Holy Name Seminary High School - Encounter Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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H I:Slf01fy.' Tlw Past Elucidates Toda Martin Many once said, The problem of youth today is that they forgot to read the minutes of the last meeting. Frs. Hughes and Grubba provided protection against this situation at Holy Name. In World History, Fr. Hughes led the freshmen through ancient civilization, tl1e Crusades and the Dark Ages, the Renaissance and to the World Wars. In History ll, he uti- lized simulation games and analyzations of current events to help the seniors understand societal trends. Fr. Grubba encom- passed the scope of American History through multitudinous handouts, lectures and simulation games of the Civil War and the stock market crash of 1929. agus- XY. .v I...D'

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5 ifiiv is f,ig,,..- Steve Wachowiak was the only A student to take Latin IV with Fr. Jones signs in the HN FT- 101165- Latin team at Milwaukee Custer High School. Modern Language Sapersedes Latin Soc et tuum - that's the basic philosophy of the Holy Name language department. However, beginning this year, more emphasis was placed on the modern languages, rather than Latin. Instead of offering Latin on the freshman and sophomore levels, German and Spanish became available. This makes it possible for an individual to complete four years of a modern language, rather than Latin . Mr. Lynn Bailey, in his first year as German professor, brought with him extensive historical knowledge and far reach- ing familiarity with present day Austria and Germany to his class. Fr. Jones was the new Latin III and IV professor. In addi- tion to wrestling with Vergil, the students attended a Latin con- test in Milwaukee. I Y , 4 T f it, J

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A Fr. Grubba captivates the juniors with his explanation of the events of the Gilded Age. 4 This simulation game, Trade Off at Yalta, was an important unit in American History II. Del Scanlon assiduously records Fr. Hughes' brilliant lecture. 4 Joe Schlimgen wonders why the men of the Industrial Rev- olution did not invent a machine to inject all history into the brain in one painless dose. Y lx., Q SXXTMS