Reedsburg High School - Gleaner Yearbook (Reedsburg, WI)

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Interested Seniors DAVID MARSH JOSEPH OPHOVEN BVS., U, of Wisconsin MA, U. of Wisconsin World HiSl0fYf Social Social Problems, Political Problems Science. Social Psy- 17, l chology World History opened wide all the neglected avenues of research to the students of Mr. Marsh's class working on a research paper. , mifmwww 'M 'I Carefully recorded notes from weekly history lectures supplement V A the daily reading of History of a Free People. Mr. Caldwell carelully explains the functions of the Middle Ages labor guilds to sophomores studying world history. 17

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Political Science And Economics POLLARD CALDWELL JOHN HOUGHTON STEVEN KOCH BA, Beloit College B.S., Stevens Point U. BS, U. of Wisconsin World History, Economics Freshman History United States History Social Sciences The social sciences department at Webb High offers courses in many subjects-world history. Amer- ican history, social problems, economics. political science, and social psychology. the latter three de- signed primarily for college-bound students. Prior to this year, freshmen entering high school could take geography. but in 1966 a new plan was organized whereby geography was dropped and American history was substituted. The latter course is now a requirement for entering students not taking a foreign language, who. during their junior year, will continue their study for one semester. Students who have studied a foreign language will as juniors take American history for one year. World history, a sophomore course, concerns itself with mans story from the beginning of time to the present, with emphasis on European and Western civilization. lt prepares students for other classes by teaching themhow to get the facts and apply them. The junior course in American history is taught by a master teacher and two interns. and is designed to help students discover, interpret, and analyze histo- rical data, and to help them become thinking and contributing members to American society. Webb High is unique in that it has the only three-man U.S. history teaching team and lecture-discussion program in this area of the state. The original senior course. social problems covers four main topics: politics, economics, sociol- ogy. and psychology. Each topic is discussed in a nine week course which tres to make students think about everyday situations. Since it is felt that a variety of courses offers the student a needed opportunity to emphasize one aspect of social science, in his senior year three new alternatives to social problems have been provided. Semester courses which may be taken in a combina- tion of economics and social psychology or economics and political science give seniors more of a chance to specialize. Q Y ' ,- fiiissz. ., - '- ss: . ' ' Assess L, Mr. Koch thoroughly explains the westward expansion ofthe United States to interested juniors during a history lecture

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New Methods Further Modernized CLARENCE BITTNER MS.. U, of Wisconsin Algebra, Physics, Trigo- Algebra, Consumer Math- nometry. Analytic Ge- ematics ometry ROGER GRUNDAHL BA, Luther College MRS. LOIS LAPER DONALD MA., U. of Wisconsin MCNAUGHTON Algebra. Geometry BA, Stout U Industrial Arts, Electricity. General Mathematics Using a slide rule. Janice Greenwood, an advanced algebra student. tries her hardest to solve challenging problem. 3 i Geometry is more than numbers: it is also shapes-tevrahedrons. sec- tioned cones. elliptical solids. parallelepipeds, and cones Mr. Grundahl. first year algebra teacher. discussed the distributive l U 18