Park Falls High School - Torch Yearbook (Park Falls, WI)

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A WAREHOUSE OF IDEAS Mrs. Patricia Neff, formerly an English teacher at LHS, has taken the position of head librarian this year. Mrs. Neff first started thinking of tak- ing this position in the spring of 1971. Since that time, she has studied library sci- ence for two years at summer school in Eau Claire. She has taken night courses in Ladysmith a.id plans to keep on. The general routine of the library is the same, but there are some changes. The overdue policy is different this year. Stu- dents are allowed to be in the library, even if their books are overdue. This will apply except in extreme cases where an individual has too many books out or if they are too long overdue. Junior High students are allowed to check out books from the Senior High sec- tion of the library but they areasked tocheck with Mrs. Neff. A lot of new books on psychology, astronomy, and astrology can be found in the library. There are reading lists on many subjects including art, economics, and politics. Mrs. Neff hopes students will look at these lists and welcomes any suggestions for new books they might have. Mrs. Neff said, I want the students to know how to use the library. They can always ask for help.'' (ABOVE) Mrs. Neff, a former English teacher at Lincoln High, has taken charge of the school library this year (RIGHT) Library aides are important in the efficient running of the library. Jackie Dane works busily filing cards at the desk. (BELOW RIGHT) Audio-visual aides are also an important part of the library Debbie Carden uses the record player and earphones to help her in her work. (BELOW) Bob Hoffman uses the card catalog to help him find the location of a book.

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A PANORAMA OF ENGLISH (ABOVE LEFT:) Mr Harrington teaches Junior High Eng- lish and Social Studies (ABOVE RIGHT) Mrs Johnson instructs Junior High Eng- lish students (BELOW:) Junior High students learn the importance ot literature Much free time is devoted to leisure reading Mrs. Johnson and Mr. Harrington, together make up the Junior High English team. Through literature and grammar the young students are being prepared for future years. Literature is the big thing in Junior High. It is here that the Junior High students learn about the customs of other countries. People and government, once a very unknown subject, soon make the students realize the differences in our world. Grammar, which is important for people in our world to communicate with is taught and shown to them. It is shown to them through different ways such as plays, skits, and other things to make it fun but also educational. Without a good background in gram- mar and literature, the future learning pos- sibilities will be hampered. Therefore, Eng- lish is an important course in the Junior High.

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WORLD PROBLEMS REVIEWED (LEFT) Students in Political Science learn about the U. S. government, how it operates. Not only did consumer Economics classes help Senior students to become informed citizens, but the class also helped when making buying decisions. A one semester course, Consumer Economics took a look at such things as taxes, adverti- sing, and Social Security. Mr. Al Petlock was also invited to tell the classes about insurance. Mr. Webster and Mr. Warshall both agreed that Economics was the science that dealt with the distribution and consump- tion of wealth in the country. Many differ- ent aspects were covered. The class, made up of Seniors, took a look at the Presiden- tial candidates and their platforms. The two main goals of Mr. Tinker's sophomore American History classes were to help the students to identify with past problems and to relate these problems with contemporary happenings. The class covered events up to 1865. Mr. Bennett's Junior American History classes covered areas from 1865 to the pre- sent. This class was designed to allow the students to think critically about American History and to appreciate as well as under- stand it. The main objective of Mr. Lesinski's Sociology class was to discuss and inves- tigate various areas of society where man is having problems and to suggest solutions for these problems. The one semester course, open to Seniors, studied areas such as Environment and Marriage. Those in Miss Hagen's senior Psychology class got an introduction to Psychology and also learned to increase their insight into themselves and others. The first semester classes had a field trip to Northern Coloney, near Chippewa Falls. Political Science, a one semester course, is the study of the different govern- ments of the world. The purpose of the class is to impress upon students that they are the government. (ABOVE LEFT) Mr Bennett is in his second year ot teach- ing Junior High American History at LHS. (ABOVE MIDDLE) Mr. Lesin- ski teaches Junior History and Senior Sociology at Lin- coln. (ABOVE RIGHT) Mr. Tinker teaches sophomore History. He also is active as a track coach. (LEFT) First semester Sociology students learned about existing social prob- lems and how to deal with them.