Elmhurst High School - Anlibrum Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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innovations in the classroom prelude future

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New teachers and As the physical structure of Elmhurst grew in ' 64- ' 65, nine new EHS teachers brought the total teaching staff to fifty. Several of the young teachers brought with them fresh teaching concepts and new approaches to subject matter. Emphasizing the need for clear thinking, Mr. Masterson (left) demonstrated physics principles and taught shortcuts in solving problems. In physical education classes Mr. Kemp and Mr. Bush required much hard physical exercise to keep the boys in condition. New and distinct classroom situations came about as a result of crowded conditions in the school and a trend toward futuristic experimentation. Mr. Kurtz (lower left) taught an all-boy junior English class and Miss Falls taught a corresponding all-girl class. Mr. Passwater and Mr. Weber formed a teaching team instructing large history classes. Mr. Passwater (below) lectured to juniors and assigned substantial outside reading. Miss Wimmer taught chemistry to two special class groups. Having already studied plane geometry, a number of sopho- mores studied Algebra II. A transition of literature programs caused juniors and seniors to use the same text book. Partial laning in English classes enabled mediocre and exceptional students alike to get the most from their time in class. Mrs. Decker (right) with an English class of exceptional seniors stressed creative writing, vocabulary, and the comparative analysis of literature.

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Pioneering editions usher in new era at EHS The advent of the first EHS literary magazine, the lljan, and a refined Anlibrum set important precedents in 1965. Both publications exemplified the forward-thinking aspect of Elmhurst. Editing the llian during the second semester was Mrs. Decker ' s fourth-period senior English class (left). Joe Loughmiller served as chief editor of this first edition which included essays, poetry, and satires contributed by EHS pupils. Bulldozers framed in the windows, the 1965 Anlibrum staff commenced its work in the stuffy Annie Room (below), previously a biology storage room. Ideas of innovation were born and acted upon. The staff chose to produce a full, factual yearbook covering the progress of the betterment of Elmhurst High School in 1965. Yearbook and newspaper staffs in the future will have the advantages of a large room in which to work, a darkroom, and a full-time publications instructor. 10