Holy Cross High School - The Cross Yearbook (Flushing, NY)

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NECESSITY OFiiCOMMUEliCA'lfION BROTHER JOHN JOSEPH DONNELLY, C,S.C. BS Education Fordham MR. ROBERT LARKIN 'Jnivemty ' MR. DONALD CONSIDINE B.A., Iona College Religion 2 B.S., M.A., Fordham University E?-gush 1, English 5 English 1, 4 Citizenship 2 LANCE Assistant j.V. Football Coach junior Class Moderator The following also teach English but are not pictured with this department: BROTHER FRANCISCUS, C.S.C., MR. FOGE, MR. TRENTECOSTE L a2irsir s,ssl ' E st' MR. ROGER BUCKLEY B.A., St. john's University MR. WILLIAM OMEARA English 1 BA., Queens College Business Management English 2 Physical Education MR. CHARLES MCGORRY B.A., Iona College English 3 2l

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Ill' A II Ill . . , n V. . FROM MIND OF MAN . . . THE . . . THE WORD . . iiiiiliiiIIIIIIII BROTHER GEOFFREY SHIBER, CSC. B.A., University of Notre Dame Head of English Department English 4 Religion 3 Dramatics Forensics Stage Crew Alumni Student Government Perhaps the largest scholastic department at Holy Cross, the English Department, under the Chairmanship of Brother Geoffrey Shiber, C.S.C., strives to develop a well-rounded stu- dent, capable in the handling of the tools of language and appreciative of the best in Amer- ican English and world literature. Freshman and Sophomore years are spent concentrating on the complexities of grammar and vocabulary study and the groundwork in composition. In his Junior year the student becomes aware of the rich harvest of fine American literature that is his for the taking. And in the Senior year, he is introduced to the finest writers in English literature. Writing is now termed creative, and finer points of expression are the ideal sought after. Possibilities for broadening and developing language expression is opened outside the reg- ular classroom procedure through numerous extracurricular activities sponsored either directly or indirectly by the English Department. For those with the talent, time and tendency, opportunities for the perfecting of the art of forceful and persuasive speech are available in the Forensics Society, which trains students in debate, oratory and radio announcing. For those with a dramatic flair-the fall play provides the opportunity for excellent direction in acting and stage techniques. Unlimited sources for development of writing skills are offered to the staff members of the school newspaper and yearbook. A compulsory reading program, directed by Mr. Lipp, is aimed' at bettering reading speed and comprehension, and if the results of this program indicate the need of further improvement on the part of the student, he is encouraged to participate in a more extensive reading clinic conducted during after school hours. In summary, it may be said that the English Department at Holy Cross strives to condition the student to maintain his intellectual balance in a world flooded with cheap and degrading literature, and dominated by a tendency toward emphasis on scientific orientated thought. MR. KENNETH HILL B.A., Hofstra College English 2 World History 1- .tl E1 ery student in the school has been adfninirlered the SRA Reading Program and, at a rerull, those aund defirienz in reading .rhillr or lhoxe wirhing to inrreafe their reading rate were adwred lo en- roll in the exlmcurriculezr reading program. These Jludenlx are working with 4 reading puter.

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