E J Cooper High School - Talons Yearbook (New Hope, MN)

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English X Studies Greek Classics, Mythology Mr. Patrick Pillig Mr. David Cade Through the study of Greek mythology, classics, and arts, sophomore English students acquired an awareness of the impact of the Greeks in world literature that they studied. Operating on the premise that given enough time students will read many hooks, the sophomores were engaged in an intensive reading program. During their free time students read hooks of all types and levels. A new unit on comic structure was introduced at the beginning of the year. Questions such as “What is language?” were explored in the unit on communications, in which students became aware of the value of words and why they arc necessary for life in dialectic regions of the United States. Mr. Richard DcCuise Mrs. Dorothy Dryseih Mr. Leo Dvorak To complete her assignment on the manners and customs of the Anglo-Saxons, Helen Lanncrs uses the special bibliography located in the English resource center. 25

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Through expressive gestures senior Mike Stanchfield relates a vivid experience. Group moderator David Cummings leads manities class while class members Dean the discussion of Death of a Salesman in hu-Huringrud and Kevin Tidemann listen attentively. Drama Humanities Analyze Theater And Arts Developing speech skills within the framework of one’s personality was the aim of the speech course. To acquire poise and speaking assurance, each student was involved in a speaking situation every week. Drama attempted to give the students a background in all phases of the theater. Through a series of student-produced plays, students were able to apply their knowledge of acting, directing, technical know-how. and theater history. Grasping an understanding of ancient and modern man was the goal of the humanities course. The works of such varied authors as Karl Marx, Aristotle, and Arthur Miller were the “textbooks” used to examine the complexities of mankind as term projects taxed students’ imaginations. 24

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Miss Judith Lutterman Mrs. Carol Moore Miss Carol Peterson Juniors Study Growth Of American Literature Mrs. Bonita Sandvick Mr. Albert Shajj The development of American literature, from the Colonial writers to present-day authors, was the subject of junior English classes. To encourage student interest, many special activities were planned. During the drama unit students enacted John Doe, a closet play, before their large group classes. Speakers obtained through the Brave New Workshop, a Minneapolis satirical coffeehouse, spoke to classes about the dramatic arts. As a result of a federal grant, more than eight hundred juniors and seniors were enabled to attend a special student matinee of Harpers Ferry at the Tyrone Guthrie Theater in October. Students also produced an inter-school television program concerning the play Our Town by Thornton Wilder.