Joliet Catholic High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Joliet, IL)

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Mathematics Three of our math teachers pictured here are: Father Carmel Smith, O.Carm., Father Aquinas Houle, O.Carm., and Father Mal' colm Yore, O.Carm. Father Carmel, Director of Athletics and manager of the book store is instructor of GEOMETRY and ADVANCED ALGEBRA. Father Aquinas, school librarian, is the freshman ALGEBRA teacher. Father Malcolm has senior TRIG. M odern Languages Father Emile Verbrugghe, O. Carm., has charge of all GER- MAN I and II classes and also finds time to teach an occasional one in SPANISH to the freshmen. Besides his classes, Father Emile is the organizer and moderator to the Explorer Club Unit at Catholic High. Natural Science F a t h e r Fergus Lickteig, O. Carm., and Father Duncan Reilly, O.Carm., flank Doctor Eugene Curran, head of the n a t u r al science department as he demon- strates a new acquisition in the chem lab. Father Fergus teaches CHEMISTRY, F a t h e r Duncan PHYSICS, and Doctor C u r r a n, BIOLOGY.

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Social Science Keeping the freshmen alert to current events is the job of Fa- ther Bennet Canary, O.Carm., and Mr. James Gannon, our in- structors of social studies. Father is moderator of the Third Order while Mr. Gannon is coach of our junior varsity basketball team. Classical Language Father Keith Egan, O.Carm,, assistant to Father Shane in the Principal's office, is sophomore LATIN instructor and director of the Brandsma club, a club to promote scholarship at the Hill. Father Colman Walsh, O.Carm., is the chief of Security Police or Dean of Students. He also is LATIN teacher for sophs, juniors and seniors.

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History Father Cyril Fitzgerald, O. Carm., is the Senior U. S. HIS- TORY and SPEECH instructor. He also holds the important po- sition of Director of RELIGION. His duties in this office are: publishing the Religious bul- letin, planning a schedule for student confessions, and organ- izing the foreign mission collec- tions. Father Norman Werling, O.Carm., seated, has all the Jun- iors for WORLD HISTORY and also teaches freshman RELI- GION. The field of History inter- ests him so much that he is Writing a book of the Ilistory of Will County. Physical Education Mr. LeRoy Leslie, Gordon Gil- lespie, and Don Berg listen at- tentively as Mr. Ernie Zalejski explains a new play. Mr. Zalej- ski also teaches SOCIOLOGY. Mr. Leslie is varsity basketball and baseball coach as Well as instructor in PRACTICAL MATH and FRESHMAN ENGLISH. Mr. Gillespie is line football coach and is also a teacher of FRESH- MAN ENGLISH. Mr. Berg coaches the Frosh-Soph basketball team an-d teaches SOCIOLOGY and FRESHMAN ENGLISH.