under his wing as he distributes basic manuals, organizes senior proctors, and teaches the fundamentals of programing. When the science wing is completed, a placerfor the computer will be provided so the faculty can have their room and peace back. Mr. Wright and Mr. Holliday make up the department along with Mr. Laird, teaching chem- istry, biology, and physics respectively. Mr. Wright and Mr. Holliday are awaiting the new laboratories of the new wing with its facilities and equipment. Everything is just getting interesting; poor seniors, they will miss all the fun. So it seems that science is catching up with the other excellent departments, and if the im- provements continue, may surpass everything, Mr. Laird, David E. Science

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H ISTORY The History department may have lost an old teacher, but has gained a new one, and also a chaperone. Anyway, the department has Mr. Pat- tison, Mr. Strauss, and Mr. Greening in it. It seems that Mr. Pattison is testing his new experimental program tthe two year American history courset this year with its first graduating class. The two year course calls for a 10,000 word term paper at Christmas of the senior year so that the second half of the senior year is spent with independent study and critical analysis of class- mates, papers, If everything works out well with this program, there is a rumor that the school may give out B. Afs in history. Mr. Straussjs course in history of art has attracted so many this year that Mr. Pattison has had to drop the non-western course; but with the two year American history and history of art7 there were few seniors left who could take it. Perhaps the other history courses will change too, creating opportunities for those who are in- terested in history to delve deeper. Mr. Greening, Charles K., fr. History Mr. Pattison, Lee S. History Mr. Strauss, Carl 14., Jr. History, Geography

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Mr. Dalglish, Garven English ENGLISH This year Country Day has pulled in an alien to head the English department. His name is Mr. Dalglish. and he hails from Colorado and various other states. Backing him up are Messieurs Yeiser, Litz, Eberhard, and Thesing. The theory behind the department is to teach more efficimit expression and more efficient inter- pretation of otheris expression The actual results vary from tht' desired theory, but this is only natural. Things take time and cannot be rushed. The method is the key to Every theory, and here the method is very excellent. By means of creative writing and constructive criticism, the de- sired writing ability is achieved. To teach inter pretation the, English classes are turned into sem- inars with the students arguing among themselves about certain interpretations of a book 01' short story. All the teacher has to do is start it and then sit hick and listen to the debate. Sometimes it works so well that the teacher canit fit a word in anywhere. Even the teacher learns something be- cause the wild interpretations are sometimes very logical and difficult to refute. Fortunately, every- one can save face by claiming that all the inter pretations are personal opinionst Quite a hit of work is done and everyone comes out with more knowledge than before. Good luck to the new departmental head and his trusty assistants. Mr. Eberhard. Thomas G. English