Elder High School - Elderado Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Fr. Strittmmer explains the intracacies of the latest thing in Roman siege Equipment. Fr. Rudemiller and Latin IV are the culmination of Eldcr's classical course. Spanish anal German are courses Which give a basic foundation and vocabulary in two modern languagas which are very much in use today. The Language Department is the most celebrated body of the fgculty. Father Hussey, Father Luehrmann, and Father Strittmatter are All lhlhright 5c1101.1rs. All the tmchcrs in this dcpurtmcnt .ch- welI-rounded, popular instructors. Father Hussey has recently been named to the post of Regional Representatix'e of the American Academy in Rome, 27

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Fr. Wack is the reason Spanish is such a popular course at Elder. A man of Elder is aided in his study of German by Fr. Stanley Luerhmann. o M12 Stoeckle starts Elder men towards Vergil. MR. DAVID L STOECKLE, B.At, M.Ed. FRA STANLEY E, LUEHRMANNt A B. $117.3. STL, M.Ed. Gernmnt Religion. 1962 Fulbright Scholar FR. LAWRENCE J. VVACK. A.B, Spanish FR, 31. EDMUND HUSSEY, A.B., hftAw hLELl. Latin. Greek. 1963 Fulbright Scholar Greece, do as the Greeks do. While in Room Ft. Hussey tells Bill Offutt. Sir, you must learn that while in 303, do as I say. TH E LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT :1 two years of German are the offerings of the Language Department. Four years of Latin, two years of Greek, four years of Spanish, an those in College Prep, and those in the Advanced Students can choose whatever they want. At least two years of a language is Ll requisite for Course must take four years of Latin. Latin and Greek give :1 student a better understanding of his own langmge and will also give him Ll facility in certain modern languages he may wish to take in college. Their biggest value, though, is that they tmin the student to think clearly and give him an insight into the two cultures which have shaped western civilization. 26

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28 SOCIAL SCIENCES Be it Tyre, Athens, 0: Marseilles, Fr. Vocke can relate the whole story, including many things the people there don't even know. The Junior class will always remember Mr. Mason, his pipe, and his lectures on the history of the U.S. Mr. Loechtenfeldt watches this year's football team go t'If that gets in the Quill gentiemen, the whole class will through its drills from the stadium steps, flunk, threatens Father Grad. The Social Science Department at Elder is one of the most progressive sections of the faculty. In the recent past, emphasis has shifted to the lecture method of classwork. Great importance has been attached to the founding of :1 good primary knowledge in the fields of world and American history to pave the way for a more rapid advance in the treatment of Problemsvof Democracy in the senior yeari The subjects in this department are required by the State for graduation, but due to the superb efforts on the part of the teachers, the subject matter is made engrossing to the student. Fr. William Vocke, world history mentor, is one of the four Fulbright scholars on the Elder faculty