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

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senior english teachers prepare students’ goals Mrs. Sandviclc As the senior year began, eight hundred and forty-two students were confronted with Geoffrey Chaucer, speed reading. Macbeth, and Twelfth Night. Woe to those who were not able to maintain the fast pace which was established by the creative senior English staff. The class of '69 suffered through the trials and tribulations of preparing panels, term papers, themes for lab, and readings for small group, which were only-the beginning for those who would be attending college. To many, the goals required were not worth the effort, but those who did achieve knew the value of that achievement. Mr. Swensen Mr. Swanson Mrs. Zabol Dan Anderson. Bruce Meese and Tom Masters exchange philosophical views on politics in the resource room. Mr. Sullivan 22—-english

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 A Mr. Phillips Mrs. Evans Mrs. Gannon english II is authorship, symbolism and subject With an emphasis placed upon symbolism and theme, the junior English class studied the development of American literature. Major works from the Colonial Period up to the present, such as The Scarlet Letter, Our Town, and Death of a Salesman, were discussed and evaluated as to content and structure. Effective large groups, such as a psychedelic presentation creating the existentialist mood of the twentieth century, aroused student interest. By the aid of a federal grant, four hundred students were able to attend a performance of Arturo Ui, at the Tyrone Guthrie Theater in early October. This play was a preview for the performance that was to be sent to New York. Mr. Hollister Miss Peterson Miss Kludt Mrs. Niemela english—21

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One of the many facilities of the IMC is the listening lab. Here Barb Heile listens to a tape of Death of a Salosman for junior English. Mr. Norton man and symbolization explored and produced Humanity students examined the nature of the common man through different media. They found him to relate to God and to the tragic view of life, the state, society, and to his search for meaning, through such works as Death of a Salesman, Euthyphro, The Oxbow Incident, and Crime and Punishment. Oral presentations, panel discussions, and impromptu dissertations were given by speech students to develop their speaking skills. By producing their own plays, drama students became acquainted with the various aspects of the theater and the stage. Journalism and creative writing classes investigated the various forms of self-expression, and then created their own works. With a single emphatic gesture, Gail Van Buskirk emphasizes the salient point of her speech. drama humanities journalism speoch—23