Prairie Du Chien High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Prairie Du Chien, WI)

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Tell Me A Story, Tell Me A Story ln editor's work is never donel'-no doubt this year's Prairie Dog 'liales lfditor, lill Smdlel md l'l i ' g l'toi e 4 l'at 'l'oberman, could at some time or oth- er be heard uttering this connnent. blany helplul suggestions and ideas were giv- en to these editors by .lournaism advisor, blr. llerman llerouin. lhe lirst six weeks ol' Journalism are spent in learning how to write various types ol stories and gaining knowledge ol' the basic fundamentals. l our editions ol the l'rairie Dog 'liales and an annual are published by the journal- 'wack 1 'arle Dov lfti ', ' ' Actually, we're getting a lot done. ism students. 'lihey know that names make the news, that deadlines must be met, head- lines made, stories written on time, and oth- er laborious tasks completed under the su- pervision ol' the editors and advisor-wthey know these things are vitally important il' the paper and animal are to be successful. .Xssistant editors for the paper were blar- na lla lxieser. Alma l.echnir and lflaine lfrickson. Charles Stewart was business manager. llaul l'aul- son, .lim Bailey, and Don blessling were sports l'eter Steele and l,arry lfolver. David l,a Bonne, special torial writer. rrelson, .ludi Schneider, and tlane .Xssisting the annual editor were editors. l eature writers included Dennis flabek, and .lim lYalz were reporters, and .Xllan Severson edi- Derouin's aid. Members of the Journalism Class are busily at work on our Prairie Dog . Jollrllalisrll. . .21 Editors Pat Toberman and Jill Sandleback seek Mr.

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Here l Wrote The Story Ol My Life ...gg we-3,,, si? Dick Steiner, Shirley Nagle, Joan Teply, Alice Snyder, Demaris Graap, and Millie Welda present a panel discussion lfflueidate . . . heterogeneous . . . acrimonious . . . is it Greek or lfnglish? After completing the lfnglish courses at Prairie lligh, we not only know they are ling- lish words, but what they mean as well. All four years of lfnglish taught at our school em- phasize enlarging our vocabulary, which has proved very helpful in our other classes. l,ihrary science, grammar, and spelling are stressed along with literature. The freshmen enjoyed reading and studying Da- vid Copperlieldu. Miss l,ois Goan and Mrs. lfsther Schreiner instruct the freshmen. The sophomore class, taught hy hir. blames l,e- winski, hecame familiar with George l'iiliott's, Silas hlarnern. Grammar was also an important phase in their lfnglish study. Supervised hy Miss l,ouise Sontag, head of the lfnglish department, the juniors studied l'nited States literature, and the seniors concentrated on lfnglish lit- erature. Original orations, interpretative prose, extempor- aneous poetry readings, and current event speeches were made by the upper three classes in preparation for the forensic contest. Original essays on 'il Speak for Democracy , and Bm winter gives a memory se- f'Hiring- the Handicapped , helped to develop our writ- ledion. lllg 3-blllty' 20. . .English

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Today and Yesterday at Home and Away ,yd ,GL 4' alll ii As Todd Sandleback checks World History events, Millie Welda, Don Messling and Mike Schloegl look on. XVhether it happened yesterday or 4,000 years ago, We learn about it in history class. Both history classes are deeply in- terested in the study of current events, as well as the study of the past, and its ap- plication to the present. XVorld llistory classes, under the direc- tion of Mr. llerman Derouin and Nlr. .lames l,ewinski, study the history of the world from the stone age to the present, with special emphasis placed on the effect ot' geography on history. ,Xmerican llistory, taught hy hlr. Paul l,utzke, begins with the discovery ot' Amer- ica, its exploration and development. A thorough study of our two famous docu- ments, 'lihe Declaration of lndependence and 'lihe Constitution, is made to acquaint us with the functioning of our government. l'rojects, and special themes are completed hy the students. A notebook, in which daily class notes are kept, is a special part of both history classes. llistory is one of the most popular courses at l'llS with large enrollments in all the classes. 22. . .History The globe seems fascinating to Mr. lutzke, and his American History students Pete Steele, Pat Gentes, Al Severson, Marna Harrelson, and Jim Smrcina.