Red Bank High School - Log Yearbook (Red Bank, NJ)

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English Electives Arouse Student Interest Dr. John Cone Chairman Miss Marie O’Connor Mr. Herbert Reed Pli7aholh RiillnrL K ft i' D'lmnlo Farrnll t — Mr. John Giebas Mr. John Hird relaxes after assuming the role of The Phantom” for his Comic Vein English class. The idea for the new comic vein elective, which originated from an article Mr. Hird had read, evoked much response from the students involved in the course. The work consists of papers, discussions, projects, and a special project wherein students wrote a comic strip, magazine, or a comic book. Science Fiction is a course which was elected by many senior students. The material for the elective is taken from fifteen minute films, movie excerpts, and background books. Some of the many books the students have been using include 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne, War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells, and various other sources by John Baxter, Rod Serling, and Sam Lundwall. Mrs. Mary Todl assisis Shawn Reynolds in

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class listens intently to a lecture. work on their U.S. History II assignments during class. Incorporated in this years social studies program was the substitution of new elective options rather than traditional courses which fulfill the senior history requirement. Any sen- ior may elect constitutional, diplomatic, eco- nomic, or social history in place of the usual U.S. History II course. This change in course electives reflected the school-wide trend to urge the student to accept more responsibility for his own educa- tion and to direct more emphasis toward indi- vidualization of instruction and independent study. 25

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Mr. Edmund Rezetko Byrd Walker ponders over his English studies. Mrs. Bonawyn Stoia Sports in Literature, Mr. Falk's new elective is an interesting study of people by means of athletics. By discussing the politics, economics and philosophy behind sports, the student dis- covers the multitude of problems existing in our society. An analysis of these difficulties helps the student in finding himself. The recently introduced elective Exploring the Film, is a course wherein the student learns how to make his own film and to manipulate different kinds of cameras. Mr. King, a free lance photographer himself, has relied on his experience and personal study to teach students about this particular aspect of media. The main textbook used is entitled Exploring the Film. undorslcinding an English assignment. 27