Rock Island High School - Watchtower Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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Judith Allen and Mariann Humes interview Mrs. The¬ odore Arnold in the city¬ wide voter registration canvass in which Rock Is¬ land and Alleman high school students participa¬ ted. Speakers, Posters of Rousing Note-taking World History seniors re¬ trace the exploration of Magellan through the aid of guide Richard Keto. WILBUR N. ALLEN, MS, Economics, History, English. HOLLIS HEGG, Government. KATHRYN CALLIHAN, MA, MA, World History, Blackhawk Tribe. American History, Youth Forum. EVA M. IRVINE, MA, American DOROTHY DUNN, MA, American History. 24 social studies

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Accuracy ii the goal of Richard Geisler and Constance Arndt, sophomores, as they correct their themes with the aid of dictionaries. Commas, apostrophes, nouns, and direct objects appear in unsuspected places as English students discover. Knowing these mechanics is vital to speaking in correct grammatical form and is developed through oral recita¬ tions and reports. The typical student can probably recite Antony ' s funeral speech, re¬ count fully Silas Marner ' s life, or de¬ scribe the literary characteristics of the Romantic Age. This familiarity comes from constructive reading. Pencil-pushing students are also aware of the value of writing; and themes, book reports, essay tests, and term papers remain unforgotten parts of English-conscious high school days. By reporting on a book he has read, David Sorensen hopes to encourage other sopho¬ more English students to read more widely. NICHOLAS l. PESCHANG, MA, English, BS, English. CAROLYN P. WALKER, MA, Tennis coach. RUTH A. SCHUCK, BA, Eng- English. MARGARET L. WINBIGLER, BA, lish. Speech, Y-Teens. HELEN THOMPSON, English. english 23

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Suez crisis, Hungarian revolt, and Posnam riot are among many topics discussed by American History panel members Eugene Hillman, Robert Thompson, James Lan¬ ders, Janet Rudasill, and Oena Booras. Interest in the social studies phase of high school curriculum has been boosted this year by the mock political convention, field trips, lecturers, and subscriptions to weekly news maga¬ zines. The department ' s chief aim is to show how man lives in society through the study of history, man ' s past soci¬ ety; government, how the present so¬ ciety is governed; economics, how to earn a living in the future; and geo¬ graphy, the world in which society lives. Political Rally Spark Social Studies World geography students John Farmelli, Emil Strohbehn, and Mary Ellen Maurais prepare to show one of the many films provided by the visual aid pro¬ gram. LYLE E. JONES, MA, Economics, Government, Asst, sophomore football coach, asst, varsity baseball coach. P. J. MARTIN, BA, American History, World Geography, Extemporaneous Speaking, Debate, Blackhawk Tribe, Radio club. JOHN H. SHANTZ, MA, Economics, Government, Blackhawk Tribe. 25 social studies