Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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T312 Intense history courses emphasize research and library study skills For qualified students the social studies department offers two in- tensified study courses, Modern European history and Honors United States History. Selected students who take American Government in their junior year take Honors United States History as Seniors. Interested students can elect Modern European History. Both courses are one-year electives with the emphasis on research and library studies after class hours. Mr. Del Vero, in teaching Modern European History to Seniors land to some Juniors enrollment permittingj, hopes students can better under- stand the complexities of modern Europe. The course covers the time and problems from the fourteenth century through to today. Units of study include trends or patterns in democracy, nationalism, commun- ism, fascism, war, diplomacy, national politics, national unification fltaly and Germanyl and cultural movements. Emphasis is placed on the cause and effect of political movements. ln many cases the economic rather than political viewpoint is studied. Honors United States History uses a college level textbook to supplement the stimulating class discussion which tackles the more complex problems of American History. The students perform the func- tions of historians in some proiectsp such as an independent study unit on the Jacksonian era with. a paper being written on whether Jackson was a great president. This class also sees several movies and listens to controversial speakers. However, most of the class periods are spent in relating historical knowledge to problems of times past and to problems of today. Doug Currie shows Jean Gibney the points of conflict along the border between Russia and Austria prior to World War l. i 1. 1 c or ,c ...,.. ..,.. . -Neg g . ll llllll H he V l N Being confused about the economics of feudalism, Karen Sipple uses her textbook to help better understand it. Yr ,,., N -E -'sf' si. is Jar, Barbara McQueen is laughing at the superstitions and beliefs of the late feudalistic period. If ,im 'I 'in..'Q rkf' '.My.f,Y 912i-K' IR'

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r. Trayer is teaching his sophomore World History class the economic system of feudalism. Accompanying each lecture is a iHerence between the political system of manorialism and the term sheet to stress the important points in each unit of study. intently to a United States History lecture are Nancy studying is the causative factors and the results of the American Scott Henderson, and Rick Hale. The lesson they are Revolution. y tyyy Qirsc y it I i , ' f N 12. c.,...,,k Q t, W , Y , H , t --dw W' I S xr? tl, sl r' . ,Q L, 1.,.M, Tom Feinthel Beryl Ferchland ,, , A: ,.. . ,V Karen Festa ysts r f ' V -c ,nisff 'f - ,, 77 tv! ,.,, ' . I 5 V r -err . r i t 51 Y I Safe? Yi James Filkins h2!E1ff.:- .it T3 V132 TW f:ffl:izt1f!Hj,Q ' ,., John Filkins Patricia Filkins

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