Saint Alphonsus High School - Arrow Yearbook (Dearborn, MI)

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Writing term papers is one linn»; viewing errors on the screen of the opaque projector is another. Mary Ulicny, Thomas Lyons and John Maegerlein agree with Sister Marie Irene that this instructive device motivates English IV students to better and more accurate writing. Utilizing the captivating power that reproduction of sound alerts English III student Phyllis Czerwienski to the errors possesses, Sister Marie Annette, aided by the tape recorder, in one of her themes. 17

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Literature Fosters Evaluation, Appreciation Modern Devices Develop Fluent Writers, Public Speakers Interpretative readings from Wall Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass,” were presented to the senior class by former St. Alphonsus graduate Diane Kelley (foreground) and fellow U. of D. speech majors Michael Richard, Marilyn Dudek and Michael Heffer- nan. Mr. Lawrence W. Rudick (extreme right) is the instructor. English students at St. Alphon- sus are well aware of the present day demands of fluency in writ- ing and speaking. Modern devices —the opaque projector, tape re- corder, filmstrips and record play- er—are used freely and effectively for greater appreciation and accu- racy. The “greats” from Chaucer to Sandburg become better known through panel discussions and dra- matic skits; the writing of essays, short stories and term papers, the reading of classics and frequent library assignments, all help the student today to think critically, to realize life as he lives it, to be prepared for whatever lies ahead. The “know-how” of library tools is essential to well-read stu- dents. Assistant librarians Michael Bazner, Janice Marshall, Patricia O’Niel, and Nancy Robak learn the importance of these fundamental techniques from librarian Mrs. Kalhryi Pierson.

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English continued ‘7 have brought you gold, I have paid your fee. Nor have I come to see you hanging on the gal- lows tree,” exclaims Vince Ca- pizzo, English I trouper fright), as he rescues his “true love” Garry Faja in this dramatic scene from “The Hangman’s Tree.” “Federal Aid to Education” was the topic presented by English III debaters Felix Lakomy, William Crowley, and Gregory Potts. Captivated by the intricacies discovered in the poetic works of Ogden Nash, English I future poets Rose Marie Slesinski, Gary Pearson, and 18