Downers Grove North High School - Cauldron Yearbook (Downers Grove, IL)

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Aj on (hj “ z) fi- english and drama departments , - uiryr) Stress Effective Communication The ENGLISH DEPARTMENTS, headed on the North campus by Mrs. Margarete A. Cantrall and on the South campus by Mr. Frank J. Babich, implement a program of language expression and understanding through reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Se- lected literature and composition texts are designated for each of the four high-school years; and supplemen- tary classroom sets of texts are rotated from the Eng- lish Department office for student use. Programs at every level are enriched through liberal use of the li- brary, films, filmstrips, phonograph records, reading labs, and tape recorders. At junior and senior levels, the courses are divided into general English and college-preparatory English; at all levels there is an effort to meet individual needs through regular classes and through establishment of skills-improvement classes and honor classes. While four years of English are required for graduation, it is possible to substitute one semester of debate or speech for one semester of English at the sophomore level. By approval, a student may elect to take journalism in- stead of English during his junior year. The entire English program is sequential in pattern, designed to develop in each student competency in his native language and cultural appreciation of literature in general. The SPEECH AND DRAMA DEPARTMENTS, directed by Mrs. Marjorie G. Wood on both campuses, is structured to develop the student’s skill in oral com- munication. Courses in the department give training in techniques of composition and practice in formal speaking, critical listening, logical thinking, and oral interpretation. All classes in speech, drama, and debate are elective. Students develop an appreciation for literature. Frank J. Babich Northern 111. V . M S. 6 years South campus John C. Bowles DcPauw University. M A 9 years North campus Catherine M. Ilerning U. of Illinois, B.A. I year North campus 16 John E. Fuhrken Moorhead State B S. 2 years North campus Barbara I Oiryotas U. of Arizona. B.A. 2 years North campus Margarete A. Cantrall U. of Illinois. M.A. 6 years North campus Call A. Ocnkcr Lawrence College. B.A 3 y ears North campus Maty E. Cross U. of Wisconsin. B.S 7 years South campus l ots C. Dahl Northwestern U.. M.A. 17 years North campus Diane M. Dorsey Albion College. B.A. I year North campus Judith A. Donaldson Northwestern U.. M.A. 2 years North campus

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counselors Guide Individual Development COUNSELORS—Luella E. Paul. University of Colorado. M.F.. 8 years: Norman Crandus. Harold L. Mitchell. University of Illinois. M.E.. 3 years; Stephen A. Ucherck. Loyola University. M.H.. 2 years: Donovan B. Ingles. Northwestern University. M.A.. 27 years; Ethel L. Harrington. Purdue University. B.S.. I year; Leon E. Pogue, director of guidance. University of Missouri. M.E.. 5 years; Corinna C. Eronk. University of Chicago. M.A.. 31 years; James E. Lind. Northern Illinois University. M.A., 10 years; Almalcc Greenlee. University of Illinois. M.A.. 10 years. Counselor counselecs. The GUIDANCE DEPARTMENTS, directed on both campuses by Mr. Leon E. Pogue, utilize eclectic techniques to help students solve personal and scholas- tic problems. On the bases of tests and personal con- ferences, counselors assist students in making decisions concerning college and vocational choices. The coun- seling staff administers a variety of tests, including achievement tests to determine academic progress of students, and aptitude and placement tests to be used for college-entrance and job applications. Each year, the guidance staff plans a college night at which college representatives and high-school students meet. The counselors also organize an all-day career conference so that members of the junior and senior classes can meet at the school with business and pro- fessional men and women.

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VACX Joanne K. Versluis Slate Collette of Iowa. B.A. I year North-South campuses Donald E. Vondracck U. of Nebraska. B A 4 years North campus Fredne L. Moore North Central C . BA $ years North-South campuses George B. Pappas U. of Illinois. M.A. 13 years North campus Edward G. Kedmond. Jr. Beloit College. B A. 5 years South campus Stanley M Steed Bowling Green State U . B.S. 7 years North campus George W. Toler U. of Illinois. M.A. 8 years South campus Edward M. Vertuno Northwestern U.. M.A. 6 years North campus The camera silhouettes Patti Pal- mer. in deep concentration. Marjorie G. Wood Missouri U.. M.A. 8 years North-South campuses 1r. Babich instructs a class in the basics of grammar. Pauline S. Kirchholl U. of Illinois. B A. 8 years North campus Judith I.. Shalbcrg Wheaton College. B.A. 3 years North campus Catherine J. Scott Indiana State C.. B.A. I year North campus 17