Evanston Township High School - Key Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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l l Roberta Rakove discusses Marlowls lie in Conrad's Heart of Darkness, in Mr. Ronald Markwellis 4 English 2 Class, Mary Jane Richeimer, chairman Carol Barger Haydn Bodycombe Margaret Daseke Mary Flynn rr'- Dorothy Griffin if Jack Kramer Ronald Markwell Sharon Serie 'W Helen Wolf 24 A diagram on the board helps Mrs. Margaret Daseke's 2 English 2 stu- dents understand an important concept in sentence structure. The uses of a semi-colon are discussed by Mr. Clarence Hach's English Hurdles class. .W l ia i 2.511- WZ i Y?

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D ETHS students saw a relaxation of rules and a greater amount of independence and freedom this year because of the modular scheduling, but with it came new responsibilities for organizing time and achieving a full academic potential. The division of Evanston into four semi-independent schools pre- sented problems and challenges to both administrators and students this first year, but Dr. Clyde Slocum, the new West School principal, saw the difficulties of transition as only a temporary stage. Among the problems encountered by the administration were stu- dent accountability and anonymity, a feeling of loss in a school as large as ETHS even though it subdivided into four schools. Surprisingly, discipline was not a major problem under the new system. According to Dr. James Elliot, South School principal, there were fewer instances of classroom misbehavior than last year, but disciplinary difficulties arose where groups had more opportunities to congregate. Honor guards and assigned study halls checked the few in- stances of misconduct that did occur. Mr. Edward Curry, East School principal, felt the new ETHS organi- zation offered a greater accessibility of teachers and counselors to stu- dents who wanted help with either personal or educational problems. Dr. Elliot believed a more personalized atmosphere on a one-to-one basis helped students to grow intellectually and individually. New facilities provided the student with opportunities for research, independent study, and relaxation. Open science labs, the resource centers, lounges, and individual school buildings took pressure off students and teachers. Mr. Philip McDevitt, the new North School principal, said the modular system demanded decisions of students and faculty in learning to gain the fullest advantage from the flexible scheduling. Mr. Curry credited the students of ETHS for making the transition from a traditional nine-period day to the revolutionary modular schedule a success. Dr. Slocum expects the flexible system to hold much promise for the future as structural changes begin to affect ETHS. The inevitable com- bining and separating processes that have begun this year and will con- tinue will offer future Evanstonians an opportunity to eliminate the prob- lems which former classes have encountered. Mr. Norval Henn, Mr. Harold Weeks, Mr. Larry Olson, and Mr. Bill Johnson were grade level directors in East School. ln North School, Mr. Murney Lazier, Mr. Raymond Anderson, Mr. Stephen Powers, and Mr. Frank Bace served as grade level directors. Grade level directors in South School were Mr. Carlyle Ehri, Mr. Myron Rodee, Mr. Walter Satterthwaite, and Mr. Thomas Allen. Acting as grade level directors in West School were Mr. Paul Wertz, Mr. Henry Bischoff, Mr. James Nelson, and Mr. Ronald Gearring. Assistant principals were Mr. Lester Dean in East School and Mr. Robert Elliot in North School. Mr. Robert Trevarthen acted as assistant principal in South School, and Mr. Ronald Walden served in West School, Darrell Blodgett, Assistant Superintendent y i I W Lester Dean, Robert Elliott, Robert Trevarthen, Ronald Walden, East School Orfh School , Soufh School West School Assistant Principal Assistant Principal Assistant Principal Assistant Principal ' 'P .lll . .l i J 6 ...T ' .ilell 'ila ti llel i el J P fr Charles Mader, Walter E. John Scott, George Stanger, Ward Weldon, Director of Rasmussen, Business Director, Director, Personnel Director, Manager Data Public Special Processing Information Programs

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East and North modernize and Four separate schools demanded new approaches to teaching, necessitating the adaptation of East and North English Departments to a different type of curriculum. Chairmen were named from each school, but the entire de- partment remained under the supervision of Mr. Clarence Hach. . The English Department in North School was headed by Mrs. Barbara Pannwitt, and in East School by Miss Mary Jane Richeimer. Mr. Robert Lumsden, in the newly created position of Composition Co-ordinator, lectured to English classes in all four schools on expository writing, saving English teachers the time they would normally spend preparing composition lectures. B Attitudinal changes toward language, an extension of the language program, and a unit in which students ex- amine the language of special groups, culminated in the compilation of a hiptionary, a dictionary of t'hip lan- guage used by teenagers. Small group discussions encouraged learning through personal contact, whereas large group meetings were used primarily for lectures and movies. synchronize English Department Clarence Hach, Michael Bennett Priscilla Boaz Marie Davis Helen Martell John Reque Marian Roth An author's technique is the subject of discussion in Mrs. Marie Davis' Creative Writing class. N department supervisor Barbara Pannwitt chairman Judy Baum Robert Lumsden Martin Nystrand Rebecca Tillipaugh