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New materials were scarce, but some did arive in time to use. Mrs. Street counts copies ot start- ing a job, brought by Frank Schiller and Curtis Ross. Quarter System Making the best of it -muff, i- v at i After typing stencils, they had to run them on the dupli- cator in class sets. Mrs. Welshire straightens a stack ot test papers. Top: Teachers had to prepare many ot their materials for class. Mrs. Salinas types an exercise for her Spanish classes. Students were confused by the new system and they came to teachers for help. Carolyn Maxwell asks Mrs. Burnett about how much quarter system credits count. teachers and the system 141
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Dorothy Math Dean of Boys Health, Fresh. Coach Edward Stevens Physical Science Alg. and Elec. Tempe Sorrells Art John Stockton Mary Algebra English 1 Evelyn Syrinek John Szendrey Charles Taylor Secretary Physical Science Algebra Lucia Talreia Home and Family 5.1 11 'llt's a bird! lt's a plane! No, it's just another quarter ilying by! The quarter system time factor changed the teaching routine. Teachers set individual goals in completing course outlines. Many hit on only the high points and necessary skills for stu- dents to pass a course. Course coverage progressed at a much faster rate. I spend two days on things I used to spend a week on, said Mrs. Clough. lvls, Vaughn saw this as an advantage. Under the quarter sys- tem, kids don't have time to goof off in class. Forgotten spare time and free periods were filled writing exer- cises, tests, and completing outlines. Lesson planning often extended into the wee hours of the morning. Attorney-General John Hill's November ruling prohib- ited collection of school fees for needed work books. Teachers had to xerox and duplicate materials previously paid for by the students. With new courses offered, teachers often taught courses they knew little or nothing about, and many had three or more prepa- rations a day. Teachers no longer got to know their students as friends oi sons and daughters. New names and faces had to be memor- ized three times over. Ms. King credited the quarter system for keeping teachers anc students interested in subjects. lf a kid gets into a course anc he doesn't like it, then he only has to be in it twelve weeks. More than likely he'll make the best of it. Teachers worked harder and longer hours under the quartei system. They tried to run their classes smoothly and make the best of a new curriculum.
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