Pontiac Senior High School - Quiver Yearbook (Pontiac, MI)

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l ' ' 5 , s , - 4 1 . a ,. ff w ,M 3 s, V 1 ' , U 5 Q. '3- l .... ' X . ib .L , if. ' EZWK .... - azz' ' i 1 -fs? I Gertrude Overton demonstrates the usefulness of the overhead Row: Barbara Rodal, Elise Best, Maxine Jackson. Second Row: proiector for reading improvement classes at Central to mem- Lewis Hayner, Helen Lapisch, Thomas Kreitmeyer. bers of th d ' ' e epartment. Elizabeth McDonald fstandnnglg Front PCHS E GLISH DEP RTME T TRESSESJ Wk ,, V, W ' ., . s - pie A rfi ith? Robert Rickard, Gordon Johnston, Thomas Metzdorf, and Marla classics and the m ur ng is Jackson, members of the English department, enioy a hearty classes. The careful study of these books is o favorite of the laugh over a delightful passage from one of Shakespe-are's English courses with students and teachers alike. comedies. Many other fine paperbacked editions of l'-oth the odern novels are also taught in o E l h 20 l

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2. 4 26 2' Checking a point in a college catalog, Gerald Hunt and James VanCleave absorb information to aid them in counseling stu- dents. T0 THEIR Nia .-f ' ,,n'y ZZ. -I Q. ,,.,r1 ...W-v3 lllil ,..4-vi! - .lf ,V ,Yi hh' Amid a desk full of papers and pamphlets, Donnie Smith dis- cusses with a PCHS student how best to prepare for his chosen career. EDUCATIONAL GCDALS Vera Adams sends a new sophomore Marilyn Coffing on to her next class after assisting her in changing her program. 19

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John Antisdel, who retired this year, explains and draws atten- tion to the important points of a essay from English literature. I DI IDUAL EED That every student, regardless of curriculum choice, should have the opportunity to enioy and benefit from a functional and enriched language arts program which meets their cultural, educational, and vocational needs, is the goal of our English de- partment of 1960. Improvements have been made in the literature section of our English courses. Students now receive all American literature in the tenth grade and En- glish Iiterature in their iunior year, in order to free their senior year for world literature, which provides the broader outlook necessary in today's world. The English department, under the leadership of Elizabeth Mc Donald, also offers special non-credit reading development programs for any students hav- ing difficulty with reading skills and for those on the college preparatory curriculum. Students need to realize the continuity of the past, present, and future, our English department believes that it offers valuable aid toward achieving this goal. Elsie Best receives an able assist from Robert Rickard in cor recting a theme. , My 13222-.'+3,'f1s wffffwkff W .... ' z14r.zff1cff . ,f ,, ,, ,,.. - ,., , . ,. 2, '- , ,. ' 'ff bww :Z ,xi ii ' mm F'.:1l:9 f ' ,. M, 2 ' fi ' Q47 j .4 ,ning A V' ' ,' ' f v I' 2- ' 1 , ' V' - , ' - fly ., fr P3 4, , I. iv -,a -N , 2 P 2 2- 'gm ,, ,, I p ' , I , f .w if, I . , . Z4 - ,,, 'W Elizabeth McDonald, head of the English department, takes time out from her busy schedule to read the Tomahawk. Along with teaching classes, Miss McDonald worked on a revised course of study for the English department. 2 I in -sf t