John Marshall High School - Gavel Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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Music Consisting of the band, orchestra, choir and general music classes, John Marsha1l's Music department is headed by Mr. Robert Beduhn. Music training begins in seventh grade and continues through grades 8-12. Lessons on the drum, string bass, viola, cello, violin, and piano are given weekly. English The most radical change in the Eng lish department for 1963 was the Team Teaching program, modeled after simi- lar successful experiments at other schools. Students in this group were di- vided into three classes, meeting with three different teachers throughout the semester. Each teacher instructed them in grammar, then went on with special- ized instruction. Mr. james Jafferis taught non-fiction, Miss Ruth Mahre, poetry and drama, and Mr. Don Huth, short storiesg thus students were exposed to different teach- ing methods.

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DIVISIGNS OF LEARNING Guidance It is the task of the Guidance depart- ment to spot any difficulties in the social growth of students, to administer stand- ardized tests and to program students. The advent of the I.B.M. machines has greatly aided them in the job of pro- gramming students. At Marshall there are seven counselors. The system runs through channels, con- trolled by the guidance supervisor, Mr. Eugene Culver. Mr. Arthur Kazmier- czak advises the 7A and 8Bg Mrs. Betty Steinke, the 7B and 8Ag Mr. William Tracy, 9Bg Miss Edna Gregg, 9A and 10Bg Mr. Jerome Brandl, 10A and llBg Mr. Richard Poulson, 11A and l2B. CNTELUGENCEH Q -fs-,Wm by .W mmm. . S fi if .a. gg- 'wy ' ff fx 'C S ifjllrwufsrqf OFQYPONS X!!! vys.. ,pigs .gg K 5 S rl at I if fl-:ag is fx? ' 113.158 'bmi wma' Her-,,': gr rr Y P i Curriculum Coordinator The Curriculum Coordinator per- forms a number of duties dealing with professional and educational matters. He renders services in inter-school plannings and functions. He plans for substitutes, coordinates the programs of visiting and student practice teachers and assists in the orientation of new teachers. Special Education Specialists in teaching reading, in in- structing students with audio handicaps, and in educating youngsters who are mentally retarded or who have learning difficulties comprise the department of special education. The work of these teachers is truly one of unique dedica- tion and of exceptional merit. 'I7

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Social Science Citizenship world history, world geog- raphy United States history, sociology and economics are taught in the Social Science department Miss Ann Blix heads the senior division and the junior divi- sion is directed by Mr. John McGhee. Of the three hundred-ninety students taking social science courses besides U. S. history which IS required for one year, many are active in the United Nations Foreign Language Headed by Mr. William Tracy, Mar- shall's Foreign Language department has the largest enrollment in the city. Seven- teen per cent of the students take either Latin, German, French or Spanish. Modern languages, taught by the audio-lingual method, stress a conversa- tional approach to the language. Aids in this have been the language laboratory, records and films. A student can take a language on al- ternate days in seventh and eighth grade, which enables him to take five years of a language. Mathematics The Mathematics department, consist- ing of seventeen teachers, is entering a readjustment period. The effects can be seen primarily in the seventh grade where some of the fundamentals of alge- bra are being introduced. Eventually, the whole school will be involved in the modern method of teaching mathematics as set forth by the School Mathematics Study Group. The Mathematics department is cur- rently conducting advanced classes in all grades, ranging from algebra in eighth grade to solid geometry in eleventh grade. Mr'