Pittsburg High School - Purple and White Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

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V1 si ting j mclzzr A Fulbright-Smith Scholar from Rome, Italy spent one month as a visiting teacher in the A - Senior High School. MISS ALFONSINA MORETTO Miss Moretto, a junior high school teacher in Rome, first learned of the opportunities afforded by the Fulbright-Smith scholarships through letters sent to all Italian teachers. An alert public school teacher, she became interested in foreign study and made ap- plication for a scholarship. After several interviews and written and oral tests, she was notified by the Amer- ican Commission that she was one of the teachers chosen to visit the United States. In late August Miss Moretto and fifteen other Italian teachers sailed from Naples. The group landed in New York City on August 31, where they were joined by three hundred other visitors from forty-eight different countries. The first stop was in Washington where they attended lectures sponsored by the State Department Board of Education. The group then broke up for study in various centers. Miss Moretto went with a small group to Syracuse, New York, where she visited the city schools and attended some classes at Syracuse University. Early in january she came to Pittsburg for a month of study. Having been a city dweller in her own country, Miss Moretto enjoyed life in the small mid-western town. She found American homes pleasant, but she did not care for American food as it was served in public dining rooms. American movies, she said, are gay and strive to be more entertaining and relaxing than those of Italy. Something new to this visitor was the sight of drive-in movies and motels, neither of which she had seen in her own land. Also new to her were the American celebra- tions of Halloween and Thanksgiving, for Italians do not have these festivities. Students in America, she felt, were serious in their studies. They enjoy freedom in choosing subjects to study in school, while in Italy students must follow a pattern set for them by school officials. The PHS students and faculty members enjoyed Miss Moretto's visit and sincerely hope that she found features of the local system which she both approved and enjoyed.

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ROY HRM CHARLES E. FARRELL HAROLD HAMMER Kusiodial faff XWREN BRUCE LESLIE P. BURCH Under the supervision of Martin Blessant, head custo- dian, these staff members work from morning to night to keep the buildings and campus of Senior High School comfortable and attractive.

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DON WWSON For the past three years Senior High School has cooper- ated with KSTC in the training of student teachers. Through the block system, seniors who are preparing for teaching spend six weeks in observation and practice in a public high school. These cadets take part in extra- curricular and class room activities to get some practical teaching experience. This year four cadets were assigned to high school de- partments. Don Wilson, a social science major, studied with Mr. Morey who teaches journalism and publishes the school newspaper. David Britt, a professional printer turned student, worked with Mr. White in the printing adv! Zmchcrs fi BILL BENNETT department. Bill Bennett, a social science major, was assigned to the American history classes where he worked under the direction of Miss Waltz. Patsy'Ruddick, an English major and honor student at KSTC, worked with English classes under the direction of Miss Marsh. In Roosevelt Junior High School DeLoryse Hough was assigned to the English department with Mrs. Pat- terson as her supervisor. PATSY RUDDICK DAVID BRITT