Harvard School - Sentinel Yearbook (North Hollywood, CA)

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'Xl Mr. Hoyle 1967-1968 was an exciting year within the English Dept. While continuing to stress the fundamentals of composition and literary analysis, the dept. performed several experi- ments which proved to be successful. To mention but a few: Fr. Richmond Grant employed an overhead projection series on composition in the 7th grade which provided a solid back- ground in sentence structure and paragraph development. The class found that the visual aids were very helpful in crystalizing concepts. At the 9th grade level Mr. Philip Holmes spent much of the first semester having students write only single sentences. He found that all the problems of logic, coherence, grammar and emphasis found with the par- agraph are present within the single sentence. By the end of the semester the improvement in his student's writing was considerable. Mr. Arthur Hoyle's 10th grade class stressed first observation and sense perception and then accurate and colorful description. The degree and frequency of fine writ- ing his students produced was also extremely encouraging. Several of these efforts were published in the school literary magazine Harvest. Dept, Chairman Paul Cummins' seniors each participated in a debate and several participated in a school wide tournament. This experience was valuable for the seniors and the dept. plans to expand the debate program in the coming years. The seniors also received a demanding creative writing unit from Mr. Joe Monzio and a motion pic- ture unit from Mr. Hoyle. This year Mr. William Dillenbecks 11th grade English Literature course placed greater empha- sis on textual analysis and. as usual, his discussions of Ham- let and Macbeth were provocative and lively. Mr. Roger Kirk- patrick and Mr. Stephen Brown. both new members of the dept., provided interesting reading assignments, colorful class sessions, and personal enthusiasm for their respective 7th-Sth and 9th-10th grade classes. Mr. Read, dividing his time between the English and History depts., offered his two 8th grade sections a sound background in grammar, compo- sition. and mythology. In short, 1967-68 was a year of experimentation within the traditional framework. Z' Fr. Grant Mr. Brown t ., 34' I X 1 A ,,, .J 34 ,A .i All -fa 'M F 3 ia pig f-1, ,' J 1 .4

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This year the Language Department has under- gone a complete reorganization. All courses have been carefully re-outlined. Mr, Leslie, the head of the de- partment, has spent a great deal of time planning and writing Lo make the language department a strong unit in the school. The department has emphasized vocabulary and pronunciation greatly, as well as grammar. The specific order of approach is under- standing, speaking, reading, and writing. In this spe- cific order the student proceeds from one logical unit to the next. Students are encouraged to research their own grammar. The object is to make the student a re- sponsible self-educator, less dependent on the teacher who is rapidly becoming an instructor of profitable methods of study. The excellent Language Laboratory facilities have replaced the old fashioned drill master. An up-to-date Tape Library provides each student with as many as two dozen private native tutors with whom he can spend as much time as he wishes in an elec- tronic booth or at home. Mr. Leslie is currently teaching Spanish III and IV as well as French III. His classes are lively and very inspiring. Mme. Marissael has classes in French II, III, IV. Her great personality adds to the vivaciousness of her classes. Mr. Bullion has all Spanish I this year and his students learn all the basic vocabulary and grammar needed to successfully enter Spanish II. Mr. McCleery teaches Latin A, V, I, II, and III. Mr. Mc- Cleery runs some of the greatest classes in the school. After a student has had a course from this dedicated man, he knows he has really learned something. Mr. Kirkpatrick started his teaching career with a class of Spanish A, and shows great promise for the future, Mr. Aiken also taught a Spanish A class, as well as his Art classes. Mrs. Chalmers and Mme. Mancinelli together taught all the French A classes. Fr. Edwards prepared many boys for Mr. Leslie in his Spanish II classes. Mme. Marissael Mr. Leslie Mr. McCleery i