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

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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'

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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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Business Education Students entering business after leav- ing high school are well prepared by the Business Education department. There are two courses offered in the Business Education department-the stenographic and non-stenographic course. After taking the stenographic course consisting of shorthand and sten- ography, students may be employed as secretaries or stenographers. The non- stenographic course includes clerical practice, bookkeeping, typing, and office practice and leads to a variety of jobs. Science General science, biology, chemistry, and physics are offered by the Science department. The Physical Science Study Committee course in physics was taught to the superior ability class this year and will be given to others next year. Students have the opportunity to start science in their eighth grade and con- tinue on through twelfth grade. The science subjects taught are either in the television category or in the regular category.